- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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
- Football
- Career
- 1940–1958
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇧🇧 Barbados
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1977–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1935–1955
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1966–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1995
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1995–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1968–2001
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1982–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1937–1959
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1972–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1922–1942
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1900–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2024
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Ivo Viktor | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1964–1977 | 87.2 |
| 202 | Thomaz Soares da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1940–1958 | 87.2 |
| 203 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2017 | 87.1 |
| 204 | Garry Sobers | Cricket | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1953–1974 | 87.1 |
| 205 | Steve Waugh | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2004 | 87.1 |
| 206 | Franck Ribéry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2022 | 87.1 |
| 207 | Sandra Elkasević | Athletics | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2007–active | 87.1 |
| 208 | Tracy Caulkins | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1984 | 87.1 |
| 209 | Angelo Peruzzi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2007 | 87.1 |
| 210 | Gianluca Vialli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1981–1999 | 87.1 |
| 211 | Birgit Prinz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2011 | 87.0 |
| 212 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 87.0 |
| 213 | Toni Kroos | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2024 | 87.0 |
| 214 | Soufiane El Bakkali | Athletics | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 2014–active | 87.0 |
| 215 | Kirsty Coventry | Swimming | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2000–2016 | 87.0 |
| 216 | Kaká | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 87.0 |
| 217 | Gennady Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2023 | 87.0 |
| 218 | Christen Press | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 87.0 |
| 219 | Jan Železný | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1984–2006 | 86.9 |
| 220 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1935–1955 | 86.9 |
| 221 | Mary Kom | Boxing | 🇮🇳 India | 2000–active | 86.9 |
| 222 | Roland Matthes | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1966–1976 | 86.9 |
| 223 | Dino Meneghin | Basketball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1966–1994 | 86.9 |
| 224 | Reggie Miller | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2005 | 86.9 |
| 225 | Beth Mead | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–active | 86.9 |
| 226 | Heather O'Reilly | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2019 | 86.9 |
| 227 | Kelley O'Hara | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2024 | 86.9 |
| 228 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 229 | Manuel Neuer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 86.8 |
| 230 | Inge de Bruijn | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2007 | 86.8 |
| 231 | Ruth Beitia | Athletics | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1996–2017 | 86.8 |
| 232 | Jorginho | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 86.8 |
| 233 | Bernard Lacombe | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1987 | 86.8 |
| 234 | Hans Krankl | Football | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1989 | 86.8 |
| 235 | Marco van Basten | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–1995 | 86.7 |
| 236 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1995–2021 | 86.7 |
| 237 | Moses Malone | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1995 | 86.7 |
| 238 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2016 | 86.7 |
| 239 | Roberto Durán | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1968–2001 | 86.7 |
| 240 | Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2016 | 86.7 |
| 241 | Dara Torres | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–2012 | 86.7 |
| 242 | Fritz Walter | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1937–1959 | 86.7 |
| 243 | George Gervin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1986 | 86.7 |
| 244 | Panama Al Brown | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1922–1942 | 86.7 |
| 245 | Abe Attell | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1917 | 86.7 |
| 246 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 247 | Debinha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 86.7 |
| 248 | Sandra Paños | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 86.7 |
| 249 | Esther González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 250 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2024 | 86.6 |
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