#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
351	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	81.9
352	Sergio Agüero	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2003–2021	81.8
353	Dennis Bergkamp	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1986–2006	81.8
354	Alexis Sánchez	Football	🇨🇱 Chile	2005–—	81.8
355	Keira Walsh	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–—	81.8
356	Pauleta	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1993–2008	81.7
357	Hernán Crespo	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2012	81.7
358	Andressa Alves	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2011–—	81.7
359	Youri Djorkaeff	Football	🇫🇷 France	1984–2006	81.6
360	Steph Houghton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2024	81.6
361	Elisa Bartoli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2007–—	81.6
362	Alan Shearer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1988–2006	81.5
363	Maren Mjelde	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2005–—	81.5
364	Roy Keane	Football	🇮🇪 Ireland	1990–2006	81.3
365	Carles Puyol	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2014	81.3
366	Lina Hurtig	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2012–—	81.3
367	Ilaria Mauro	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2004–2021	81.3
368	Patrick Vieira	Football	🇫🇷 France	1994–2011	81.2
369	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1993–2012	81.2
370	Claude Makélélé	Football	🇫🇷 France	1991–2011	81.2
371	Pierre Littbarski	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1978–1997	81.2
372	Emilio Butragueño	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1982–1998	81.2
373	Mahmoud El Khatib	Football	🇪🇬 Egypt	1972–1988	81.2
374	Claudio Bravo	Football	🇨🇱 Chile	2002–2024	81.2
375	Sebastian Larsson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2005–2023	81.2
376	George Weah	Football	🇱🇷 Liberia	1985–2003	81.1
377	Lauren Hemp	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2016–—	81.1
378	Edgar Davids	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1991–2014	81
379	Nwankwo Kanu	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1993–2012	80.9
380	Bruce Grobbelaar	Football	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1979–1998	80.9
381	Bruno Fernandes	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2012–—	80.9
382	Arianna Caruso	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–—	80.9
383	Katia Serra	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–2006	80.9
384	Didier Drogba	Football	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1998–2018	80.8
385	Elin Rubensson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–—	80.8
386	Michael Laudrup	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1981–1998	80.7
387	Mapi León	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–—	80.7
388	Jan Vertonghen	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2006–2025	80.7
389	Marek Hamšík	Football	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2004–2023	80.6
390	Mallory Swanson	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	80.6
391	Lola Gallardo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–—	80.6
392	Michael Ballack	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1995–2012	80.5
393	Barbra Banda	Football	🇿🇲 Zambia	2016–—	80.5
394	Pamela Conti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1995–2013	80.5
395	Eden Hazard	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2007–2023	80.3
396	David Beckham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2013	80.2
397	Gabriel Batistuta	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1988–2005	80.2
398	Christian Vieri	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2009	80.2
399	Magdalena Eriksson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–—	80.1
400	Trine Rønning	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2002–2015	80.1

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