Greatest soccer players of all time

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Ballon d'Ors and goals — the eternal argument.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Lionel Messi▲ Rising
Ballon d'Or: 8Career goals: 850
added by IJRin 5 rankings
51
Cristiano Ronaldo▲ Rising
Ballon d'Or: 5Career goals: 900
added by IJRin 2 rankings
41
Pelé▲ Rising
Ballon d'Or: 3Career goals: 757
added by IJRin 2 rankings
19
Diego Maradona▲ Rising
Ballon d'Or: 1Career goals: 345
added by IJRin 2 rankings
18
Johan Cruyff▲ Rising
Ballon d'Or: 3Career goals: 401
added by IJRin 2 rankings
17
Zinedine Zidane
Ballon d'Or: 1Career goals: 156
added by IJRin 2 rankings
0
Ronaldo Nazário▼ Falling
Ballon d'Or: 2Career goals: 414
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-15
Kylian Mbappé▼ Falling
Ballon d'Or: 1Career goals: 350
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-30

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DDmitri Kowalski14h
The eye test and the stats finally agree on this one.
AAisha Haddad2d
You can't compare eras like this, but here we are, and I love it.
GGwen Garcia4d
No debate for me — Lionel Messi at the top is exactly right.
RRaj Lindqvist6d
Rings aren't everything, look at the supporting casts.
OOscar Lindqvist5d
Longevity has to count for more than peak. This order underrates it.