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Ranked on the same normalised scale, weighted by each sport's global participation and competition depth. A record only receives a public GOAT Score once it clears the eligibility thresholds — at least 80% record completeness and 75% data confidence. Everything below that is shown as "Not yet ranked" instead of a number. See methodology.

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100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

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🥇#1 of all time

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi

Football · 2004–present

97.0

GOAT Score

97.0 in-sport · ×1.00 depth

🥈#2 of all time

🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo

Football · 2002–present

95.5

GOAT Score

95.5 in-sport · ×1.00 depth

🥉#3 of all time

🇺🇸 Michael Phelps

Swimming · 2000–2016

95.2

GOAT Score

98.1 in-sport · ×0.97 depth

Rank

Athlete

GOAT Score

🇦🇷Lionel Messi

97.0

🇵🇹Cristiano Ronaldo

95.5

🇺🇸Michael Phelps

95.2

🇧🇷Marta Vieira da Silva

95.0

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Bobby Moore

94.6

🇧🇷Pelé

94.2

🇮🇹Giacinto Facchetti

94.0

🇺🇸LeBron James

93.7

🇺🇸Michael Jordan

93.4

🇺🇸Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

93.3

🇪🇸Luis Suárez Miramontes

93.3

🇯🇲Usain Bolt

93.2

🇺🇸Carl Lewis

93.1

🇳🇱Johan Cruyff

92.9

🇦🇷Alfredo Di Stéfano

92.9

🇩🇪Franz Beckenbauer

92.6

🇺🇸Diana Taurasi

92.3

🇦🇷Ángel Labruna

92.1

🇦🇷Diego Maradona

92.0

🇺🇸Katie Ledecky

92.0

🇧🇷Ronaldo Nazário

92.0

🇺🇸Kristine Lilly

92.0

🇺🇾Luis Suárez

92.0

🇭🇺Ferenc Puskás

91.8

🇷🇸Dragan Džajić

91.6

🇺🇸Mia Hamm

91.4

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Kenny Dalglish

91.4

🇳🇴Hege Riise

91.4

🇯🇲Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

91.2

🇺🇾Juan Alberto Schiaffino

91.2

🇺🇸Wilt Chamberlain

91.1

🇦🇺Don Bradman

91.0

🇧🇷Rivaldo

91.0

🇷🇺Lev Yashin

90.9

🇧🇷Zico

90.9

🇮🇹Betty Vignotto

90.9

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic

90.8

🇳🇱Edwin van der Sar

90.8

🇫🇷Zinedine Zidane

90.6

🇺🇸Bill Russell

90.6

🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson

90.5

🇺🇸Carli Lloyd

90.5

🇺🇸Muhammad Ali

90.3

🇪🇸Pau Gasol

90.3

🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather

90.2

🇦🇷Ricardo Bochini

90.2

🇺🇸Magic Johnson

90.1

🇧🇷Romário

90.1

🇫🇷Antoine Griezmann

90.1

🇺🇸Allyson Felix

90.0

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Era	Status	Dominance	Peak	Longevity	Honours	Statistics	Depth	In-sport	Brand	Cross-sport GOAT ▼
1	🇦🇷Lionel Messi	Football	Argentina	2004–present	Active	98	99	92	97	99	×1.00	97.0	97	97.0
2	🇵🇹Cristiano Ronaldo	Football	Portugal	2002–present	Active	94	95	99	93	97	×1.00	95.5	100	95.5
3	🇺🇸Michael Phelps	Swimming	United States	2000–2016	Retired	99	100	93	100	98	×0.97	98.1	71	95.2
4	🇧🇷Marta Vieira da Silva	Football	Brazil	2002–present	Active	96	97	94	92	96	×1.00	95.0	58	95.0
5	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Bobby Moore	Football	England	1958–1977	Retired	95	96	94	96	91	×1.00	94.6	58	94.6
6	🇧🇷Pelé	Football	Brazil	1956–1977	Retired	96	97	90	95	92	×1.00	94.2	94	94.2
7	🇮🇹Giacinto Facchetti	Football	Italy	1960–1978	Retired	94	95	94	96	90	×1.00	94.0	58	94.0
8	🇺🇸LeBron James	Basketball	USA	2003–present	Active	94	95	100	92	98	×0.98	95.6	93	93.7
9	🇺🇸Michael Jordan	Basketball	USA	1984–2003	Retired	99	100	84	96	97	×0.98	95.3	99	93.4
10	🇺🇸Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Basketball	United States	1969–1989	Retired	95	94	96	95	96	×0.98	95.2	58	93.3
11	🇪🇸Luis Suárez Miramontes	Football	Spain	1953–1973	Retired	94	96	91	95	89	×1.00	93.3	58	93.3
12	🇯🇲Usain Bolt	Athletics	Jamaica	2004–2017	Retired	98	100	74	98	95	×1.00	93.2	80	93.2
13	🇺🇸Carl Lewis	Athletics	United States	1979–1997	Retired	93	94	92	94	92	×1.00	93.1	48	93.1
14	🇳🇱Johan Cruyff	Football	Netherlands	1964–1984	Retired	94	95	90	93	92	×1.00	92.9	58	92.9
15	🇦🇷Alfredo Di Stéfano	Football	Argentina	1945–1966	Retired	94	94	90	93	93	×1.00	92.9	58	92.9
16	🇩🇪Franz Beckenbauer	Football	Germany	1964–1983	Retired	93	93	92	94	90	×1.00	92.6	58	92.6
17	🇺🇸Diana Taurasi	Basketball	United States	2004–2025	Retired	94	93	96	94	94	×0.98	94.2	44	92.3
18	🇦🇷Ángel Labruna	Football	Argentina	1939–1961	Retired	90	92	95	92	92	×1.00	92.1	58	92.1
19	🇦🇷Diego Maradona	Football	Argentina	1976–1997	Retired	95	98	82	93	91	×1.00	92.0	88	92.0
20	🇺🇸Katie Ledecky	Swimming	United States	2012–present	Active	97	96	90	96	94	×0.97	94.8	48	92.0
21	🇧🇷Ronaldo Nazário	Football	Brazil	1993–2011	Retired	93	97	84	92	94	×1.00	92.0	58	92.0
22	🇺🇸Kristine Lilly	Football	United States	1987–2010	Retired	86	92	98	92	94	×1.00	92.0	58	92.0
23	🇺🇾Luis Suárez	Football	Uruguay	2005–present	Active	92	95	88	90	96	×1.00	92.0	58	92.0
24	🇭🇺Ferenc Puskás	Football	Hungary	1943–1966	Retired	92	94	88	90	96	×1.00	91.8	58	91.8
25	🇷🇸Dragan Džajić	Football	Serbia	1963–1978	Retired	92	95	91	90	89	×1.00	91.6	58	91.6
26	🇺🇸Mia Hamm	Football	United States	1987–2004	Retired	92	93	88	92	92	×1.00	91.4	58	91.4
27	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Kenny Dalglish	Football	Scotland	1969–1990	Retired	92	92	88	96	88	×1.00	91.4	58	91.4
28	🇳🇴Hege Riise	Football	Norway	1990–2004	Retired	92	96	86	94	88	×1.00	91.4	58	91.4
29	🇯🇲Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Athletics	Jamaica	2007–present	Active	90	92	92	92	90	×1.00	91.2	48	91.2
30	🇺🇾Juan Alberto Schiaffino	Football	Uruguay	1946–1962	Retired	92	94	88	90	92	×1.00	91.2	58	91.2
31	🇺🇸Wilt Chamberlain	Basketball	United States	1959–1973	Retired	95	98	86	88	99	×0.98	93.0	58	91.1
32	🇦🇺Don Bradman	Cricket	Australia	1927–1949	Retired	100	100	88	96	100	×0.94	96.8	52	91.0
33	🇧🇷Rivaldo	Football	Brazil	1991–2015	Retired	90	95	88	92	90	×1.00	91.0	58	91.0
34	🇷🇺Lev Yashin	Football	Russia	1950–1971	Retired	90	96	88	92	88	×1.00	90.9	58	90.9
35	🇧🇷Zico	Football	Brazil	1971–1994	Retired	88	96	88	90	94	×1.00	90.9	58	90.9
36	🇮🇹Betty Vignotto	Football	Italy	1970–1990	Retired	90	94	90	86	96	×1.00	90.9	58	90.9
37	🇷🇸Novak Djokovic	Tennis	Serbia	2003–present	Active	99	96	97	99	96	×0.93	97.6	74	90.8
38	🇳🇱Edwin van der Sar	Football	Netherlands	1991–2011	Retired	90	92	92	90	90	×1.00	90.8	58	90.8
39	🇫🇷Zinedine Zidane	Football	France	1989–2006	Retired	90	94	88	92	89	×1.00	90.6	58	90.6
40	🇺🇸Bill Russell	Basketball	United States	1956–1969	Retired	96	92	86	97	90	×0.98	92.5	58	90.6
41	🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson	Boxing	United States	1940–1965	Retired	95	96	92	94	94	×0.96	94.3	58	90.5
42	🇺🇸Carli Lloyd	Football	United States	2005–2021	Retired	86	98	86	92	92	×1.00	90.5	58	90.5
43	🇺🇸Muhammad Ali	Boxing	United States	1960–1981	Retired	96	98	90	95	90	×0.96	94.1	96	90.3
44	🇪🇸Pau Gasol	Basketball	Spain	1998–2021	Retired	88	94	92	94	94	×0.98	92.1	58	90.3
45	🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather	Boxing	United States	1996–2017	Retired	94	96	92	94	94	×0.96	94.0	58	90.2
46	🇦🇷Ricardo Bochini	Football	Argentina	1972–1991	Retired	88	92	90	95	85	×1.00	90.2	58	90.2
47	🇺🇸Magic Johnson	Basketball	United States	1979–1996	Retired	94	94	86	93	92	×0.98	91.9	58	90.1
48	🇧🇷Romário	Football	Brazil	1985–2009	Retired	88	96	84	90	94	×1.00	90.1	58	90.1
49	🇫🇷Antoine Griezmann	Football	France	2009–present	Active	88	93	90	90	90	×1.00	90.1	58	90.1
50	🇺🇸Allyson Felix	Athletics	United States	2003–2022	Retired	88	90	92	92	88	×1.00	90.0	48	90.0

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