- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1900–1908
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1905–1934
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1954
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1978
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1976–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1963–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1917–1939
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Pavel Nedvěd | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1991–2009 | 85.3 |
| 402 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 403 | Ray Ewry | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1908 | 85.3 |
| 404 | Vitali Klitschko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2012 | 85.3 |
| 405 | Curtly Ambrose | Cricket | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 1988–2000 | 85.3 |
| 406 | Amel Majri | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 407 | Lea Schüller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2015–active | 85.3 |
| 408 | Amy Rodriguez | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2022 | 85.3 |
| 409 | Vicky Losada | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–active | 85.3 |
| 410 | Claudia Pina | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 85.3 |
| 411 | Fatmire Alushi | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2017 | 85.3 |
| 412 | Ella Toone | Football | 🏴 England | 2017–active | 85.3 |
| 413 | Claudio Pizarro | Football | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1996–2020 | 85.3 |
| 414 | Francesco Totti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2017 | 85.2 |
| 415 | Ryan Crouser | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 85.2 |
| 416 | Henry Armstrong | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1945 | 85.2 |
| 417 | Jack Hobbs | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1905–1934 | 85.2 |
| 418 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 419 | Chad le Clos | Swimming | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 85.2 |
| 420 | George Headley | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1927–1954 | 85.2 |
| 421 | Jan Oblak | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 422 | Iván Pedroso | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2007 | 85.2 |
| 423 | Nadezhda Chizhova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1966–1976 | 85.2 |
| 424 | Rudi Völler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–1996 | 85.2 |
| 425 | Paul Arizin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1962 | 85.2 |
| 426 | Almaz Ayana | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2012–2021 | 85.2 |
| 427 | Alex Baumann | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–1987 | 85.2 |
| 428 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 429 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
| 430 | Andrea Pirlo | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2017 | 85.1 |
| 431 | Chris Evert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 85.1 |
| 432 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–active | 85.1 |
| 433 | Sergio Busquets | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 85.1 |
| 434 | Lilian Thuram | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2008 | 85.1 |
| 435 | Jupp Heynckes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1978 | 85.1 |
| 436 | Allan Border | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1976–1996 | 85.1 |
| 437 | Stuart Broad | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2023 | 85.1 |
| 438 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2010–2024 | 85.1 |
| 439 | Cathryn Fitzpatrick | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2007 | 85.1 |
| 440 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1989–2011 | 85.1 |
| 441 | Jerry Lucas | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1974 | 85.1 |
| 442 | Grant Hill | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2013 | 85.1 |
| 443 | Orlando Canizales | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1999 | 85.1 |
| 444 | Dominique Rocheteau | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1989 | 85.1 |
| 445 | Gro Espeseth | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1990–2001 | 85.1 |
| 446 | Andreas Brehme | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1998 | 85.1 |
| 447 | Alessandro Nesta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2014 | 85.0 |
| 448 | Dutch Dehnert | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1917–1939 | 85.0 |
| 449 | Matthew Hayden | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2009 | 85.0 |
| 450 | Virender Sehwag | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1997–2015 | 85.0 |
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