Best South American Football Players Ranked

South America's finest — multiple WC winners, Ballon d'Or winners, and current Premier League stars.

  1. #1

    🇦🇷 Lionel Messi

    Argentina · GOAT · ATT

    Left foot of God. 8 Ballon d'Ors — record. World Cup winner 2022, Copa America 2021, 2024. Four Champions Leagues. Bar…

    $5
  2. #2

    🇧🇷 Pele

    Brazil · GOAT · ATT

    1

    $5
  3. #3

    🇦🇷 Diego Maradona

    Argentina · GOAT · ATT

    2

    $5
  4. #4

    🇧🇷 Ronaldo (R9)

    Brazil · GOAT · ATT

    3

    $5
  5. #5

    🇧🇷 Ronaldinho (MF)

    Brazil · Legend · MID

    4

    $4
  6. #6

    🇦🇷 Maradona (MF)

    Argentina · Legend · MID

    5

    $4
  7. #7

    🇧🇷 Ronaldinho

    Brazil · Legend · ATT

    6

    $4
  8. #8

    🇧🇷 Romario

    Brazil · Legend · ATT

    7

    $4
  9. #9

    🇧🇷 Rivaldo (FW)

    Brazil · Legend · ATT

    8

    $4
  10. #10

    🇦🇷 Gabriel Batistuta

    Argentina · Legend · ATT

    9

    $4
  11. #11

    🇧🇷 Alisson Becker

    Brazil · Current · GK

    10

    $3
  12. #12

    🇧🇷 Ederson

    Brazil · Current · GK

    11

    $3
  13. #13

    🇵🇾 Jose Luis Chilavert

    Paraguay · Legend · GK

    12

    $3
  14. #14

    🇦🇷 Daniel Passarella

    Argentina · Legend · DEF

    13

    $3
  15. #15

    🇧🇷 Roberto Carlos

    Brazil · 90s/2000s · DEF

    14

    $3
  16. #16

    🇧🇷 Cafu

    Brazil · 90s/2000s · DEF

    15

    $3
  17. #17

    🇧🇷 Thiago Silva

    Brazil · Modern · DEF

    16

    $3
  18. #18

    🇧🇷 Dani Alves

    Brazil · Modern · DEF

    17

    $3
  19. #19

    🇧🇷 Rivaldo

    Brazil · Legend · MID

    18

    $3
  20. #20

    🇨🇴 Carlos Valderrama

    Colombia · Legend · MID

    19

    $3
  21. #21

    🇨🇱 Ivan Zamorano

    Chile · 90s/2000s · MID

    20

    $3
  22. #22

    🇦🇷 Hernan Crespo

    Argentina · 90s/2000s · ATT

    21

    $3
  23. #23

    🇧🇷 Adriano

    Brazil · 90s/2000s · ATT

    22

    $3
  24. #24

    🇧🇷 Neymar

    Brazil · Modern · ATT

    23

    $3
  25. #25

    🇧🇷 Vinicius Jr

    Brazil · Current · ATT

    24

    $3