- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
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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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1927–1947
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1961–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1991
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1940–1958
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Rinat Dasayev | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1990 | 87.9 |
| 102 | Abby Wambach | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2015 | 87.7 |
| 103 | Lucy Bronze | Football | 🏴 England | 2009–active | 87.7 |
| 104 | Ousmane Dembélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 105 | Marco Verratti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.7 |
| 106 | Marinette Pichon | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2010 | 87.7 |
| 107 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–active | 87.7 |
| 108 | Paco Gento | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1952–1971 | 87.6 |
| 109 | Ray Clemence | Football | 🏴 England | 1965–1988 | 87.6 |
| 110 | Fabio Cannavaro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2011 | 87.6 |
| 111 | Kadeisha Buchanan | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 87.6 |
| 112 | Oscar Ruggeri | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1980–1997 | 87.6 |
| 113 | Henrik Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2013 | 87.5 |
| 114 | Romelu Lukaku | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 87.5 |
| 115 | Bettina Wiegmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2003 | 87.5 |
| 116 | Crystal Dunn | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 87.5 |
| 117 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 87.5 |
| 118 | Lauren Holiday | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2015 | 87.5 |
| 119 | Wesley Sneijder | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2003–2019 | 87.5 |
| 120 | Anja Mittag | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 87.4 |
| 121 | Giuseppe Bergomi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1980–1999 | 87.4 |
| 122 | Joshua Kimmich | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 123 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2023 | 87.3 |
| 124 | Luka Modrić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2003–active | 87.3 |
| 125 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 126 | Hanna Ljungberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 87.3 |
| 127 | Cesc Fàbregas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2004–2023 | 87.3 |
| 128 | Sergio Ramos | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–active | 87.2 |
| 129 | Giuseppe Meazza | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1927–1947 | 87.2 |
| 130 | Dino Zoff | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1983 | 87.2 |
| 131 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 132 | Andrea Barzagli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 87.2 |
| 133 | Ciro Immobile | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.2 |
| 134 | Brandi Chastain | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2010 | 87.2 |
| 135 | Julie Ertz | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2023 | 87.2 |
| 136 | Ivo Viktor | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1964–1977 | 87.2 |
| 137 | Thomaz Soares da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1940–1958 | 87.2 |
| 138 | Franck Ribéry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2022 | 87.1 |
| 139 | Angelo Peruzzi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2007 | 87.1 |
| 140 | Gianluca Vialli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1981–1999 | 87.1 |
| 141 | Birgit Prinz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2011 | 87.0 |
| 142 | Toni Kroos | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2024 | 87.0 |
| 143 | Kaká | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 87.0 |
| 144 | Christen Press | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 87.0 |
| 145 | Beth Mead | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–active | 86.9 |
| 146 | Heather O'Reilly | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2019 | 86.9 |
| 147 | Kelley O'Hara | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2024 | 86.9 |
| 148 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 149 | Manuel Neuer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 86.8 |
| 150 | Jorginho | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 86.8 |
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