- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- 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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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
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1978
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2001
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1938–1960
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1949–1974
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- 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
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1956–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- 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
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- 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
- 2001–2018
- 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
- 1976–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Andrea Pirlo | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2017 | 85.1 |
| 252 | Sergio Busquets | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 85.1 |
| 253 | Lilian Thuram | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2008 | 85.1 |
| 254 | Jupp Heynckes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1978 | 85.1 |
| 255 | Dominique Rocheteau | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1989 | 85.1 |
| 256 | Gro Espeseth | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1990–2001 | 85.1 |
| 257 | Andreas Brehme | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1998 | 85.1 |
| 258 | Alessandro Nesta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2014 | 85.0 |
| 259 | Paolo Rossi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1973–1987 | 85.0 |
| 260 | Dejan Savićević | Football | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1983–2001 | 85.0 |
| 261 | Gunnar Gren | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1938–1960 | 85.0 |
| 262 | Lorenzo Insigne | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 85.0 |
| 263 | Charmaine Hooper | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2006 | 85.0 |
| 264 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 265 | Roberto Baggio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–2004 | 84.9 |
| 266 | Samuel Eto'o | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1997–2019 | 84.9 |
| 267 | John Charles | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1949–1974 | 84.9 |
| 268 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 269 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 270 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 271 | Thomas Jürgen Häßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–2004 | 84.9 |
| 272 | Ricardo Zamora | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1916–1936 | 84.8 |
| 273 | Tony Adams | Football | 🏴 England | 1983–2002 | 84.8 |
| 274 | Alexander Isak | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 275 | Olga Carmona | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–active | 84.8 |
| 276 | Roger Hunt | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1972 | 84.7 |
| 277 | Josef Masopust | Football | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1950–1974 | 84.7 |
| 278 | Kate Markgraf | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2010 | 84.7 |
| 279 | Antonio Rattín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1956–1970 | 84.7 |
| 280 | Cafu | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1989–2008 | 84.6 |
| 281 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 282 | Sandro Mazzola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1977 | 84.6 |
| 283 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 284 | Amanda Ilestedt | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 84.6 |
| 285 | Valentina Giacinti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 84.6 |
| 286 | René Houseman | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1985 | 84.6 |
| 287 | Alessandro Del Piero | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2014 | 84.5 |
| 288 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 84.5 |
| 289 | Frank Lampard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1995–2017 | 84.4 |
| 290 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 84.4 |
| 291 | Philipp Lahm | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2017 | 84.4 |
| 292 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 293 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 294 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 295 | Thomas Ravelli | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1976–1999 | 84.4 |
| 296 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 84.3 |
| 297 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 298 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.3 |
| 299 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 300 | George Best | Football | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | 1963–1984 | 84.3 |
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