- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Volleyball Setter of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Luciano De Cecco | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2006–— | 88.4 |
| 18 | Fofão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2012 | 88.4 |
| 19 | Maja Ognjenović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2002–— | 88.4 |
| 27 | William Arjona | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2000–2021 | 88.2 |
| 29 | Maurício Lima | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 88 |
| 46 | Katsutoshi Nekoda | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–1977 | 86.8 |
| 48 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 86.8 |
| 89 | Antoine Brizard | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–— | 85.1 |
| 100 | Fernanda Venturini | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1986–2004 | 84.7 |
| 102 | Ana Ida Alvares | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2000 | 84.5 |
| 105 | Irina Kirillova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–2002 | 84.4 |
| 108 | Bronisław Bebel | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1980 | 84.3 |
| 112 | Saeid Marouf | Volleyball | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2005–2021 | 83.9 |
| 125 | Nikola Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1991–2013 | 83.5 |
| 127 | Lloy Ball | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2011 | 83.5 |
| 132 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 83.2 |
| 141 | Macris Carneiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–— | 82.8 |
| 161 | Daniel Castellani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1978–1992 | 82 |
| 164 | Aleksandr Butko | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–— | 81.9 |
| 179 | Peter Blangé | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1988–2001 | 81.2 |
| 181 | Bojana Drča | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–— | 81.1 |
| 182 | Micah Christenson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–— | 81.1 |
| 184 | Carlotta Cambi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–— | 81.1 |
| 187 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81 |
| 217 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–— | 79.1 |
| 226 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 78.6 |
| 228 | Jordyn Poulter | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–— | 78.3 |
| 237 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 76.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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