Greatest Soccer Player Ever

16,680 Votes · Published on May 31, 2019

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Lionel Messi
Forward • 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 medal
100.0
923 Votes
0
2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward • Over 700 career goals, including 127 in Champions League • 5x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 5x European cups • 1x Euro
90.2
891 Votes
0
3
Diego Maradona
Midfielder • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • Joint FIFA player of the 20th century with Pelé • 3x League titles
89.5
849 Votes
0
4
Pelé
Forward • Over 750 career goals, including 12 in World Cup • 3x World Cups • Youngest winner of a World Cup at 17 • 6x League titles
89.0
848 Votes
0
5
Johann Cruyff
Forward • Voted European player of the century in 1999 • Over 300 career goals • 1x World Cup finals • 10x League titles
88.0
817 Votes
0
6
Ronaldo
Forward • Over 400 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 2x World Cups • 1x World Cup finals • 3x League titles • 2x Copa America
78.9
764 Votes
0
7
Zinédine Zidane
Midfielder • 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 cups
70.3
714 Votes
0
8
Alfredo di Stefano
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • 13x League titles • 5x European Cups
66.6
634 Votes
0
9
Ronaldinho
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 320 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
59.7
616 Votes
0
10
Gerd Müller
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 700 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Euro • 4x League titles • 3x European cups
59.7
578 Votes
0
11
Franz Beckenbauer
Defender • 2x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 4x League titles • 4x European cups
59.5
601 Votes
0
12
Marco Van Basten
Forward • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 300 goals • 1x Euro • 6x League titles • 2x European cups • Retired at 28
58.9
576 Votes
0
13
Eusebio
Forward • Over 600 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 11x League titles • 1x European cup
57.5
557 Votes
0
14
Michel Platini
Midfielder • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 2x European cups
56.2
541 Votes
0
15
Thierry Henry
Forward • Over 400 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
52.7
546 Votes
0
16
Roberto Baggio
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup finals • 2x League titles • 1x European Cup
47.8
517 Votes
0
17
Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper • 1x Ballon d'Or • Saved over 150 penalties • 1x Euro • 1x Olympic gold medal • 5x League titles
42.4
412 Votes
0
18
George Best
Forward • Over 250 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
41.7
450 Votes
0
19
Bobby Charlton
Midfielder • Over 300 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World cup • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
36.1
393 Votes
0
20
Rivaldo
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 370 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
34.0
390 Votes
0
21
Ruud Gullit
Midfielder • Over 200 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 7x League titles • 2x European cups
33.3
404 Votes
0
22
Luis Figo
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 160 goals • 9x League titles • 2x European cups
30.5
343 Votes
0
23
Kaká
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 240 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x League title • 1x European cup
29.2
379 Votes
0
24
Andriy Shevchenko
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 400 goals • 6x League titles • 1x European cup
27.6
321 Votes
0
25
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
27.4
303 Votes
0
26
Neymar
Forward • Over 350 goals • 1x Olympic gold medal • 4x League titles • 1x European cup
24.8
312 Votes
0
27
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 8x League titles • 2x European cups
23.5
277 Votes
0
28
Pavel Nedved
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
19.9
265 Votes
0
29
Kevin Keegan
Forward • Over 300 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 3x League titles • 3x European cups
18.6
260 Votes
0
30
Raymond Kopa
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 3x European cups
17.0
223 Votes
0
31
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
15.0
217 Votes
0
32
Paolo Rossi
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
13.9
230 Votes
0
33
George Weah
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 200 goals • 3x League titles
13.1
232 Votes
0
34
Jean-Pierre Papin
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 6x League titles • 2x European cups
12.8
169 Votes
0
35
Matthias Sammer
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
0.0
128 Votes
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