- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
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
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1995
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1937–1959
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1940–1958
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1923–1939
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2020
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1949–1967
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2015
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2014
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2001
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1996
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1973–1991
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1989
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Bernard Lacombe | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1987 | 86.8 |
| 152 | Hans Krankl | Football | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1989 | 86.8 |
| 153 | Marco van Basten | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–1995 | 86.7 |
| 154 | Fritz Walter | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1937–1959 | 86.7 |
| 155 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 156 | Debinha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 86.7 |
| 157 | Sandra Paños | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 86.7 |
| 158 | Esther González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 159 | Ronaldinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2015 | 86.6 |
| 160 | Gunnar Nordahl | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1958 | 86.6 |
| 161 | Dixie Dean | Football | 🏴 England | 1923–1939 | 86.6 |
| 162 | Iker Casillas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2020 | 86.5 |
| 163 | Gerard Piqué | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2023 | 86.5 |
| 164 | Raymond Kopa | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1949–1967 | 86.4 |
| 165 | Célia Šašić | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2015 | 86.4 |
| 166 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1994–2014 | 86.4 |
| 167 | Griedge Mbock | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 86.4 |
| 168 | Sonia Bermúdez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2002–2021 | 86.4 |
| 169 | İlkay Gündoğan | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–active | 86.4 |
| 170 | Harald Schumacher | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1992 | 86.3 |
| 171 | Víctor Valdés | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–2017 | 86.3 |
| 172 | Ryan Giggs | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1990–2014 | 86.2 |
| 173 | Thomas Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–active | 86.2 |
| 174 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 86.2 |
| 175 | Alex Morgan | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2024 | 86.2 |
| 176 | Hristo Stoichkov | Football | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1984–2003 | 86.2 |
| 177 | Sissi Oliveira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2008 | 86.2 |
| 178 | Victoria Svensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 86.2 |
| 179 | Amancio Amaro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 86.2 |
| 180 | Vivianne Miedema | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.1 |
| 181 | Gheorghe Hagi | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1982–2001 | 86.1 |
| 182 | Shannon Boxx | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2015 | 86.1 |
| 183 | Lena Goeßling | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2021 | 86.1 |
| 184 | Roger Milla | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1970–1996 | 86.0 |
| 185 | Giovane Élber | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 86.0 |
| 186 | Rainer Bonhof | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 86.0 |
| 187 | Homare Sawa | Football | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1991–2015 | 85.9 |
| 188 | Nils Liedholm | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1946–1961 | 85.9 |
| 189 | Steffi Jones | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2007 | 85.9 |
| 190 | Almuth Schult | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–2024 | 85.9 |
| 191 | Rose Lavelle | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 85.9 |
| 192 | Sara Gama | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–2024 | 85.9 |
| 193 | Nadia Nadim | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2005–active | 85.9 |
| 194 | Vinícius Júnior | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 85.9 |
| 195 | Thierry Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2014 | 85.8 |
| 196 | Giorgio Chiellini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2023 | 85.8 |
| 197 | Alan Hansen | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1973–1991 | 85.8 |
| 198 | Phil Neal | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1989 | 85.8 |
| 199 | Hope Solo | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 85.8 |
| 200 | Therese Sjögran | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2015 | 85.8 |
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