- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1999
- Country
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 5087
Greatest athletes of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 5087 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
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1904
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 83.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1974–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1973–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1912–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1901–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2009
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1919–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Andrey Abduvaliyev | Athletics | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1988–1999 | 83.5 |
| 702 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 83.5 |
| 703 | Bobby Abel | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1881–1904 | 83.5 |
| 704 | Claudio Marchisio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–2019 | 83.5 |
| 705 | Lucas Hernández | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.5 |
| 706 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Football | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2010–active | 83.5 |
| 707 | Steven Gerrard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1998–2016 | 83.4 |
| 708 | Ricky Ponting | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2013 | 83.4 |
| 709 | Meg Lanning | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2010–2023 | 83.4 |
| 710 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1974–1987 | 83.4 |
| 711 | Bob Kurland | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 83.4 |
| 712 | Graham Gooch | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1997 | 83.4 |
| 713 | Alex Blackwell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2003–2018 | 83.4 |
| 714 | Sergey Kovalev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2009–2019 | 83.4 |
| 715 | Sonia Bompastor | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2013 | 83.4 |
| 716 | Chris Mullin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2001 | 83.4 |
| 717 | Jimmy Carter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1960 | 83.4 |
| 718 | Pete Herman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1922 | 83.4 |
| 719 | Jack Blackburn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1901–1923 | 83.4 |
| 720 | Isabell Herlovsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2004–2021 | 83.4 |
| 721 | Lena Oberdorf | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2018–active | 83.4 |
| 722 | Dwight Yorke | Football | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 1990–2009 | 83.4 |
| 723 | Jude Bellingham | Football | 🏴 England | 2019–active | 83.4 |
| 724 | A'ja Wilson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 83.3 |
| 725 | Candace Parker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2023 | 83.3 |
| 726 | Bob Pettit | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1965 | 83.3 |
| 727 | Asisat Oshoala | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 728 | Raí | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–2000 | 83.3 |
| 729 | Alyssa Healy | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2007–active | 83.3 |
| 730 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 83.3 |
| 731 | Bennie Borgmann | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1942 | 83.3 |
| 732 | Julien Alfred | Athletics | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 2018–active | 83.3 |
| 733 | Bernardo Silva | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 734 | Ellen White | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2022 | 83.3 |
| 735 | Florian Wellbrock | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 83.3 |
| 736 | Flórián Albert | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1958–1974 | 83.3 |
| 737 | Allan Simonsen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1970–1989 | 83.3 |
| 738 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1981–1997 | 83.3 |
| 739 | Beau Jack | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 83.3 |
| 740 | Emil Forsberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–active | 83.3 |
| 741 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 742 | Giulia Gwinn | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 83.3 |
| 743 | Javier Mascherano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2020 | 83.3 |
| 744 | Leisel Jones | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 83.2 |
| 745 | Seimone Augustus | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2020 | 83.2 |
| 746 | Aravinda de Silva | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1984–2003 | 83.2 |
| 747 | Nadzeya Astapchuk | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1998–2015 | 83.2 |
| 748 | Robert Pirès | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1992–2015 | 83.2 |
| 749 | Arturo Vidal | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2006–active | 83.2 |
| 750 | Robert Harting | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2018 | 83.2 |
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