Top 10 Football Players Of All Time
1:PELE(Edson Arantes do Nascimento) Brazil
●the king of football,Pelé ● The King ● Best Goals & Skills Ever
Born: 23 October 1940
Height :5 ft 8 in
Position: forward
Career span:1956-77
Country Brazil: 92 caps,77 goals
nickname: Eusébio
Clubs: Santos, New York Cosmos
Medals: 3 World Cups ,1 Recopa Intercontinental, 2 Copa Libertadores,5 Brazilian championships, 10 state championships
He was voted as the ‘Player of the Century’ by International Federation Of Football History and Statistics
Guinness World Records: 1283 goals in 1363 games
he became known as The Black Pearl , The King of Football,The King Pelé
Ability:99
International :84
Club: 81
Total: 88
2:Lionel Messi (Lionel Andrés Messi)Argentina
Lionel Messi – Magic ● Skills ● Dribbling ● Goals
Born:24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina
Height:5 ft 7 in
Position:Forward
Number :10
Country :Argentina: 63 caps, 18 goals
Clubs:Barcelona
Medals :3 Champions Leagues, 5 Spanish titles, 1 Spanish cup
Messi is the only football player in history to win five FIFA Ballons d’Or, four of which he won consecutively
Ability 97
International 63
Club 91
Total 83.67
3:DIEGO MARADONA (Diego Armando Maradona) Argentina
Born: 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:5 ft 5 inch
Position :Attacking midfielder,Second striker
Career span 1976-97
Country Argentina: 91 caps, 34 goals
Clubs: Barcelona, Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors,Napoli, Sevilla, Newell’s Old Boys,
Medals:1 World Cup, 1 Uefa Cup, 3 domestic titles (2 Italy, 1 Argentina), 1 Italian cup
He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina
Ability 100
International 90
Club 79
Total 89.67
4:ZINEDINE ZIDANE (Zinedine Yazid Zidane) France
Born :23 June 1972 in Marseille, France
Zinedine Zidane-god of football (skills,dribbles,goals)
Height:6 ft 1 in
nicknamed:Zizou
Position:Attacking midfielder
Current team: manager of Real Madrid
Career:span 1988-2006
Country:France: 108 caps, 31 goals
Clubs:Cannes,Real Madrid, Juventus, Bordeaux
Medals:1 World Cup, 1 European Championship, 1 Champions League, 3 domestic titles (2 Italian, 1 Spanish)
he is known as a ‘God of Football’ by UEFA President Michel Platini
he is a retired French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game
Ability 92
International 80
Club 77
Total 83
5:Cristiano Ronaldo(Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro)Portugal
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Born:5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height:6 ft 1 in
Position :Forward
Current team:Real Madrid
Number:7,9
nickname:CR7, el deseado, el bicho
Medals:2 National Team Tournaments , 14 International Tournaments and Cups,7 International Tournaments
family name:Santos Aveiro, not Ronaldo
he plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team and captain for Portugal
He is the only player to win 4 European Golden Shoe awards in history, One of the most marketable athletes in sport in 2016, Forbes named Ronaldo the world best paid athlete and footballer. In June 2016, ESPN ranked him the world’s most famous athlete and footballer
Ability 98
International 97
Club 95
Total 83.68
6:JOHAN CRUYFF (Hendrik Johannes Cruijff) Holland
Born:25 April 1947 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 24 March 2016 (aged 68)Barcelona, Spain
Height:5 ft 11 in
Career:span 1964-84
Country:Holland: 48 caps, 33 goals
Clubs:Ajax, Barcelona, Washington Diplomats, Levante, Feyenoord , LA Aztecs
Position:forward
Medals:3 European Cups, 10 domestic titles (9 Dutch, 1 Spain), 7 domestic cups (6 Dutch, 1 Spain)
he won the Ballon d’Or three times, in 1971 and 1973, 1974.
the Netherlands in the final of the FIFA World Cup and he received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament in 1974 and he known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels
Ability 97
International 80
Club 86
Total 87.67
7:FRANZ BECKENBAUER(Franz Anton Beckenbauer) Germany
Born:11 September 1945 (age 71)in Munich, Germany
Height:5 ft 11 1⁄2 in
Position :Sweeper
Career: Germany 1964-82
Country West Germany: 103 caps, 14 goals
Clubs Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos, Hamburg
Position:sweeper
Medals:1 World Cup, 1 European Championship, 3 European Cups, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 8 domestic titles (5 Germany, 3 USA), 4 German cups
he is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the football and German former professional footballer and manager
Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser (The Emperor) because of his elegant playing style
Ability 90
International 82
Club 82
Total 84.67
8:David Beckham (David Robert Joseph Beckham)
Born :2 May 1975 (age 41) in Leytonstone, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality:British
nicknames:Dave ,Becks,Golden Balls,DB7
Number:7 for Manchester United and England for 23
Occupation:Footballer, businessman, model, spokesperson
Net worth:US$350 million in 2013
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Position:Midfielder
Website:davidbeckham.com
English former professional footballer
He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France
Ability 91
International 86
Club 72
Total 83
9:Giuseppe Meazza
Born:23 August 1910 in Milan, Italy
Date of death : 21 August 1979 (aged 68) inRapallo, Italy
Height :5 ft 6 1⁄2 in
Position:Centre-forward,Inside forward,Attacking midfielder
Career: span 1927-47
Country: Italy: 53 caps, 33 goals
Clubs: Inter Varese, Atalanta , Milan, Juventus
Medals:2 World Cups, 3 Italian titles, 1 Italian cup
he was Italian football manager and player
he played mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club in history
Italy’s head coach at the 1952 Summer Olympics
the Italian Football Hall of Fame
Ability 89
International 90
Club 70
Total 83
10:Garrincha(Manuel Francisco dos Santos) Brazil
Born:28 October 1933 in Pau Grande, RJ, Brazil
Date of death 20 January 1983 (aged 49)in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:5 ft 6 1⁄2 in
nickname:Garrincha
Position :Winger and forward
Career: span 1953-72
Country: Brazil: 50 caps, 12 goals
Clubs:Botafogo, Corinthians, Portuguesa Carioca, Atletico Junior, Flamengo, Olaria
Medals: 2 World Cups, 3 Brazilian state championships
he was also called Alegria do Povo
the best dribbler in football history
Ability 92
International 90
Club 72
Total 84.67