- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2004
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 83.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1916–1936
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1984
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Lorenzo Insigne | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–— | 85 |
| 202 | Charmaine Hooper | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2006 | 85 |
| 203 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 204 | Roberto Baggio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–2004 | 84.9 |
| 205 | Samuel Eto'o | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1997–2019 | 84.9 |
| 206 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 207 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 208 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–— | 84.9 |
| 209 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 84.8 |
| 210 | Ricardo Zamora | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1916–1936 | 84.8 |
| 211 | Alexander Isak | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–— | 84.8 |
| 212 | Olga Carmona | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–— | 84.8 |
| 213 | Josef Masopust | Football | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1950–1974 | 84.7 |
| 214 | Kate Markgraf | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2010 | 84.7 |
| 215 | Cafu | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1989–2008 | 84.6 |
| 216 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 217 | Sandro Mazzola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1977 | 84.6 |
| 218 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 219 | Amanda Ilestedt | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 84.6 |
| 220 | Valentina Giacinti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–— | 84.6 |
| 221 | Alessandro Del Piero | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2014 | 84.5 |
| 222 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–— | 84.5 |
| 223 | Frank Lampard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1995–2017 | 84.4 |
| 224 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–— | 84.4 |
| 225 | Philipp Lahm | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2017 | 84.4 |
| 226 | Fernando Torres | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2019 | 84.4 |
| 227 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 228 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–— | 84.4 |
| 229 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 230 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–— | 84.3 |
| 231 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 232 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–— | 84.3 |
| 233 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 234 | George Best | Football | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | 1963–1984 | 84.3 |
| 235 | Alba Redondo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–— | 84.3 |
| 236 | Ruud Gullit | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1979–1998 | 84.2 |
| 237 | Marta Torrejón | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–— | 84.2 |
| 238 | Deco | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1997–2013 | 84.2 |
| 239 | Élodie Thomis | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2017 | 84.2 |
| 240 | Shannon MacMillan | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2005 | 84.2 |
| 241 | Lena Videkull | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1985–1996 | 84.2 |
| 242 | Thiago Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–— | 84.1 |
| 243 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–— | 84.1 |
| 244 | Daniele De Rossi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2001–2019 | 84.1 |
| 245 | Malin Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1990–2007 | 84.1 |
| 246 | Sofia Jakobsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 84.1 |
| 247 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–— | 84.1 |
| 248 | Mohamed Salah | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–— | 84 |
| 249 | Wayne Rooney | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2002–2021 | 84 |
| 250 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1998 | 84 |
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