- 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 Setters of all time
This ranking is led by Luciano De Cecco, Fofão and Maja Ognjenović. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible Volleyball setters using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Luciano De Cecco ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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–active | 88.4 |
| 18 | Fofão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2012 | 88.4 |
| 19 | Maja Ognjenović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2002–active | 88.4 |
| 27 | William Arjona | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2000–2021 | 88.2 |
| 29 | Maurício Lima | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 88.0 |
| 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–active | 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–active | 82.8 |
| 161 | Daniel Castellani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1978–1992 | 82.0 |
| 164 | Aleksandr Butko | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 81.9 |
| 179 | Peter Blangé | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1988–2001 | 81.2 |
| 181 | Bojana Drča | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–active | 81.1 |
| 182 | Micah Christenson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 81.1 |
| 184 | Carlotta Cambi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 81.1 |
| 187 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81.0 |
| 217 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–active | 79.1 |
| 226 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 78.6 |
| 228 | Jordyn Poulter | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 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.
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