#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
251	Enzo Fernández	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2019–—	84
252	Rachel Yankey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	84
253	Kheira Hamraoui	Football	🇫🇷 France	2007–—	84
254	Paul Scholes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1993–2013	83.9
255	David Trezeguet	Football	🇫🇷 France	1993–2015	83.9
256	Matthias Sammer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1985–1998	83.9
257	Gary Lineker	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1994	83.9
258	Careca	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1978–1997	83.9
259	Edinson Cavani	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2006–—	83.8
260	Berti Vogts	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1965–1979	83.8
261	Zvonimir Boban	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	1985–2002	83.8
262	Diego Simeone	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1987–2006	83.8
263	Sandrine Soubeyrand	Football	🇫🇷 France	1997–2016	83.8
264	Gaëtane Thiney	Football	🇫🇷 France	2005–2023	83.7
265	Manuela Giugliano	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2013–—	83.7
266	Sakina Karchaoui	Football	🇫🇷 France	2013–—	83.7
267	Marieanne Spacey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1984–2000	83.7
268	Franck Ribéry	Football	🇫🇷 France	2000–2022	83.6
269	Omar Sívori	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1954–1969	83.6
270	Karen Carney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2019	83.6
271	Grace Geyoro	Football	🇫🇷 France	2014–—	83.6
272	Cecilia Salvai	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	83.6
273	Oliver Kahn	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1987–2008	83.5
274	Nadine Keßler	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–2016	83.5
275	Claudio Marchisio	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2006–2019	83.5
276	Lucas Hernández	Football	🇫🇷 France	2014–—	83.5
277	Steven Gerrard	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1998–2016	83.4
278	Sonia Bompastor	Football	🇫🇷 France	1997–2013	83.4
279	Isabell Herlovsen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2004–2021	83.4
280	Lena Oberdorf	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2018–—	83.4
281	Asisat Oshoala	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2013–—	83.3
282	Raí	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1984–2000	83.3
283	Bernardo Silva	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2013–—	83.3
284	Ellen White	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2022	83.3
285	Flórián Albert	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1958–1974	83.3
286	Allan Simonsen	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1970–1989	83.3
287	Emil Forsberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2010–—	83.3
288	Ralf Edström	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1970–1983	83.3
289	Giulia Gwinn	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2016–—	83.3
290	Robert Pirès	Football	🇫🇷 France	1992–2015	83.2
291	Arturo Vidal	Football	🇨🇱 Chile	2006–—	83.2
292	Just Fontaine	Football	🇫🇷 France	1953–1962	83.2
293	Cheryl Salisbury	Football	🇦🇺 Australia	1994–2009	83.2
294	Caroline Graham Hansen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2010–—	83.1
295	Júlio César	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1997–2018	83.1
296	Gianfranco Zola	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1984–2005	83.1
297	Salvatore Schillaci	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1982–1999	83.1
298	Kim Källström	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1999–2018	83.1
299	Melanie Serrano	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2022	83.1
300	Melania Gabbiadini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	83.1

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