- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 4154
Greatest male of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 4154 eligible athletes 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
- Basketball
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1923–1936
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1966–1981
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1998
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1937–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1961–1985
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1949–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1981
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1915–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1998
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1946–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1983–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1923–1947
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2025
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2025
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1964–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1914–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1953–1964
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 83.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | Pierre Littbarski | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1978–1997 | 81.2 |
| 1148 | Calvin Murphy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1983 | 81.2 |
| 1149 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1923–1936 | 81.2 |
| 1150 | Sourav Ganguly | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1992–2008 | 81.2 |
| 1151 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1966–1981 | 81.2 |
| 1152 | Andrew Flintoff | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1995–2010 | 81.2 |
| 1154 | Adelardo Rodríguez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 81.2 |
| 1155 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
| 1156 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1972–1988 | 81.2 |
| 1157 | Claudio Bravo | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2002–2024 | 81.2 |
| 1159 | Carmen Basilio | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1961 | 81.2 |
| 1160 | Sammy Baugh | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1952 | 81.2 |
| 1163 | Sebastian Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2023 | 81.2 |
| 1164 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 1166 | Mo Farah | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2023 | 81.1 |
| 1167 | Allen Iverson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2011 | 81.1 |
| 1168 | Vince Carter | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2020 | 81.1 |
| 1170 | Ian Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1962–1980 | 81.1 |
| 1171 | Brendon McCullum | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2001–2016 | 81.1 |
| 1173 | Majid Khan | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1961–1985 | 81.1 |
| 1175 | Lenny Krayzelburg | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2004 | 81.1 |
| 1176 | Qin Haiyang | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 81.1 |
| 1177 | Slater Martin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1960 | 81.1 |
| 1179 | John Newcombe | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1960–1981 | 81.1 |
| 1180 | Ashley Callus | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 81.1 |
| 1181 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1963 | 81.1 |
| 1182 | Mike Gibbons | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 81.1 |
| 1183 | Mario Mandžukić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–2021 | 81.1 |
| 1185 | Gene Tunney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1928 | 81.0 |
| 1186 | Winky Wright | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2012 | 81.0 |
| 1187 | Edgar Davids | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2014 | 81.0 |
| 1188 | Roland Schoeman | Swimming | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2000–2021 | 81.0 |
| 1189 | Dániel Gyurta | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2004–2016 | 81.0 |
| 1192 | Viacheslav Fetisov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1974–1998 | 81.0 |
| 1193 | Otto Graham | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1955 | 81.0 |
| 1194 | Bruce Matthews | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2001 | 81.0 |
| 1195 | George Duckworth | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1923–1947 | 81.0 |
| 1196 | Cesar Azpilicueta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–2025 | 81.0 |
| 1197 | Dudu Georgescu | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1969–1987 | 81.0 |
| 1198 | Dušan Tadić | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–2025 | 81.0 |
| 1201 | Joe Frazier | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1981 | 80.9 |
| 1202 | Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1914–1927 | 80.9 |
| 1204 | Asafa Powell | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2001–2020 | 80.9 |
| 1205 | Christian Olsson | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2011 | 80.9 |
| 1207 | Angelo Mathews | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2008–active | 80.9 |
| 1208 | Nwankwo Kanu | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1993–2012 | 80.9 |
| 1209 | Bruce Grobbelaar | Football | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1979–1998 | 80.9 |
| 1210 | Bruno Fernandes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2012–active | 80.9 |
| 1212 | Clyde Lovellette | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1964 | 80.9 |
| 1216 | Didier Drogba | Football | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 1998–2018 | 80.8 |
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