Big 3 Forwards
CRISTIANO RONALDO
Basic Info
- Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
- Date of Birth: February 5, 1985 (40 years old)
- Nationality: Portuguese
- Position: Forward
- Current Club: Al-Nassr (Saudi Pro League)
Goals
- Sporting CP: 5 goals in 31 games
- Manchester United: 145 goals in 346 games
- Real Madrid: 451 goals in 438 games
- Juventus: 101 goals in 134 games
- Al-Nassr: 109 goals in 122 games
- International Goals: 143 goals for Portugal in 225 games
- Total Career Goals: 953 official goals in 1,295 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- Ballon d’Ors: 5 (2008,2013,2014,2016,2017)
- UEFA Champions League Titles: 5
- International Success: Won Euro 2016 with Portugal, and Nations league in 2019, and 2025
- Top goal scorer on the road to 1000
- European Golden Shoe: 4
LEO MESSI
Basic Info
- Full Name: Lionel Andrés Messi
- Date of Birth / Age: June 24, 1987 (38 years old)
- Nationality: Argentine
- Position: Forward / Attacking Midfielder
- Current Club: Inter Miami (MLS)
Goals
- Barcelona: 672 goals in 778 games
- PSG: 32 goals in 75 games
- Inter Miami: 76 goals in 85 games
- International: 115 goals in 196 games
- Total Career Goals: 895 goals in 1,133 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- Ballon d’Or: 8 times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- European Golden Shoes: 6
- FIFA World Cup: Winner (2022) with Argentina
- World Cup Golden Ball: 2 times (2014, 2022)
- Copa América: Winner in 2021 and 2024
- UEFA Champions League Titles: 4
- UEFA Champions League Titles: 4
NEYMAR JR
Basic Info
- Full Name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
- Date of Birth / Age: February 5, 1992 (33 years old)
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Position: Forward / Winger / Attacking Midfielder
- Current Club: Santos (Brazilian Serie A)
Goals
- Santos: 142 goals in 249 games
- Barcelona: 105 goals in 186 games
- PSG: 118 goals in 173 games
- Al-Hilal: 1 goal in 7 games
- International: 79 goals in 128 games
- Total Career Goals: 445 goals in 732 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- Olympics: Gold medal in 2016
- FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2013
- Samba Gold (best Brazilian player in Europe): multiple times (e.g., 2014, 2015, 2017, etc.)
- Globe Soccer Career Award: 2024
Big 3 Midfielders
Toni Kroos
Basic Info
- Full Name: Toni Kroos
- Date of Birth/Age: January 4, 1990 (35 years old)
- Nationality: German
- Position: Midfielder
Assist
- Leverkusen: 12 assists in 43 matches
- Bayern Munich: 23 assist in 130 matches
- Real Madrid: 98 assist in 463 matches
- International: 21 assist in 108 games
- Total Career Stats: 197 assist, 90 goals in 868 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- 6× UEFA Champions League
- 6x Fifa Club World Cup
- FIFA World Cup Winner, 2014
- FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2014, 2016, 2017
- IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker: 2014
Luka Modric
Basic Info
- Full Name: Luka Modrić
- Date of Birth/Age: September 9, 1985 (40 years old)
- Nationality: Croatian
- Position: Midfielder
Assist
- Dinamo Zagreb: 11 assist in 118 games
- Tottenham: 15 assist in 160 matches
- Real Madrid: 95 assist in 597 matches
- International: 148 assist in 194 games
- Total Career Stats: 172 assist, 117 goals in 1030 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- 5× UEFA Champions League
- 4x Fifa Club World Cup
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2018
- Balon d’Or: 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: multiple selections (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- The Best FIFA Men’s Player: 2018
Andres Iniesta
Basic Info
- Full Name: Andres Iniesta Lujan
- Date of Birth/Age: May 11, 1984 (41 years old)
- Nationality: Spanish
- Position: Midfielder
Assist
- Barcelona: 135 assist in 674 games
- Vissel Kobe: 25 assist in 134 games
- Emirates Club: 1 assist in 23 games
- International: 30 assist in 131 games
- Total Career Stats: 193 assist, 102 goals in 970 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
Big 3 Defenders
Sergio Ramos
Basic Info
- Full Name: Sergio Ramos García
- Date of Birth/Age: March 30, 1986 (39 years old)
- Nationality: Spanish
- Position: Center Back
Goals
- Real Madrid: 101 goals in 671 games
- Sevilla: 10 goals in 87 games
- PSG: 6 goals in 58 games
- Monterrey: 7 goals in 32 games
- International: 23 goals in 180 games
- Total Career Stats: 50 assist, 145 goals in 1006 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- FIFA World Cup: Winner in 2010
- Globe Soccer Awards – “Best Defender of All Time” (2022)
- FIFA FIFPro World 11, 11 times (2008, 2011–2020)
- UEFA European Championship: Winner in 2008 and 2012
- UEFA Team of the Year: Multiple selections (2008, 2012–2018, 2020)
Maldini
Basic Info
- Full Name: Paolo Maldini
- Date of Birth/Age: June 26, 1968 (57 years old)
- Nationality: Italian
- Position: Center Back
Goals
- AC Milan: 33 goals in 902 matches
- International: 7 goals in 126 games
- Total Career Stats: 43 assist, 40 goals in 1028 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
Van Dijk
Basic Info
- Full Name: Virgil Van Dijk
- Date of Birth/Age: July 8, 1991 (34 years old)
- Nationality: Dutch
- Position: Center Back
Goals
- Liverpool: 30 goals in 335 games
- Celtic: 15 goals in 115 games
- Southampton: 7 goals in 87 games
- FC Groningen: 7 goals in 62 games
- International: 11 goals in 88 games
- Total Career Stats: 38 goals and 17 assist in 684 games (club + country)
Awards & Achievements
- UEFA Men’s Player of the Year (2018–19): First defender to ever win it
- UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season: 2018–19 season
- Ballon d’Or Runner Up: Finished 2nd in the 2019 Ballon d’Or
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2018–19