Football (Soccer) Players Who are the Best of All Time from Their Respective Countries
The Top Ten
Luka Modric (Croatia)
Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Croatia national team.

Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is... read more

Pele (Brazil)
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as "Pelé", was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1999 he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was... read more

George Best (Northern Ireland)
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skillful dribbler, Best is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the sport. He was named European Footballer... read more

Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born 11 September 1945, died 7 January 2024) was a German professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career, he was nicknamed "Der Kaiser" because of his elegant style, dominance, and leadership on the field. His first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian... read more

Zinedine Zidane (France)
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, nicknamed "Zizou", (born 23 June 1972) is a is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998... read more

Disagree with this one I think Platini was Frances best.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team.

Lev Yashin (Russia)

Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

The Newcomers
? Landon Donovan (USA)

? Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
Hugo Sánchez Márquez is a retired Mexican professional footballer and manager. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, Sánchez is widely regarded as Mexico's greatest-ever footballer, and one of the greatest players of his generation.

The Contenders
Elias Figueroa (Chile)

Andres Iniesta (Spain)
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Michael Laudrup (Denmark)

Jari Litmanen (Finland)
Hector Scarone (Uruguay)
Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)

Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden)
Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)

BAdd New Item