Greatest Soccer Player Ever

14,399 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
817 Votes
0
2
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
87.5
744 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
86.8
732 Votes
0
4
Johann Cruyff
Forward • Voted European player of the century in 1999 • Over 300 career goals • 1x World Cup finals • 10x League titles
85.7
712 Votes
0
5
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward • Over 700 career goals, including 127 in Champions League • 5x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 5x European cups • 1x Euro
83.6
739 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
79.7
677 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
66.1
588 Votes
0
8
Alfredo di Stefano
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • 13x League titles • 5x European Cups
64.8
555 Votes
0
9
Ronaldinho
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 320 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
62.3
552 Votes
0
10
Gerd Müller
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 700 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Euro • 4x League titles • 3x European cups
58.6
509 Votes
0
11
Marco Van Basten
Forward • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 300 goals • 1x Euro • 6x League titles • 2x European cups • Retired at 28
58.1
492 Votes
0
12
Eusebio
Forward • Over 600 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 11x League titles • 1x European cup
56.5
476 Votes
0
13
Franz Beckenbauer
Defender • 2x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 4x League titles • 4x European cups
55.9
511 Votes
0
14
Michel Platini
Midfielder • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 2x European cups
54.2
464 Votes
0
15
Thierry Henry
Forward • Over 400 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
53.3
464 Votes
0
16
Roberto Baggio
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup finals • 2x League titles • 1x European Cup
46.9
444 Votes
0
17
George Best
Forward • Over 250 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
43.5
410 Votes
0
18
Rivaldo
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 370 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
37.9
358 Votes
0
19
Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper • 1x Ballon d'Or • Saved over 150 penalties • 1x Euro • 1x Olympic gold medal • 5x League titles
37.6
335 Votes
0
20
Ruud Gullit
Midfielder • Over 200 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 7x League titles • 2x European cups
34.3
345 Votes
0
21
Bobby Charlton
Midfielder • Over 300 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World cup • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
34.2
331 Votes
0
22
Luis Figo
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 160 goals • 9x League titles • 2x European cups
33.5
314 Votes
0
23
Kaká
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 240 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x League title • 1x European cup
31.3
342 Votes
0
24
Andriy Shevchenko
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 400 goals • 6x League titles • 1x European cup
25.7
277 Votes
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25
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
25.7
252 Votes
-1
26
Neymar
Forward • Over 350 goals • 1x Olympic gold medal • 4x League titles • 1x European cup
24.1
266 Votes
0
27
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 8x League titles • 2x European cups
24.1
233 Votes
0
28
Pavel Nedved
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
19.8
228 Votes
0
29
Kevin Keegan
Forward • Over 300 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 3x League titles • 3x European cups
18.8
214 Votes
0
30
Paolo Rossi
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
16.0
204 Votes
0
31
Raymond Kopa
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 3x European cups
15.9
178 Votes
0
32
George Weah
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 200 goals • 3x League titles
14.6
199 Votes
0
33
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
14.5
192 Votes
0
34
Jean-Pierre Papin
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 6x League titles • 2x European cups
11.3
140 Votes
0
35
Matthias Sammer
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
0.0
105 Votes
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