- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
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
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–2002
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1956–1974
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1979
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1991
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1978
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Walter Zenga | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1999 | 85.8 |
| 202 | Kevin De Bruyne | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2008–active | 85.7 |
| 203 | Fernando Torres | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2019 | 85.7 |
| 204 | Doris Fitschen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 85.7 |
| 205 | Chloe Kelly | Football | 🏴 England | 2015–active | 85.7 |
| 206 | Giampiero Boniperti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1946–1961 | 85.6 |
| 207 | Neville Southall | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1980–2002 | 85.6 |
| 208 | Denis Law | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1956–1974 | 85.6 |
| 209 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–active | 85.6 |
| 210 | Robert Prosinečki | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1986–2004 | 85.6 |
| 211 | Sonny Anderson | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 85.6 |
| 212 | Igor Belanov | Football | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1979–1995 | 85.6 |
| 213 | Barbara Bonansea | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 85.6 |
| 214 | Virgil van Dijk | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2011–active | 85.6 |
| 215 | Bebeto | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1983–2002 | 85.5 |
| 216 | Bixente Lizarazu | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2006 | 85.5 |
| 217 | Kurt Hamrin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1971 | 85.5 |
| 218 | Marco Materazzi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2011 | 85.5 |
| 219 | Fabinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–active | 85.5 |
| 220 | Viktor Gyökeres | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 221 | Jill Scott | Football | 🏴 England | 2006–2022 | 85.5 |
| 222 | Lisa De Vanna | Football | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2004–2021 | 85.5 |
| 223 | Svenja Huth | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2024 | 85.5 |
| 224 | Franco Baresi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1977–1997 | 85.4 |
| 225 | Roberto Carlos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 85.4 |
| 226 | Gianni Rivera | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1959–1979 | 85.4 |
| 227 | Kevin Keegan | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1984 | 85.4 |
| 228 | Filippo Inzaghi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 85.4 |
| 229 | Kadidiatou Diani | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 230 | Melanie Behringer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2017 | 85.4 |
| 231 | Edin Džeko | Football | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004–active | 85.4 |
| 232 | Giancarlo Antognoni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1971–1989 | 85.4 |
| 233 | Raúl González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2015 | 85.3 |
| 234 | Graeme Souness | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1970–1991 | 85.3 |
| 235 | Gordon Banks | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1978 | 85.3 |
| 236 | Pavel Nedvěd | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1991–2009 | 85.3 |
| 237 | Amel Majri | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 238 | Lea Schüller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2015–active | 85.3 |
| 239 | Amy Rodriguez | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2022 | 85.3 |
| 240 | Vicky Losada | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–active | 85.3 |
| 241 | Claudia Pina | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 85.3 |
| 242 | Fatmire Alushi | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2017 | 85.3 |
| 243 | Ella Toone | Football | 🏴 England | 2017–active | 85.3 |
| 244 | Claudio Pizarro | Football | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1996–2020 | 85.3 |
| 245 | Francesco Totti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2017 | 85.2 |
| 246 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 247 | Jan Oblak | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 248 | Rudi Völler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–1996 | 85.2 |
| 249 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 250 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
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