- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 674
Greatest Football Players of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marta Vieira da Silva. GOAT Rank currently ranks 674 eligible Football players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2012
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1957–1975
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇬🇦 Gabon
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇹🇬 Togo
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1998
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Fridolina Rolfö | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 82.0 |
| 452 | Valentina Cernoia | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 82.0 |
| 453 | Casey Stoney | Football | 🏴 England | 1997–2018 | 82.0 |
| 454 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 82.0 |
| 455 | Fabiana da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2021 | 82.0 |
| 456 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 457 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 81.9 |
| 458 | Robbie Fowler | Football | 🏴 England | 1992–2012 | 81.9 |
| 459 | Ian Wright | Football | 🏴 England | 1985–2000 | 81.9 |
| 460 | Heinz Flohe | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1967–1980 | 81.9 |
| 461 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 462 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 463 | Alexis Sánchez | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2005–active | 81.8 |
| 464 | Keira Walsh | Football | 🏴 England | 2014–active | 81.8 |
| 465 | Dani Carvajal | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 81.8 |
| 466 | Luca Toni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2016 | 81.8 |
| 467 | Pauleta | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1993–2008 | 81.7 |
| 468 | Luis Aragonés | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1957–1975 | 81.7 |
| 469 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 470 | Andressa Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–active | 81.7 |
| 471 | Mário Coluna | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1954–1971 | 81.7 |
| 472 | Youri Djorkaeff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2006 | 81.6 |
| 473 | Steph Houghton | Football | 🏴 England | 2006–2024 | 81.6 |
| 474 | Elisa Bartoli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 81.6 |
| 475 | Luis Enrique | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1990–2004 | 81.6 |
| 476 | Robinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2020 | 81.6 |
| 477 | Trent John Alexander-Arnold | Football | 🏴 England | 2017–active | 81.6 |
| 478 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 479 | Stefan Effenberg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2004 | 81.5 |
| 480 | Maren Mjelde | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2005–active | 81.5 |
| 481 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Football | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2009–active | 81.5 |
| 482 | Antonio Valencia | Football | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 2003–2021 | 81.5 |
| 483 | Trevor Francis | Football | 🏴 England | 1970–1994 | 81.4 |
| 484 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Football | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2002–2020 | 81.4 |
| 485 | Roy Keane | Football | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1990–2006 | 81.3 |
| 486 | Carles Puyol | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2014 | 81.3 |
| 487 | Lina Hurtig | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–active | 81.3 |
| 488 | Ilaria Mauro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–2021 | 81.3 |
| 489 | Bodo Illgner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 81.3 |
| 490 | Patrick Vieira | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2011 | 81.2 |
| 491 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 492 | Claude Makélélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2011 | 81.2 |
| 493 | Pierre Littbarski | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1978–1997 | 81.2 |
| 494 | Adelardo Rodríguez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 81.2 |
| 495 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
| 496 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1972–1988 | 81.2 |
| 497 | Claudio Bravo | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2002–2024 | 81.2 |
| 498 | Sebastian Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2023 | 81.2 |
| 499 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 500 | Lauren Hemp | Football | 🏴 England | 2016–active | 81.1 |
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