- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 100.0
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
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1979
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1960
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1925–1939
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1976–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1991
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1978
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1900–1908
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1905–1934
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1954
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | Tom Brady | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 2000–2022 | 85.5 |
| 364 | Virgilijus Alekna | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1993–2012 | 85.5 |
| 365 | Bebeto | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1983–2002 | 85.5 |
| 366 | Bixente Lizarazu | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2006 | 85.5 |
| 367 | Kurt Hamrin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1971 | 85.5 |
| 368 | Marco Materazzi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2011 | 85.5 |
| 369 | Fabinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–active | 85.5 |
| 370 | Viktor Gyökeres | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 374 | Virat Kohli | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2008–active | 85.4 |
| 375 | Franco Baresi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1977–1997 | 85.4 |
| 376 | Alexander Popov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2004 | 85.4 |
| 377 | Roberto Carlos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 85.4 |
| 378 | Gianni Rivera | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1959–1979 | 85.4 |
| 379 | Len Hutton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1934–1960 | 85.4 |
| 381 | Herbert Sutcliffe | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1919–1945 | 85.4 |
| 383 | Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2006–active | 85.4 |
| 384 | Dmitry Bivol | Boxing | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 2014–active | 85.4 |
| 385 | Kevin Keegan | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1984 | 85.4 |
| 386 | Filippo Inzaghi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 85.4 |
| 387 | Bill Tilden | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1946 | 85.4 |
| 388 | Tony Canzoneri | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1925–1939 | 85.4 |
| 389 | Adrian Dantley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1991 | 85.4 |
| 392 | Edin Džeko | Football | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004–active | 85.4 |
| 393 | Giancarlo Antognoni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1971–1989 | 85.4 |
| 394 | Raúl González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2015 | 85.3 |
| 395 | Shane Warne | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2013 | 85.3 |
| 396 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1991–2011 | 85.3 |
| 397 | Archie Moore | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1963 | 85.3 |
| 399 | Graeme Souness | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1970–1991 | 85.3 |
| 400 | Gordon Banks | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1978 | 85.3 |
| 401 | Pavel Nedvěd | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1991–2009 | 85.3 |
| 402 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 403 | Ray Ewry | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1908 | 85.3 |
| 404 | Vitali Klitschko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2012 | 85.3 |
| 405 | Curtly Ambrose | Cricket | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 1988–2000 | 85.3 |
| 413 | Claudio Pizarro | Football | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1996–2020 | 85.3 |
| 414 | Francesco Totti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2017 | 85.2 |
| 415 | Ryan Crouser | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 85.2 |
| 416 | Henry Armstrong | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1945 | 85.2 |
| 417 | Jack Hobbs | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1905–1934 | 85.2 |
| 418 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 419 | Chad le Clos | Swimming | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 85.2 |
| 420 | George Headley | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1927–1954 | 85.2 |
| 421 | Jan Oblak | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 422 | Iván Pedroso | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2007 | 85.2 |
| 424 | Rudi Völler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–1996 | 85.2 |
| 425 | Paul Arizin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1962 | 85.2 |
| 427 | Alex Baumann | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–1987 | 85.2 |
| 428 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 429 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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