Kylian Mbappe $4
2018 World Cup winner at 19. Top scorer at the 2022 World Cup (8 goals, including hat-trick in the final). Real Madrid from 2024. Pure speed…
⚡ Modern Era (2010s)
Messi-Ronaldo decade · 48 players
Modric, KDB, Kroos, Mbappé, Haaland, Lewandowski, Benzema, Salah, Mané, Suarez, Vinicius. The decade defined by Messi vs Ronaldo and the Premier League's global dominance.
Erling Haaland $4
Manchester City's goal machine. Broke the Premier League single-season goal record (36) in his first year. Norway's force-of-nature striker.…
Gianluigi Buffon $3
2006 World Cup winner with Italy. 176 international caps. Played top-flight football into his 40s. The benchmark for modern Italian goalkeep…
Iker Casillas $3
San Iker. 2010 World Cup, two Euros, three Champions Leagues. The face of Real Madrid and Spain's golden generation. Lightning-quick reflexe…
Virgil van Dijk $3
Liverpool's transformational center back. 2019 Champions League winner, 2020 Premier League winner. Never lost a 1v1 dribble at his peak. Ca…
Thiago Silva $3
Brazil's captain at multiple tournaments. Champions League winner with Chelsea (2021). Played top-flight at 40. Position, position, position…
Sergio Ramos $3
Real Madrid's record-scoring defender. 4 Champions Leagues, World Cup 2010, two Euros. His 93:20 header in 2014 saved Madrid's Décima. Yello…
Dani Alves $3
Most decorated player in football history (40+ trophies). Six La Liga titles with Barcelona. Tireless attacking right back of the Messi era.…
Philipp Lahm $3
Bayern Munich one-club captain. 2014 World Cup winner as Germany's captain. Played left back, right back, and central midfield — all at worl…
Luka Modric $3
2018 Ballon d'Or winner. Ended the Messi-Ronaldo monopoly. World Cup finalist with Croatia (2018). Five Champions Leagues with Real Madrid.…
Kevin De Bruyne $3
Manchester City's playmaker general. Multiple Premier League titles, 2023 Champions League. Assists from impossible angles. Best passer of h…
Toni Kroos $3
World Cup 2014 winner. Six Champions Leagues (Bayern + Real Madrid). Never wastes a pass — 90%+ completion year after year. Composure incarn…
N'Golo Kante $3
Won the Premier League with Leicester (2016), then Chelsea (2017). World Cup winner 2018. Two-man midfield in one body. Universally beloved.…
Neymar $3
Barcelona treble 2015. PSG's record signing (€222m). 2016 Olympic gold for Brazil. Most marketable footballer of the 2010s.…
Robert Lewandowski $3
Two-time FIFA Best. Bayern Munich's 8x Bundesliga champion. 5 goals in 9 minutes vs Wolfsburg. Late-bloomer turned consistent goal machine.…
Karim Benzema $3
2022 Ballon d'Or winner. Real Madrid's perfect striker for a decade. Five Champions Leagues. The number 9 who also created.…
Mohamed Salah $3
Liverpool's record-breaking Egyptian King. Premier League 2020, Champions League 2019. Multiple Golden Boots. Cuts in onto his left, end of …
James Rodriguez $3
Colombia's 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner (6 goals). Real Madrid's record signing. The volley vs Uruguay won Puskas Award 2014.…
Radamel Falcao $3
El Tigre. Atletico Madrid and Monaco striker. Two-time Europa League top scorer. Pure penalty box predator before knee injuries.…
Alexis Sanchez $3
El Niño Maravilla. Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Inter Milan. Two-time Copa America winner with Chile. FA Cup hat-trick scorer.…
Pepe Reina $2
Three Premier League Golden Gloves in a row at Liverpool. Backup for Spain's tiki-taka dynasty. Brilliant distribution and one-on-ones.…
Edwin van der Sar $2
Manchester United and Ajax legend. 2008 Champions League winner. The model sweeper-keeper before the term existed. Calm, tall, immaculate.…
Igor Akinfeev $2
CSKA Moscow one-club legend. Saved Iago Aspas's penalty to knock out Spain at 2018 World Cup, sending Russia to the quarters at home.…
Giorgio Chiellini $2
Juventus iron-man. Nine Serie A titles in a row. 2020 Euros winner with Italy. His Saka shirt-pull in the Euro final is a meme — won it anyw…
Leonardo Bonucci $2
Chiellini's BBC partner at Juventus. 2020 Euros winner. Long-range passing genius. Sometimes hot-headed but always decisive in big moments.…
Gerard Pique $2
Barcelona's home-grown center back. World Cup winner (2010), Euros winner (2012), three Champions Leagues. Ball-playing pioneer of his gener…
David Alaba $2
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Two Champions Leagues at two clubs. Left back, center back, or central midfielder. Free kick specialist.…
Marquinhos $2
PSG captain since his early 20s. Multiple Ligue 1 titles. Brazil's first-choice center back at multiple World Cups. Aerial king and clean ta…
Ruben Dias $2
Manchester City's leader at the back. Multiple Premier League titles, 2023 Champions League. Vocal, organized, the manager-on-the-pitch type…
Antonio Rudiger $2
Chelsea Champions League winner, then Real Madrid. Aggressive, fast, dangerous in both boxes. Big-game mentality.…
Branislav Ivanovic $2
Chelsea defensive iron-man. Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League — won everything. Serbia's longtime captain.…
Sergio Busquets $2
Barcelona's pivot. World Cup 2010, two Euros, three Champions Leagues. Never seen out of position. Made tiki-taka possible from the base of …
Thiago Alcantara $2
Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool. Treble winner with Bayern. Inherited his father Mazinho's silk on the ball. Touch tighter than tiki-taka.…
Arturo Vidal $2
King Arturo. Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga all won. Two Copa Americas with Chile. Energy, goals, leadership and a fauxhawk.…
Ivan Rakitic $2
Barcelona's late-arriving goalscorer. Scored in the 2015 Champions League final. Croatia's World Cup 2018 finalist. Steady, smart, underrate…
Andres Guardado $2
Mexico's second-most-capped player (181). Real Betis veteran. Five World Cups. Calm, technical, unfussy — the team-first midfielder.…
Miralem Pjanic $2
Bosnia's playmaker. Roma, Juventus, Barcelona. Four Serie A titles. Free kick and long-range passing specialist. Reads the game three moves …
Victor Wanyama $2
Kenya's Premier League pioneer. Southampton and Tottenham defensive midfielder. First Kenyan to score in the Champions League.…
Luis Suarez $2
Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid — won the league at each. Three biting incidents (yes, three). Brilliant when not unhinged.…
Sadio Mane $2
Liverpool's left winger turned Bayern striker. Champions League 2019, Premier League 2020. AFCON winner with Senegal 2022.…
Son Heung-min $2
Tottenham captain. Premier League Golden Boot 2022 (jointly with Salah). Korea's all-time talisman. Both-footed finisher, perfect technique.…
Lautaro Martinez $2
Inter Milan's Copa America and World Cup-winning striker. Argentina's number 9 behind Messi. Compact, sharp, deadly in the box.…
Paolo Guerrero $2
Peru's all-time top scorer. Bayern Munich, Hamburg, Flamengo. Copa America 2015 top scorer. Peru's national hero.…
Enner Valencia $2
Ecuador's all-time top scorer. West Ham and Everton striker. Scored Ecuador's only two goals at the 2022 World Cup (vs Qatar opener).…
Edin Dzeko $2
Diamond from Sarajevo. Manchester City Premier League title winner. Roma, Inter Milan. Bosnia's all-time top scorer.…
Salomon Rondon $2
Venezuela's all-time top scorer. West Brom, Newcastle, CSKA Moscow. Carried Venezuela's brightest football generation.…
Mario Balotelli $2
Manchester City's iconic Italian striker. 2010 Premier League winner. Why always me. Loved by fans and managers alike (sometimes).…
Omar Abdulrahman $1
Amoory. UAE's playmaking genius. Three-time Asian Footballer of the Year. Al-Ain icon. The most technically gifted Gulf player of his genera…