- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2024
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1992
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1991–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1970–1980
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2015
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1366 | Jessica Houara | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–2019 | 80.1 |
| 1370 | Ingrid Auerswald | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1976–1988 | 80.0 |
| 1375 | Molly Renshaw | Swimming | 🏴 England | 2012–2024 | 80.0 |
| 1382 | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1997–2012 | 79.9 |
| 1383 | Sara Errani | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2002–active | 79.9 |
| 1387 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 79.9 |
| 1389 | Amy Van Dyken | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2000 | 79.9 |
| 1393 | Mizuki Noguchi | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1999–2012 | 79.9 |
| 1394 | Yarelys Barrios | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2003–2015 | 79.9 |
| 1395 | Anzhela Balakhonova | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1993–2008 | 79.9 |
| 1397 | Virginia Torrecilla | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2012–active | 79.9 |
| 1401 | Suzanne Lenglen | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1919–1926 | 79.8 |
| 1408 | Jelena Mrdjenovich | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2004–active | 79.8 |
| 1413 | Petra Schneider | Swimming | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1978–1984 | 79.8 |
| 1415 | Lusia Harris | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 79.8 |
| 1427 | Teresa Weatherspoon | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2004 | 79.7 |
| 1428 | Smriti Mandhana | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2013–active | 79.7 |
| 1429 | Delfine Persoon | Boxing | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2010–active | 79.7 |
| 1438 | Simona Quadarella | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 79.7 |
| 1447 | Patri Guijarro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–active | 79.6 |
| 1451 | Margo Dydek | Basketball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1994–2008 | 79.6 |
| 1460 | Gretchen Walsh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 79.6 |
| 1464 | Yelena Belevskaya | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1982–1992 | 79.6 |
| 1472 | Sophie Ecclestone | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 79.5 |
| 1478 | Rebecca Lobo | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2003 | 79.5 |
| 1479 | Nida Dar | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2010–active | 79.5 |
| 1487 | Mikele Barber | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2012 | 79.5 |
| 1498 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 79.4 |
| 1505 | Nahikari García | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2014–active | 79.4 |
| 1506 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–active | 79.4 |
| 1507 | Missy Franklin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2018 | 79.3 |
| 1508 | Cathy Freeman | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1990–2003 | 79.3 |
| 1511 | Louisa Nécib | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2016 | 79.3 |
| 1525 | Summer McIntosh | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2019–active | 79.2 |
| 1529 | Elizabeth Beisel | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2016 | 79.2 |
| 1530 | Enith Brigitha | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1970–1980 | 79.2 |
| 1531 | Jessica McCaskill | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 79.2 |
| 1538 | Ludmila Formanová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1992–2003 | 79.2 |
| 1540 | Barbara Bedford | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2000 | 79.2 |
| 1552 | Tegla Loroupe | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1988–2008 | 79.1 |
| 1553 | Sania Mirza | Tennis | 🇮🇳 India | 2003–2023 | 79.1 |
| 1554 | Bismah Maroof | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2006–2023 | 79.1 |
| 1555 | Libby Trickett | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2003–2012 | 79.1 |
| 1556 | Ye Shiwen | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2010–2021 | 79.1 |
| 1557 | Simone Manuel | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 79.1 |
| 1560 | Angela James | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1985–2000 | 79.1 |
| 1577 | Bronte Barratt | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–2016 | 79.0 |
| 1580 | Mariya Abakumova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2015 | 79.0 |
| 1585 | Torri Huske | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.0 |
| 1596 | Elena Delle Donne | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2023 | 78.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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