- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 447
Greatest Football athletes of all time
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–1997
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2006
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2024
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 48.0
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 48.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 44.0
- Dominance
- 42.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 40.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 42.0
- Dominance
- 38.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 34.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 43.0
- Dominance
- 40.0
- Statistics
- 42.0
- Honours
- 36.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 35.0
- Dominance
- 28.0
- Statistics
- 32.0
- Honours
- 22.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 32.0
- Dominance
- 26.0
- Statistics
- 30.0
- Honours
- 20.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 34.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 20.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1978
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 26.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 30.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 30.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 28.0
- Dominance
- 22.0
- Statistics
- 26.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1982
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 28.0
- Dominance
- 22.0
- Statistics
- 26.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Jessica Houara | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–2019 | 80.1 |
| 402 | John Terry | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1998–2018 | 79.9 |
| 403 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–— | 79.9 |
| 404 | Virginia Torrecilla | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2012–— | 79.9 |
| 405 | Davor Šuker | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1989–2003 | 79.8 |
| 406 | Joaquín Sánchez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2023 | 79.7 |
| 407 | Rio Ferdinand | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1996–2015 | 79.6 |
| 408 | Günter Netzer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1977 | 79.6 |
| 409 | Patri Guijarro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–— | 79.6 |
| 410 | Park Ji-sung | Football | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2000–2014 | 79.4 |
| 411 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 79.4 |
| 412 | Nahikari García | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2014–— | 79.4 |
| 413 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–— | 79.4 |
| 414 | Jay-Jay Okocha | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1990–2008 | 79.3 |
| 415 | Louisa Nécib | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2016 | 79.3 |
| 416 | Rabah Madjer | Football | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1978–1992 | 78.9 |
| 417 | Verónica Boquete | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–— | 78.8 |
| 418 | Francesca Durante | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–— | 78.7 |
| 419 | Míchel Salgado | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2012 | 78.5 |
| 420 | Eric Cantona | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–1997 | 78.3 |
| 421 | James Rodríguez | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2010–— | 78.3 |
| 422 | Marco Reus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–— | 77.9 |
| 423 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–1999 | 77.8 |
| 424 | Nuno Gomes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1994–2015 | 77.8 |
| 425 | Andrei Arshavin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 77.6 |
| 426 | Naomi Girma | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 77.6 |
| 427 | Juninho Pernambucano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2013 | 77.4 |
| 428 | Trinity Rodman | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 77.1 |
| 429 | Hidetoshi Nakata | Football | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1995–2006 | 76.5 |
| 430 | Tomáš Rosický | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1998–2017 | 76.4 |
| 431 | Aleksandr Mostovoi | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.3 |
| 432 | Salma Paralluelo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–— | 72.3 |
| 433 | Lotta Schelin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2018 | 69.9 |
| 434 | Caroline Seger | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2024 | 66.7 |
| 435 | Kosovare Asllani | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 63.1 |
| 436 | Patrik Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2004 | 47.5 |
| 437 | Jonas Thern | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1984–1997 | 43.1 |
| 438 | Bo "Bosse" Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1980 | 42.9 |
| 439 | Martin Dahlin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 40.9 |
| 440 | Markus Rosenberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 32.8 |
| 441 | Anders Christiansen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2010–— | 30.6 |
| 442 | Daniel Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2011 | 29.8 |
| 443 | Krister Kristensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1978 | 29.4 |
| 444 | Robert Prytz | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1977–1993 | 29 |
| 445 | Pontus Jansson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–— | 28.6 |
| 446 | Jan "Janne" Möller | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1972–1985 | 27.4 |
| 447 | Staffan Tapper | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1982 | 27.4 |
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