The best strikers of every era

Four eras, voted separately — a striker is only ever compared with the strikers of his own time.

1930s–60s

Eusébio

#1 · 1251 Elo

1970s–80s

Marco van Basten

#1 · 1305 Elo

1990–2009

Ronaldo

#1 · 1381 Elo

2010–now

Luis Suárez

#1 · 1304 Elo

1930s–60s

Vote now

The best strikers of the 1930s–60s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	EusébioBenfica	1251	28–5	33
2	Just FontaineReims	1004	7–3	10
3	LeônidasFlamengo	975	15–22	37
4	John CharlesJuventus	951	16–22	38
5	Denis LawMan United	940	18–16	34

Show all 19

The best strikers of the 1930s–60s, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Gunnar NordahlAC Milan	928	17–25	42
7	Uwe SeelerHamburg	900	12–24	36
8	Jimmy GreavesTottenham	892	13–23	36
9	Telmo ZarraAthletic Bilbao	872	5–10	15
10	Dixie DeanEverton	867	8–22	30
11	Josef BicanSlavia Prague	851	10–26	36
12	Gigi RivaCagliari	840	11–28	39
13	Tommy LawtonEverton	810	3–11	14
14	Sándor KocsisHonvéd	797	8–25	33
15	VaváVasco da Gama	773	6–32	38
16	Arthur FriedenreichPaulistano	756	6–33	39
17	Silvio PiolaLazio	753	8–32	40
18	Arsenio EricoIndependiente	674	2–30	32
19	AdemirVasco da Gama	667	2–32	34

1970s–80s

Vote now

The best strikers of the 1970s–80s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Marco van BastenAC Milan	1305	34–3	37
2	Gerd MüllerBayern Munich	1167	29–10	39
3	Hugo SánchezReal Madrid	1126	24–17	41
4	Gary LinekerBarcelona	1110	24–15	39
5	Ian RushLiverpool	1034	19–14	33

Show all 14

The best strikers of the 1970s–80s, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Emilio ButragueñoReal Madrid	1001	18–16	34
7	Rudi VöllerRoma	990	12–14	26
8	Włodzimierz LubańskiGórnik Zabrze	963	4–7	11
9	Mark HughesMan United	934	9–17	26
10	Hans KranklRapid Wien	863	1–10	11
11	Paolo RossiJuventus	860	14–19	33
12	Preben ElkjærHellas Verona	851	2–10	12
13	Mario KempesValencia	825	11–26	37
14	CarecaNapoli	751	6–32	38

1990–2009

Vote now

The best strikers of the 1990–2009, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	RonaldoInter Milan	1381	35–0	35
2	RomárioBarcelona	1294	30–4	34
3	Thierry HenryArsenal	1286	32–7	39
4	Alan ShearerNewcastle	1168	27–13	40
5	Didier DrogbaChelsea	1160	25–12	37

Show all 30

The best strikers of the 1990–2009, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	David VillaValencia	1149	28–13	41
7	Gabriel BatistutaFiorentina	1141	22–13	35
8	Ruud van NistelrooyMan United	1118	26–12	38
9	Michael OwenLiverpool	1109	30–16	46
10	Andriy ShevchenkoAC Milan	1101	25–17	42
11	Jürgen KlinsmannBayern Munich	1071	26–23	49
12	Hernán CrespoParma	1047	26–20	46
13	George WeahAC Milan	1035	23–21	44
14	Henrik LarssonCeltic	1022	16–12	28
15	Andrew ColeMan United	1017	16–11	27
16	Diego ForlánAtlético Madrid	995	19–25	44
17	Davor ŠukerReal Madrid	990	19–25	44
18	Jean-Pierre PapinMarseille	986	6–8	14
19	Gianluca VialliSampdoria	965	6–8	14
20	Fernando TorresLiverpool	963	17–22	39
21	Christian VieriInter Milan	955	15–27	42
22	Samuel Eto'oBarcelona	943	20–26	46
23	Dimitar BerbatovMan United	912	11–18	29
24	Carlos TévezMan City	911	15–28	43
25	Patrick KluivertBarcelona	898	17–30	47
26	David TrezeguetJuventus	866	13–29	42
27	Diego MilitoInter Milan	865	13–24	37
28	Filippo InzaghiAC Milan	847	14–31	45
29	Nicolas AnelkaChelsea	783	4–21	25
30	Miroslav KloseBayern Munich	751	6–29	35

2010–now

Vote now

The best strikers of the 2010–now, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Luis SuárezBarcelona	1304	30–4	34
2	Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich	1240	29–5	34
3	Zlatan IbrahimovićAC Milan	1239	33–8	41
4	Erling HaalandMan City	1236	28–7	35
5	Harry KaneTottenham	1218	26–8	34

Show all 34

The best strikers of the 2010–now, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Kylian MbappéPSG	1213	20–3	23
7	Sergio AgüeroMan City	1200	29–8	37
8	Karim BenzemaReal Madrid	1156	25–8	33
9	Robin van PersieArsenal	1146	21–9	30
10	Radamel FalcaoAtlético Madrid	1109	7–0	7
11	Jamie VardyLeicester City	1091	7–1	8
12	Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid	1074	5–1	6
13	Julián ÁlvarezMan City	1072	7–2	9
14	Lautaro MartínezInter Milan	1065	5–2	7
15	Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax	1064	6–2	8
16	Memphis DepayLyon	1056	5–2	7
17	Romelu LukakuInter Milan	1054	5–2	7
18	Alexander IsakNewcastle	1045	6–3	9
19	Mario MandžukićJuventus	1034	4–2	6
20	Edinson CavaniPSG	1003	14–17	31
21	Olivier GiroudArsenal	992	3–4	7
22	Edin DžekoRoma	962	2–5	7
23	Diego CostaChelsea	957	3–6	9
24	Pierre-Emerick AubameyangBorussia Dortmund	951	8–15	23
25	Mauro IcardiInter Milan	947	2–6	8
26	Ollie WatkinsAston Villa	937	0–4	4
27	Marcus ThuramInter Milan	932	1–5	6
28	Alexandre LacazetteLyon	931	1–6	7
29	Antonio Di NataleUdinese	927	2–9	11
30	Victor OsimhenNapoli	921	0–5	5
31	Ciro ImmobileLazio	921	1–6	7
32	Mario GómezBayern Munich	910	2–8	10
33	Gerard MorenoVillarreal	881	0–8	8
34	Iago AspasCelta	865	0–10	10

How is this ranked?

Every duel shows two strikers from the same era. Fans pick the greater one. The winner gains rating points and the loser drops them, more after an upset.

Who votes?

Anyone visiting Make Your GOAT. No account is needed, and each device is limited to 30 votes a minute.

Does it change?

Yes. The table moves with every vote. This page shows it as it stood at most an hour ago.