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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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: Oct — 8 players (16.7%). Range: 1—8.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 1 GOAT marker
Paolo Maldini· JunModal month: Apr — 14 players (11.6%). Range: 6—14.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 8 GOAT markers
Michel Platini· JunAndrés Iniesta· MayXavi· JanZinedine Zidane· JunAntonín Panenka· DecRuud Gullit· SepLothar Matthäus· MarAndrea Pirlo· MayModal month: Jan — 16 players (13.2%). Range: 3—16.
Attackers
Birth-month distribution + 3 GOAT markers
Marco van Basten· OctCristiano Ronaldo· FebLuís Figo· NovModal month: Jul — 11 players (14.1%). Range: 1—11.
All players
Every player from the 2004 squad. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Luque | Spain | Attacker | 1978-03-11 | Mar | Deportivo La Coruña | — | 1 | — |
 Aleksandr Anyukov | Russia | Defender | 1982-09-28 | Sep | Krylya Sovetov Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Russia | Attacker | 1982-11-27 | Nov | Zenit Saint Petersburg | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandr Mostovoi | Russia | Midfielder | 1968-08-22 | Aug | Celta Vigo | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandrs Isakovs | Latvia | Defender | 1973-09-16 | Sep | Skonto | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandrs Koliņko | Latvia | Goalkeeper | 1975-06-18 | Jun | Rostov | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksei Bugayev | Russia | Defender | 1981-08-25 | Aug | Torpedo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | Attacker | 1974-11-09 | Nov | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandro Nesta | Italy | Defender | 1976-03-19 | Mar | Milan | — | 1 | — |
 Alexander Frei | Switzerland | Attacker | 1979-07-15 | Jul | Rennes | — | 1 | — |
 Alexander Östlund | Sweden | Defender | 1978-11-02 | Nov | Hammarby | — | 1 | — |
| Alexey SmertinC | Russia | Midfielder | 1975-05-01 | May |  Portsmouth | — | 1 | — |
| Anders Andersson | Sweden | Midfielder | 1974-03-15 | Mar | Belenenses | — | 1 | — |
| Anders Svensson | Sweden | Midfielder | 1976-07-17 | Jul | Southampton | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Pirlo | Italy | Midfielder | 1979-05-19 | May | Milan | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Hinkel | Germany | Defender | 1982-03-26 | Mar | VfB Stuttgart | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Isaksson | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1981-10-03 | Oct | Djurgården | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Jakobsson | Sweden | Defender | 1972-10-06 | Oct |  Brøndby | — | 1 | — |
| Andrei Karyaka | Russia | Midfielder | 1978-04-01 | Apr | Krylya Sovetov Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Andrejs Pavlovs | Latvia | Goalkeeper | 1979-02-22 | Feb | Skonto | — | 1 | — |
| Andrejs Piedels | Latvia | Goalkeeper | 1970-09-17 | Sep | Skonto | — | 1 | — |
| Andrejs Prohorenkovs | Latvia | Attacker | 1977-02-05 | Feb |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 1 | — |
| Andrejs Rubins | Latvia | Midfielder | 1978-11-26 | Nov | Shinnik Yaroslavl | — | 1 | — |
| Andrejs Štolcers | Latvia | Midfielder | 1974-08-07 | Aug | Fulham | — | 1 | — |
| Andy van der Meyde | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1979-09-30 | Sep | Internazionale | — | 1 | — |
| Angelo Peruzzi | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1970-02-16 | Feb | Lazio | — | 1 | — |
 Angelos Basinas | Greece | Midfielder | 1976-01-03 | Jan | Panathinaikos | — | 1 | — |
| Angelos Charisteas | Greece | Attacker | 1980-02-09 | Feb | Werder Bremen | — | 1 | — |
 Antonín Kinský | Czech Republic | Goalkeeper | 1975-05-31 | May | Saturn Ramenskoye | — | 1 | — |
| Antonio Cassano | Italy | Attacker | 1982-07-12 | Jul | Roma | — | 1 | — |
| Antonios Nikopolidis | Greece | Goalkeeper | 1971-01-14 | Jan | Panathinaikos | — | 1 | — |
| Arjen Robben | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1984-01-23 | Jan | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Arne Friedrich | Germany | Defender | 1979-05-29 | May | Hertha BSC | — | 1 | — |
| Artūrs Zakreševskis | Latvia | Defender | 1971-08-07 | Aug | Skonto | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Cole | England | Defender | 1980-12-20 | Dec | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | Midfielder | 1984-08-01 | Aug | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Huggel | Switzerland | Midfielder | 1977-07-07 | Jul | Basel | — | 1 | — |
| Benoît Pedretti | France | Midfielder | 1980-11-12 | Nov | Sochaux | — | 1 | — |
| Bernardo Corradi | Italy | Attacker | 1976-03-30 | Mar | Lazio | — | 1 | — |
| Bernd Schneider | Germany | Midfielder | 1973-11-17 | Nov | Bayer Leverkusen | — | 1 | — |
| Bernt Haas | Switzerland | Defender | 1978-04-08 | Apr | West Bromwich Albion | — | 1 | — |
| Beto | Portugal | Defender | 1976-05-03 | May | Sporting CP | — | 1 | — |
| Bixente Lizarazu | France | Defender | 1969-12-09 | Dec | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
 Boris ŽivkovićC | Croatia | Defender | 1975-11-15 | Nov | VfB Stuttgart | — | 1 | — |
| Boudewijn Zenden | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1976-08-15 | Aug | Middlesbrough | — | 1 | — |
| Brian Priske | Denmark | Defender | 1977-05-14 | May | Genk | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Berner | Switzerland | Defender | 1977-11-21 | Nov | SC Freiburg | — | 1 | — |
| Carles Puyol | Spain | Defender | 1978-04-13 | Apr | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Marchena | Spain | Defender | 1979-07-31 | Jul | Valencia | — | 1 | — |
| César Martín | Spain | Defender | 1977-04-03 | Apr | Deportivo La Coruña | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Panucci | Italy | Defender | 1973-04-12 | Apr | Roma | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Poulsen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1980-02-28 | Feb | Schalke 04 | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | Attacker | 1973-07-12 | Jul | Internazionale | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Wilhelmsson | Sweden | Midfielder | 1979-12-08 | Dec | Anderlecht | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Wörns | Germany | Defender | 1972-05-10 | May | Borussia Dortmund | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Ziege | Germany | Defender | 1972-02-01 | Feb | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Spycher | Switzerland | Defender | 1978-03-30 | Mar | Grasshopper | — | 1 | — |
| Clarence Seedorf | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1976-04-01 | Apr | Milan | — | 1 | — |
| Claude Makélélé | France | Midfielder | 1973-02-18 | Feb | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Claus Jensen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1977-04-29 | Apr | Charlton Athletic | — | 1 | — |
| Costinha | Portugal | Midfielder | 1974-12-01 | Dec | Porto | — | 1 | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Attacker | 1985-02-05 | Feb | Manchester United | — | 1 | — |
| Cristiano Zanetti | Italy | Midfielder | 1977-04-14 | Apr | Internazionale | — | 1 | — |
| Dado Pršo | Croatia | Attacker | 1974-11-05 | Nov | Monaco | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Aranzubia | Spain | Goalkeeper | 1979-09-18 | Sep | Athletic Bilbao | — | 1 | — |
 Daniel Borimirov | Bulgaria | Midfielder | 1970-01-15 | Jan | Levski Sofia | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Gygax | Switzerland | Midfielder | 1981-08-28 | Aug | Zürich | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Jensen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1979-06-25 | Jun | Real Murcia | — | 1 | — |
| Darijo Srna | Croatia | Defender | 1982-05-01 | May |  Shakhtar Donetsk | — | 1 | — |
| Dario Šimić | Croatia | Defender | 1975-11-12 | Nov | Milan | — | 1 | — |
| Darius Vassell | England | Attacker | 1980-06-13 | Jun | Aston Villa | — | 1 | — |
| David Albelda | Spain | Midfielder | 1977-09-01 | Sep | Valencia | — | 1 | — |
| David BeckhamC | England | Midfielder | 1975-05-02 | May | Real Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| David James | England | Goalkeeper | 1970-08-01 | Aug | Manchester City | — | 1 | — |
| David Rozehnal | Czech Republic | Defender | 1980-07-05 | Jul | Club Brugge | — | 1 | — |
| David Trezeguet | France | Attacker | 1977-10-15 | Oct | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
| Deco | Portugal | Midfielder | 1977-08-27 | Aug | Porto | — | 1 | — |
| Demis Nikolaidis | Greece | Attacker | 1973-09-17 | Sep | Atlético Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Dennis Rommedahl | Denmark | Attacker | 1978-07-22 | Jul | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Dietmar Hamann | Germany | Midfielder | 1973-08-27 | Aug | Liverpool | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Bulgaria | Attacker | 1981-01-30 | Jan | Bayer Leverkusen | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitar Ivankov | Bulgaria | Goalkeeper | 1975-10-30 | Oct | Levski Sofia | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitrios Papadopoulos | Greece | Attacker | 1981-09-20 | Sep | Panathinaikos | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Alenichev | Russia | Midfielder | 1972-10-20 | Oct | Porto | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Bulykin | Russia | Attacker | 1979-11-20 | Nov | Dynamo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Kirichenko | Russia | Attacker | 1977-01-17 | Jan | CSKA Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Loskov | Russia | Midfielder | 1974-02-12 | Feb | Lokomotiv Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Sennikov | Russia | Defender | 1976-06-24 | Jun | Lokomotiv Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Dmitri Sychev | Russia | Attacker | 1983-10-26 | Oct | Lokomotiv Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Đovani Roso | Croatia | Midfielder | 1972-11-17 | Nov | Maccabi Haifa | — | 1 | — |
| Dzintars Zirnis | Latvia | Defender | 1977-04-25 | Apr | Liepājas Metalurgs | — | 1 | — |
| Ebbe Sand | Denmark | Attacker | 1972-07-19 | Jul | Schalke 04 | — | 1 | — |
| Edgar Davids | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1973-03-13 | Mar | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | 1970-10-29 | Oct | Fulham | — | 1 | — |
| Emile Heskey | England | Attacker | 1978-01-11 | Jan | Birmingham City | — | 1 | — |
| Erik Edman | Sweden | Defender | 1978-11-11 | Nov | Heerenveen | — | 1 | — |
| Erik Wahlstedt | Sweden | Defender | 1976-04-16 | Apr | Helsingborg | — | 1 | — |
| Evgeni Aldonin | Russia | Midfielder | 1980-01-22 | Jan | CSKA Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Fabian Ernst | Germany | Midfielder | 1979-05-30 | May | Werder Bremen | — | 1 | — |
| Fabien Barthez | France | Goalkeeper | 1971-06-28 | Jun | Marseille | — | 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