- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 933
Greatest female of all time
This ranking is led by Marta Vieira da Silva, Diana Taurasi and Katie Ledecky. GOAT Rank currently ranks 933 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Marta Vieira da Silva ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2024
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2013
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1955–1964
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1982–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1978–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1947–1958
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1977–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1972–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 513 | Amanda Ilestedt | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 84.6 |
| 514 | Valentina Giacinti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 84.6 |
| 523 | Lilly King | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 84.5 |
| 529 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 84.5 |
| 533 | Emma McKeon | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2012–2024 | 84.4 |
| 534 | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 535 | Louise Brough | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1957 | 84.4 |
| 537 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2012–active | 84.4 |
| 539 | Rebecca Adlington | Swimming | 🏴 England | 2004–2013 | 84.4 |
| 542 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 543 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 544 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 547 | Katinka Hosszú | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2004–2023 | 84.3 |
| 549 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1977–1996 | 84.3 |
| 550 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.3 |
| 559 | Alba Redondo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–active | 84.3 |
| 563 | Dawn Fraser | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1955–1964 | 84.2 |
| 564 | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1988–1996 | 84.2 |
| 565 | Helen Wills Moody | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1938 | 84.2 |
| 566 | Kristin Otto | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1982–1989 | 84.2 |
| 567 | Marta Torrejón | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–active | 84.2 |
| 569 | Sophie Devine | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2006–active | 84.2 |
| 570 | Sarah Taylor | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2019 | 84.2 |
| 578 | Élodie Thomis | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2017 | 84.2 |
| 579 | Shannon MacMillan | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2005 | 84.2 |
| 580 | Lena Videkull | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1985–1996 | 84.2 |
| 583 | Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2010–active | 84.1 |
| 584 | Tamika Catchings | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2016 | 84.1 |
| 589 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.1 |
| 591 | Merlene Ottey | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1978–2012 | 84.1 |
| 594 | Naoko Fujioka | Boxing | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2009–active | 84.1 |
| 596 | Mary T. Meagher | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1988 | 84.1 |
| 599 | Malin Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1990–2007 | 84.1 |
| 600 | Sofia Jakobsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 84.1 |
| 601 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 84.1 |
| 608 | Sanya Richards-Ross | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 84.0 |
| 609 | Betty Wilson | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1947–1958 | 84.0 |
| 612 | Beatrice Chebet | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2018–active | 84.0 |
| 613 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2013 | 84.0 |
| 616 | Swin Cash | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 84.0 |
| 618 | Sippy Woodhead | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1984 | 84.0 |
| 620 | Rachel Yankey | Football | 🏴 England | 1996–2016 | 84.0 |
| 621 | Kheira Hamraoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 84.0 |
| 635 | Shirley Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1978 | 83.9 |
| 642 | Alia Atkinson | Swimming | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2002–2022 | 83.8 |
| 644 | Claire Taylor | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2011 | 83.8 |
| 645 | Megan Schutt | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2012–active | 83.8 |
| 651 | Sandrine Soubeyrand | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2016 | 83.8 |
| 654 | Katie Taylor | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2001–active | 83.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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