Greatest Soccer Player Ever

41,361 Votes · Published on May 31, 2019

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1
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward • Over 700 career goals, including 127 in Champions League • 5x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 5x European cups • 1x Euro
100.0
2.0k Votes
0
2
Diego Maradona
Midfielder • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • Joint FIFA player of the 20th century with Pelé • 3x League titles
89.4
1.8k Votes
0
3
Rivaldo
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 370 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
85.8
1.6k Votes
0
4
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 8x League titles • 2x European cups
75.3
1.3k Votes
+3
5
Ronaldinho
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 320 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Copa America • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
75.0
1.6k Votes
-1
6
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
72.4
1.6k Votes
-1
7
Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper • 1x Ballon d'Or • Saved over 150 penalties • 1x Euro • 1x Olympic gold medal • 5x League titles
70.8
1.3k Votes
+2
8
Thierry Henry
Forward • Over 400 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
69.7
1.5k Votes
+2
9
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
69.6
1.6k Votes
-1
10
Ronaldo
Forward • Over 400 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 2x World Cups • 1x World Cup finals • 3x League titles • 2x Copa America
69.6
1.6k Votes
-4
11
Roberto Baggio
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup finals • 2x League titles • 1x European Cup
66.3
1.4k Votes
0
12
Pavel Nedved
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 5x League titles • 1x European cup
51.2
1.1k Votes
+2
13
Luis Figo
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 160 goals • 9x League titles • 2x European cups
50.7
1.2k Votes
0
14
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
48.3
1.5k Votes
-2
15
Andriy Shevchenko
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 400 goals • 6x League titles • 1x European cup
46.7
1.1k Votes
+1
16
Johann Cruyff
Forward • Voted European player of the century in 1999 • Over 300 career goals • 1x World Cup finals • 10x League titles
46.5
1.4k Votes
-1
17
Bobby Charlton
Midfielder • Over 300 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World cup • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
43.5
1.1k Votes
+2
18
Franz Beckenbauer
Defender • 2x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 4x League titles • 4x European cups
42.9
1.2k Votes
-1
19
Marco Van Basten
Forward • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 300 goals • 1x Euro • 6x League titles • 2x European cups • Retired at 28
41.3
1.1k Votes
-1
20
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x World Cup finals • 1x Euro • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
38.2
981 Votes
+3
21
Gerd Müller
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 700 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x Euro • 4x League titles • 3x European cups
38.0
1.1k Votes
-1
22
Michel Platini
Midfielder • 3x Ballon d'Or • Over 350 goals • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 2x European cups
34.9
1.1k Votes
0
23
Jean-Pierre Papin
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 330 goals • 6x League titles • 2x European cups
33.9
876 Votes
+5
24
Alfredo di Stefano
Forward • 2x Ballon d'Or • 13x League titles • 5x European Cups
33.8
1.1k Votes
-3
25
Kaká
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 240 goals • 1x World Cup • 1x League title • 1x European cup
31.2
996 Votes
0
26
Eusebio
Forward • Over 600 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 11x League titles • 1x European cup
28.7
1.0k Votes
-2
27
George Best
Forward • Over 250 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
26.9
966 Votes
-1
28
Ruud Gullit
Midfielder • Over 200 goals • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 7x League titles • 2x European cups
23.8
938 Votes
-1
29
Raymond Kopa
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 6x League titles • 3x European cups
15.6
745 Votes
0
30
Matthias Sammer
Midfielder • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x Euro • 3x League titles • 1x European cup
15.4
752 Votes
+4
31
George Weah
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 200 goals • 3x League titles
14.4
753 Votes
+1
32
Neymar
Forward • Over 350 goals • 1x Olympic gold medal • 4x League titles • 1x European cup
12.8
762 Votes
-2
33
Kevin Keegan
Forward • Over 300 goals • 2x Ballon d'Or • 3x League titles • 3x European cups
10.7
737 Votes
-2
34
Paolo Rossi
Forward • 1x Ballon d'Or • Over 150 goals • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 2x European cups
6.6
673 Votes
-1
35
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender • 1x Ballon d'Or • 1x World Cup • 2x League titles • 1x European cup
0.0
605 Votes
0

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