Players analysis, in distribution.
What month were most goalkeepers born? Do attackers cluster differently from defenders? Where do the GOATs (Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi…) fall on the curve — on the modal month or as outliers?
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Players in the selected window, split by role
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Where the players come from
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Hemisphere split
Northern vs Southern hemisphere national teams
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Birth month, by position
One chart per role. GOAT pin-marks (gold dots above the bars) call out where iconic players sit. Look for the “relative-age effect” — many youth-academy systems privilege Q1 birthdays (Jan-Mar) for early physical development, and you sometimes see the same skew in elite squads.
Goalkeepers
Birth-month distribution + 2 GOAT markers
Gianluigi Buffon· JanIker Casillas· MayModal month: Feb — 2 players (22.2%). Range: 0—2.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 1 GOAT marker
Paolo Maldini· JunModal month: Jan — 6 players (25.0%). Range: 0—6.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 8 GOAT markers
Michel Platini· JunAndrés Iniesta· MayXavi· JanZinedine Zidane· JunAntonín Panenka· DecRuud Gullit· SepLothar Matthäus· MarAndrea Pirlo· MayModal month: Sep — 4 players (15.4%). Range: 1—4.
Attackers
Birth-month distribution + 3 GOAT markers
Marco van Basten· OctCristiano Ronaldo· FebLuís Figo· NovModal month: May — 4 players (21.1%). Range: 0—4.
All players· Northern hemisphere only
Every player from the 1976 squad on Northern-hemisphere national teams. Search by name or filter by country, position, birth year or birth month. The C badge marks captains. Change the hemisphere filter in the hero above.
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| Player | Country | Position | DOB | Birth month | Club | Ht | WCs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrie van Kraay | Netherlands | Defender | 1953-08-01 | Aug | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Vencel | Czechoslovakia | Goalkeeper | 1944-02-08 | Feb |  Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Anton OndrušC | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1950-03-27 | Mar | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Antonín Panenka | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1948-12-02 | Dec | Bohemians Prague | — | 1 | — |
 Bernard Dietz | West Germany | Defender | 1948-03-22 | Mar | MSV Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Bernd Hölzenbein | West Germany | Attacker | 1946-03-09 | Mar | Eintracht Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Berti Vogts | West Germany | Defender | 1946-12-30 | Dec | Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — |
 Branko Oblak | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1947-05-27 | May | Schalke 04 | — | 1 | — |
| Danilo Popivoda | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1947-05-01 | May | Eintracht Braunschweig | — | 1 | — |
| Dieter Müller | West Germany | Attacker | 1954-04-01 | Apr | 1. FC Köln | — | 1 | — |
| Dietmar Danner | West Germany | Midfielder | 1950-11-29 | Nov | Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — |
| Dragan Džajić | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1946-05-30 | May | Bastia | — | 1 | — |
| Dražen Mužinić | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1953-01-25 | Jan | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Dušan Galis | Czechoslovakia | Attacker | 1946-11-24 | Nov | VSS Košice | — | 1 | — |
| Dušan Herda | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1951-07-15 | Jul | Slavia Prague | — | 1 | — |
| Edhem Šljivo | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1950-03-16 | Mar | FK Sarajevo | — | 1 | — |
| Enver Hadžiabdić | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1945-11-06 | Nov | Charleroi | — | 1 | — |
| Enver Marić | Yugoslavia | Goalkeeper | 1948-04-23 | Apr | Velež Mostar | — | 1 | — |
| Erich Beer | West Germany | Midfielder | 1946-12-09 | Dec | Hertha BSC | — | 1 | — |
| Franjo Vladić | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1951-10-19 | Oct | Velež Mostar | — | 1 | — |
| František Štambachr | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1953-02-13 | Feb | Dukla Prague | — | 1 | — |
| František Veselý | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1943-12-07 | Dec | Slavia Prague | — | 1 | — |
| Franz BeckenbauerC | West Germany | Defender | 1945-09-11 | Sep | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Hans Bongartz | West Germany | Midfielder | 1951-10-03 | Oct | Schalke 04 | — | 1 | — |
| Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck | West Germany | Defender | 1948-04-03 | Apr | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Heinz Flohe | West Germany | Midfielder | 1948-01-28 | Jan | 1. FC Köln | — | 1 | — |
| Herbert Wimmer | West Germany | Attacker | 1944-11-09 | Nov | Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Buljan | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1949-12-11 | Dec | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Ivica Šurjak | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1953-03-23 | Mar | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Ivo Viktor | Czechoslovakia | Goalkeeper | 1942-05-21 | May | Dukla Prague | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Jongbloed | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | 1940-11-25 | Nov | FC Amsterdam | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Peters | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1954-08-18 | Aug | NEC | — | 1 | — |
| Ján Pivarník | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1947-11-13 | Nov | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Ruiter | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | 1946-11-24 | Nov | Anderlecht | — | 1 | — |
| Ján Švehlík | Czechoslovakia | Attacker | 1950-01-17 | Jan | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Jaroslav Pollák | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1947-07-11 | Jul | VSS Košice | — | 1 | — |
| Johan CruyffC | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1947-04-25 | Apr | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Johan Neeskens | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1951-09-15 | Sep | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Johnny Rep | Netherlands | Attacker | 1951-11-25 | Nov | Valencia | — | 1 | — |
| Josip Katalinski | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1948-05-12 | May | Nice | — | 1 | — |
| Jovan AćimovićC | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1948-06-21 | Jun | Red Star Belgrade | — | 1 | — |
| Jozef Barmoš | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1954-08-28 | Aug | Internacionál Slovnaft Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Jozef Čapkovič | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1948-11-01 | Nov | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Jozef Móder | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1947-09-19 | Sep | Lokomotíva Košice | — | 1 | — |
| Jurica Jerković | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1950-02-25 | Feb | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Karol Dobiaš | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1947-12-18 | Dec | Spartak Trnava | — | 1 | — |
| Kees Kist | Netherlands | Attacker | 1952-08-07 | Aug | AZ '67 | — | 1 | — |
| Koloman Gögh | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1948-01-07 | Jan | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Ladislav Jurkemik | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1953-07-20 | Jul | Internacionál Slovnaft Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Ladislav Petráš | Czechoslovakia | Attacker | 1946-12-01 | Dec | Internacionál Slovnaft Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Luka Peruzović | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1952-02-26 | Feb | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Manfred Kaltz | West Germany | Defender | 1953-01-06 | Jan | Hamburger SV | — | 1 | — |
| Marián Masný | Czechoslovakia | Attacker | 1950-08-13 | Aug | Slovan Bratislava | — | 1 | — |
| Momčilo Vukotić | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1950-06-02 | Jun | Partizan Belgrade | — | 1 | — |
| Ognjen Petrović | Yugoslavia | Goalkeeper | 1948-01-02 | Jan | Red Star Belgrade | — | 1 | — |
| Pavol Biroš | Czechoslovakia | Defender | 1953-04-01 | Apr | Slavia Prague | — | 1 | — |
| Peter Arntz | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1953-02-05 | Feb | Go Ahead Eagles | — | 1 | — |
| Peter Nogly | West Germany | Defender | 1947-01-14 | Jan | Hamburger SV | — | 1 | — |
| Piet Schrijvers | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | 1946-12-15 | Dec | Ajax | — | 1 | — |
| Přemysl Bičovský | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1950-08-18 | Aug | Sklo Union Teplice | — | 1 | — |
| Rainer Bonhof | West Germany | Midfielder | 1952-03-29 | Mar | Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — |
| René van de Kerkhof | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1951-09-16 | Sep | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Rob Rensenbrink | Netherlands | Attacker | 1947-07-03 | Jul | Anderlecht | — | 1 | — |
| Ronald Worm | West Germany | Attacker | 1953-10-07 | Oct | MSV Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Rudolf Kargus | West Germany | Goalkeeper | 1952-08-15 | Aug | Hamburger SV | — | 1 | — |
| Ruud Geels | Netherlands | Attacker | 1948-07-28 | Jul | Ajax | — | 1 | — |
| Ruud Krol | Netherlands | Defender | 1949-03-24 | Mar | Ajax | — | 1 | — |
| Sepp Maier | West Germany | Goalkeeper | 1944-02-28 | Feb | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Slaviša Žungul | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1954-07-28 | Jul | Hajduk Split | — | 1 | — |
| Uli Hoeneß | West Germany | Midfielder | 1952-01-05 | Jan | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Vahid Halilhodžić | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1952-05-15 | May | Velež Mostar | — | 1 | — |
| Willy van de Kerkhof | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1951-09-16 | Sep | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Wim Jansen | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1946-10-28 | Oct | Feyenoord | — | 1 | — |
| Wim Meutstege | Netherlands | Defender | 1952-06-28 | Jun | Sparta Rotterdam | — | 1 | — |
| Wim Rijsbergen | Netherlands | Defender | 1952-01-18 | Jan | Feyenoord | — | 1 | — |
| Wim Suurbier | Netherlands | Defender | 1945-01-16 | Jan | Ajax | — | 1 | — |
| Wim van Hanegem | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1944-02-20 | Feb | Feyenoord | — | 1 | — |
| Zdeněk Nehoda | Czechoslovakia | Attacker | 1952-05-09 | May | Dukla Prague | — | 1 | — |
GOAT reference
Curated. Inclusion in this list isn't a championship ranking — it's a span of Ballon-d'Or winners + nominees + commonly-cited GOATs across eras, used for the overlay above.
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| Player | Country | Position | DOB | Birth month | Club | Ht | WCs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Platini | France | Midfielder | 1955-06-21 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Attacker | 1964-10-31 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Attacker | 1985-02-05 | Feb | — | — | 0 | — |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain | Midfielder | 1984-05-11 | May | — | — | 0 | — |
| Xavi | Spain | Midfielder | 1980-01-25 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Zinedine Zidane | France | Midfielder | 1972-06-23 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Antonín Panenka | Czechoslovakia | Midfielder | 1948-12-02 | Dec | — | — | 0 | — |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1962-09-01 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Luís Figo | Portugal | Attacker | 1972-11-04 | Nov | — | — | 0 | — |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1978-01-28 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Paolo Maldini | Italy | Defender | 1968-06-26 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Lothar Matthäus | Germany | Midfielder | 1961-03-21 | Mar | — | — | 0 | — |
| Andrea Pirlo | Italy | Midfielder | 1979-05-19 | May | — | — | 0 | — |
| Iker Casillas | Spain | Goalkeeper | 1981-05-20 | May | — | — | 0 | — |
Hat-tricks (3+ goals in a match)
Every individual 3+ goal performance in World Cup history. Oleg Salenko's 5-goal haul in 1994 v Cameroon is the all-time single-match record.
| # | Player | Team | Opponent | Stage | Year | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleg Salenko | Russia |  Cameroon | Group | 1994 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ernst Wilimowski | Poland |  Brazil | Round of 16 | 1938 | 4 |
| 3 | Ademir | Brazil |  Sweden | Final round | 1950 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | West Germany | Group | 1954 | 4 |
| 5 | Eusébio | Portugal |  North Korea | Quarter-final | 1966 | 4 |
| 6 | Emilio Butragueño | Spain |  Denmark | Round of 16 | 1986 | 4 |
| 7 |  Bert Patenaude | United States |  Paraguay | Group | 1930 | 3 |
| 8 |  Pedro Cea | Uruguay | Yugoslavia | Semi-final | 1930 | 3 |
| 9 |  Guillermo Stábile | Argentina |  Mexico | Group | 1930 | 3 |
| 10 | Edmund Conen | Germany |  Belgium | Round of 16 | 1934 | 3 |
| 11 | Angelo Schiavio | Italy | United States | Round of 16 | 1934 | 3 |
| 12 | Oldřich Nejedlý | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Semi-final | 1934 | 3 |
| 13 | Leônidas | Brazil | Poland | Round of 16 | 1938 | 3 |
| 14 | Gyula Zsengellér | Hungary |  Dutch East Indies | Round of 16 | 1938 | 3 |
| 15 | Harry Andersson | Sweden |  Cuba | Quarter-final | 1938 | 3 |
| 16 | Gustav Wetterström | Sweden | Cuba | Quarter-final | 1938 | 3 |
| 17 | Oscar Míguez | Uruguay |  Bolivia | Group | 1950 | 3 |
| 18 | Estanislao Basora | Spain | Uruguay | Final round | 1950 | 3 |
| 19 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary |  South Korea | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 20 |  Erich Probst | Austria | Czechoslovakia | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 21 | Carlos Borges | Uruguay |  Scotland | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 22 |  Suat Mamat | Turkey | South Korea | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 23 |  Josef Hügi | Switzerland | Austria | Quarter-final | 1954 | 3 |
| 24 | Just Fontaine | France | Paraguay | Group | 1958 | 3 |
| 25 | Just Fontaine | France | West Germany | Third place | 1958 | 3 |
| 26 | Pelé | Brazil | France | Semi-final | 1958 | 3 |
| 27 | Florian Albert | Hungary |  Bulgaria | Group | 1962 | 3 |
| 28 |  Geoff Hurst | England | West Germany | Final | 1966 | 3 |
| 29 | Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | Switzerland | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 30 | Helmut Haller | West Germany | Switzerland | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 31 | Eusébio | Portugal | Brazil | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 32 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | Bulgaria | Group | 1970 | 3 |
| 33 | Gerd Müller | West Germany |  Peru | Quarter-final | 1970 | 3 |
| 34 | Andrzej Szarmach | Poland |  Haiti | Group | 1974 | 3 |
| 35 | Dušan Bajević | Yugoslavia |  Zaire | Group | 1974 | 3 |
| 36 | Robbie Rensenbrink | Netherlands |  Iran | Group | 1978 | 3 |
| 37 | Teófilo Cubillas | Peru | Iran | Group | 1978 | 3 |
| 38 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany |  Chile | Group | 1982 | 3 |
| 39 | Zbigniew Boniek | Poland | Belgium | Second round | 1982 | 3 |
| 40 | László Kiss | Hungary |  El Salvador | Group | 1982 | 3 |
| 41 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | Brazil | Second round | 1982 | 3 |
| 42 | Gary Lineker | England | Poland | Group | 1986 | 3 |
| 43 |  Igor Belanov | Soviet Union | Belgium | Round of 16 | 1986 | 3 |
| 44 | Tomáš Skuhravý | Czechoslovakia |  Costa Rica | Round of 16 | 1990 | 3 |
| 45 | Míchel | Spain | South Korea | Group | 1990 | 3 |
| 46 | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina |  Greece | Group | 1994 | 3 |
| 47 | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina |  Jamaica | Group | 1998 | 3 |
| 48 | Miroslav Klose | Germany |  Saudi Arabia | Group | 2002 | 3 |
| 49 | Pauleta | Portugal | Poland | Group | 2002 | 3 |
| 50 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | South Korea | Group | 2010 | 3 |
| 51 | Thomas Müller | Germany | Portugal | Group | 2014 | 3 |
| 52 | Xherdan Shaqiri | Switzerland |  Honduras | Group | 2014 | 3 |
| 53 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Spain | Group | 2018 | 3 |
| 54 | Harry Kane | England |  Panama | Group | 2018 | 3 |
| 55 | Gonçalo Ramos | Portugal | Switzerland | Round of 16 | 2022 | 3 |
| 56 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Argentina | Final | 2022 | 3 |
56 hat-tricks · 6with 4+ goals · Salenko's 5 (1994) is the only 5-goal haul on record