CH 08
THE PANTHEON
20 legends. One benchmark. Sort, filter, and compare Ronaldo against the greatest to ever play the game. Click any legend for a head-to-head.
#
Player
Goals
Lg
Cont
Cups
🏆
Uniq
Bd'O
WC
Ratio
Div
1
Cristiano RonaldoForward
981—
8
12
6
35
18
5
0
0.90
8.1
2
Lionel Messi*Forward
934-47
12
8
9
46
13
8
1
1.05
6.8
3
PeléForward
767-214
10
4
0
25
6
0
3
0.98
5.6
4
Gerd MüllerForward
722-259
4
4
4
15
7
1
1
0.97
6.3
5
Ferenc PuskásForward
709-272
13
3
2
16
6
0
0
1.03
5.1
6
Alfredo Di StéfanoForward
510-471
13
6
5
20
6
2
0
1.06
5.6
7
EusébioForward
473-508
11
1
5
15
3
1
0
1.14
4.0
8
Johan CruyffForward
401-580
10
3
5
22
6
3
0
0.86
5.0
9
Ronaldo NazárioForward
357-624
1
2
1
12
8
2
2
0.69
7.0
10
Marco van BastenForward
277-704
6
2
4
10
5
3
0
1.06
5.3
11
RonaldinhoForward
266-715
2
1
1
12
8
1
1
0.56
6.3
12
Diego MaradonaForward
259-722
3
1
2
12
5
0
1
0.58
6.0
13
Michel PlatiniMidfielder
224-757
3
4
2
10
7
3
0
0.57
6.0
14
George BestForward
205-776
1
1
0
8
2
1
0
0.60
5.5
15
Bobby CharltonMidfielder
200-781
3
1
1
12
4
1
1
0.33
6.0
16
Zinedine ZidaneMidfielder
125-856
3
3
2
15
8
1
1
0.33
6.8
17
GarrinchaForward
95-886
5
0
0
5
3
0
2
0.58
3.8
18
Franz BeckenbauerDefender
60-921
5
4
4
20
8
2
1
0.18
5.3
19
Paolo MaldiniDefender
33-948
7
5
1
25
7
0
0
0.12
6.3
20
Lev YashinGoalkeeper
0-981
5
0
3
15
4
1
0
0.06
3.3
Total Trophies Career Ratio = (G + A×0.5 + T×2) / Apps Diversity = League Quality × Variety + Continental + WC
* Messi — Barcelona were charged by Spanish prosecutors over the "Negreira affair" (€7.3m paid to the refereeing committee's former vice-president, 2001–18), an unresolved integrity controversy shadowing his Barcelona-era honours.