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Best Brazilian football players of all time (2026)

According to GolVote fans, Pelé is number one with a rating of 1605, ahead of Ronaldo Nazário and Ronaldinho. The order is decided by head-to-head fan votes and changes live with every vote.

Best Brazilian football players of all time: a live ranking decided by football fans' head-to-head votes. Updated with every vote. Updated: 9 October 2026.

Who is better?

Pelé🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward

VS

Ronaldo Nazário🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward

Pelé: Unknown author, Public domain · Ronaldo Nazário: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0

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1. 1Pelé🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1605
2. 2Ronaldo Nazário🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1590
3. 3Ronaldinho🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1584
4. 4Vinícius Júnior🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1570
5. 5Kaká🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1563
6. 6Neymar🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1558
7. 7Roberto Carlos🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1548
8. 8Garrincha🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1545
9. 9Romário🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1545
10. 10Rivaldo🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1545
11. 11Zico🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1542
12. 12Raphinha🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1534
13. 13Cafu🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1530
14. 14Sócrates🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1527
15. 15Alisson Becker🇧🇷 Brazil · Goalkeeper1492
16. 16Marquinhos🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1480
17. 17Casemiro🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1471
18. 18Roberto Firmino🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1465
19. 19Richarlison🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1459
20. 20Rodrygo🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1459
21. 21Gabriel Jesus🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1456
22. 22Éder Militão🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1456
23. 23Neto🇧🇷 Brazil · Goalkeeper1453
24. 24Matheus Cunha🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1450
25. 25Bruno Guimarães🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1450
26. 26Antony dos Santos🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1447
27. 27Juan Jesus🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1444
28. 28Felipe Anderson🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1441
29. 29David Neres🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1441
30. 30Allan🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1441
31. 31João Pedro🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1441
32. 32Bremer🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1438
33. 33Lucas Piazón🇧🇷 Brazil · Forward1438
34. 34Emerson Royal🇧🇷 Brazil · Defender1432