Greatest Soccer Player Ever
15,592 Votes · Published on May 31, 2019
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Lionel MessiForward • Over 600 career goals, including 114 in Champions League • 6x Ballon d'Or • 10x League titles • 4x European cups • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Olympic gold medal100.0865 Votes0 - 2
Diego MaradonaMidfielder • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • Joint FIFA player of the 20th century with Pelé • 3x League titles88.6793 Votes+2 - 3
Cristiano RonaldoForward • Over 700 career goals, including 127 in Champions League • 5x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 5x European cups • 1x Euro88.2812 Votes-1 - 4
PeléForward • Over 750 career goals, including 12 in World Cup • 3x World Cups • Youngest winner of a World Cup at 17 • 6x League titles88.1798 Votes-1 - 5
Johann CruyffForward • Voted European player of the century in 1999 • Over 300 career goals • 1x World Cup finals • 10x League titles87.3766 Votes0 - 6
RonaldoForward • Over 400 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 2x World Cups • 1x World Cup finals • 3x League titles • 2x Copa America80.2722 Votes0 - 7
Zinédine ZidaneMidfielder • Over 150 goals scored • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • 3x goals in World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 1x Ballon d'Or • 3x League titles • 2x European cups68.8655 Votes0 - 8
Alfredo di StefanoForward • 2x Ballon d'Or • 13x League titles • 5x European Cups66.7595 Votes0 - 9
RonaldinhoForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 320 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup61.8586 Votes0 - 10
Marco Van BastenForward • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 300 goals • 1x Euro • 6x League titles • 2x European cups • Retired at 2859.7532 Votes+1 - 11
Gerd MüllerForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 700 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Euro • 4x League titles • 3x European cups59.1539 Votes-1 - 12
EusebioForward • Over 600 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 11x League titles • 1x European cup57.8515 Votes0 - 13
Franz BeckenbauerDefender • 2x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 4x League titles • 4x European cups57.0548 Votes0 - 14
Michel PlatiniMidfielder • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 2x European cups54.2493 Votes0 - 15
Thierry HenryForward • Over 400 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 5x League titles • 1x European cup52.4493 Votes0 - 16
Roberto BaggioForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup finals • 2x League titles • 1x European Cup48.1477 Votes0 - 17
George BestForward • Over 250 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 2x League titles • 1x European cup42.9430 Votes0 - 18
Lev YashinGoalkeeper • 1x Ballon d'Or • Saved over 150 penalties • 1x Euro • 1x Olympic gold medal • 5x League titles42.1381 Votes0 - 19
RivaldoForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 370 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup36.5379 Votes0 - 20
Ruud GullitMidfielder • Over 200 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 7x League titles • 2x European cups34.4375 Votes+1 - 21
Bobby CharltonMidfielder • Over 300 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World cup • 3x League titles • 1x European cup34.2359 Votes-1 - 22
Luis FigoMidfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 160 goals • 9x League titles • 2x European cups32.4331 Votes0 - 23
KakáMidfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 240 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x League title • 1x European cup31.8367 Votes0 - 24
Andriy ShevchenkoForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 400 goals • 6x League titles • 1x European cup28.1311 Votes0 - 25
Karl-Heinz RummeniggeForward • 2x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 2x League titles • 2x European cups26.6276 Votes0 - 26
NeymarForward • Over 350 goals • 1x Olympic gold medal • 4x League titles • 1x European cup25.0295 Votes+1 - 27
Hristo StoichkovForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 8x League titles • 2x European cups24.9262 Votes-1 - 28
Pavel NedvedMidfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 5x League titles • 1x European cup20.4257 Votes0 - 29
Kevin KeeganForward • Over 300 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 3x League titles • 3x European cups19.6241 Votes0 - 30
Raymond KopaMidfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 3x European cups16.6203 Votes0 - 31
George WeahForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 200 goals • 3x League titles15.9223 Votes0 - 32
Paolo RossiForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 2x European cups15.4220 Votes0 - 33
Fabio CannavaroDefender • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 1x European cup13.9207 Votes0 - 34
Jean-Pierre PapinForward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 6x League titles • 2x European cups12.1163 Votes0 - 35
Matthias SammerMidfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 1x European cup0.0123 Votes0