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: Mar — 17 players (22.7%). Range: 2—17.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 1 GOAT marker
Paolo Maldini· JunModal month: Mar — 23 players (11.3%). Range: 8—23.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 8 GOAT markers
Michel Platini· JunAndrés Iniesta· MayXavi· JanZinedine Zidane· JunAntonín Panenka· DecRuud Gullit· SepLothar Matthäus· MarAndrea Pirlo· MayModal month: Feb — 29 players (12.5%). Range: 11—29.
Attackers
Birth-month distribution + 3 GOAT markers
Marco van Basten· OctCristiano Ronaldo· FebLuís Figo· NovModal month: Mar — 14 players (12.5%). Range: 5—14.
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Every player from the 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Ramsdale | England | Goalkeeper | 1998-05-14 | May | Sheffield United | — | 1 | — |
 Aaron Ramsey | Wales | Midfielder | 1990-12-26 | Dec | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
 Abdülkadir Ömür | Turkey | Midfielder | 1999-06-25 | Jun | Trabzonspor | — | 1 | — |
 Ádám Bogdán | Hungary | Goalkeeper | 1987-09-27 | Sep | Ferencváros | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Davies | Wales | Goalkeeper | 1992-07-17 | Jul | Stoke City | — | 1 | — |
 Adam Hložek | Czech Republic | Attacker | 2002-07-25 | Jul | Sparta Prague | — | 1 | — |
| Ádám Lang | Hungary | Defender | 1993-01-17 | Jan | Omonia | — | 1 | — |
| Ádám Nagy | Hungary | Midfielder | 1995-06-17 | Jun | Bristol City | — | 1 | — |
| Ádám SzalaiC | Hungary | Attacker | 1987-12-09 | Dec | Mainz 05 | — | 1 | — |
| Adama Traoré | Spain | Midfielder | 1996-01-25 | Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | — | 1 | — |
 Admir Mehmedi | Switzerland | Attacker | 1991-03-16 | Mar | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 1 | — |
| Adrien Rabiot | France | Midfielder | 1995-04-03 | Apr | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
| Ákos Kecskés | Hungary | Defender | 1996-01-04 | Jan | Lugano | — | 1 | — |
 Albin Ekdal | Sweden | Midfielder | 1989-07-28 | Jul | Sampdoria | — | 1 | — |
 Aleksandar Dragović | Austria | Defender | 1991-03-06 | Mar | Bayer Leverkusen | — | 1 | — |
 Aleksandar Trajkovski | North Macedonia | Attacker | 1992-09-05 | Sep | Mallorca | — | 1 | — |
 Aleksandr Golovin | Russia | Midfielder | 1996-05-30 | May | Monaco | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandr Sobolev | Russia | Attacker | 1997-03-07 | Mar | Spartak Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksei Ionov | Russia | Midfielder | 1989-02-18 | Feb | Krasnodar | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksei Miranchuk | Russia | Midfielder | 1995-10-17 | Oct | Atalanta | — | 1 | — |
| Aleš Mandous | Czech Republic | Goalkeeper | 1992-04-21 | Apr | Sigma Olomouc | — | 1 | — |
| Aleš Matějů | Czech Republic | Defender | 1996-06-03 | Jun | Brescia | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandro Bastoni | Italy | Defender | 1999-04-13 | Apr | Internazionale | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandro Florenzi | Italy | Defender | 1991-03-11 | Mar | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandro Schöpf | Austria | Midfielder | 1994-02-07 | Feb | Schalke 04 | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Král | Czech Republic | Midfielder | 1998-05-19 | May | Spartak Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Meret | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1997-03-22 | Mar | Napoli | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Isak | Sweden | Attacker | 1999-09-21 | Sep | Real Sociedad | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Schlager | Austria | Goalkeeper | 1996-02-01 | Feb | LASK | — | 1 | — |
| Altay Bayındır | Turkey | Goalkeeper | 1998-04-14 | Apr | Fenerbahçe | — | 1 | — |
| Álvaro Morata | Spain | Attacker | 1992-10-23 | Oct | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
 Anatoliy Trubin | Ukraine | Goalkeeper | 2001-08-01 | Aug | Shakhtar Donetsk | — | 1 | — |
 Anders Christiansen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1990-06-08 | Jun | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| András Schäfer | Hungary | Midfielder | 1999-04-13 | Apr |  Dunajská Streda | — | 1 | — |
| André Silva | Portugal | Attacker | 1995-11-06 | Nov | Eintracht Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Belotti | Italy | Attacker | 1993-12-20 | Dec | Torino | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Christensen | Denmark | Defender | 1996-04-10 | Apr | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Cornelius | Denmark | Attacker | 1993-03-16 | Mar | Parma | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas GranqvistC | Sweden | Defender | 1985-04-16 | Apr | Helsingborgs IF | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | Denmark | Attacker | 1999-12-29 | Dec | Bologna | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Ulmer | Austria | Defender | 1985-10-30 | Oct | Red Bull Salzburg | — | 1 | — |
| Andrei Semyonov | Russia | Defender | 1989-03-24 | Mar | Akhmat Grozny | — | 1 | — |
 Andrej Kramarić | Croatia | Attacker | 1991-06-19 | Jun | 1899 Hoffenheim | — | 1 | — |
| Andriy PyatovC | Ukraine | Goalkeeper | 1984-06-28 | Jun | Shakhtar Donetsk | — | 1 | — |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | Ukraine | Attacker | 1989-10-23 | Oct | West Ham United | — | 1 | — |
 Andy RobertsonC | Scotland | Defender | 1994-03-11 | Mar | Liverpool | — | 1 | — |
 Anssi Jaakkola | Finland | Goalkeeper | 1987-03-13 | Mar | Bristol Rovers | — | 1 | — |
| Ante Budimir | Croatia | Attacker | 1991-07-22 | Jul | Osasuna | — | 1 | — |
| Ante Rebić | Croatia | Attacker | 1993-09-21 | Sep | Milan | — | 1 | — |
| Anthony Lopes | Portugal | Goalkeeper | 1990-10-01 | Oct | Lyon | — | 1 | — |
| Antoine Griezmann | France | Attacker | 1991-03-21 | Mar | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Anton Shunin | Russia | Goalkeeper | 1987-01-27 | Jan | Dynamo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Anton Zabolotny | Russia | Attacker | 1991-06-13 | Jun | Sochi | — | 1 | — |
| Antonín Barák | Czech Republic | Midfielder | 1994-12-03 | Dec | Hellas Verona | — | 1 | — |
| Antonio Rüdiger | Germany | Defender | 1993-03-03 | Mar | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Arijan Ademi | North Macedonia | Midfielder | 1991-05-29 | May | Dinamo Zagreb | — | 1 | — |
| Artem Besedin | Ukraine | Attacker | 1996-03-31 | Mar | Dynamo Kyiv | — | 1 | — |
| Artem Dovbyk | Ukraine | Attacker | 1997-06-21 | Jun | Dnipro-1 | — | 1 | — |
| Artem DzyubaC | Russia | Attacker | 1988-08-22 | Aug | Zenit Saint Petersburg | — | 1 | — |
| Attila Fiola | Hungary | Defender | 1990-02-17 | Feb | Fehérvár | — | 1 | — |
| Attila Szalai | Hungary | Defender | 1998-01-20 | Jan | Fenerbahçe | — | 1 | — |
 Axel Witsel | Belgium | Midfielder | 1989-01-12 | Jan | Borussia Dortmund | — | 1 | — |
| Aymeric Laporte | Spain | Defender | 1994-05-27 | May | Manchester City | — | 1 | — |
 Bartosz Bereszyński | Poland | Defender | 1992-07-12 | Jul | Sampdoria | — | 1 | — |
| Bećir Omeragić | Switzerland | Defender | 2002-01-20 | Jan | Zürich | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Cabango | Wales | Defender | 2000-05-30 | May | Swansea City | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Chilwell | England | Defender | 1996-12-21 | Dec | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Davies | Wales | Defender | 1993-04-24 | Apr | Tottenham Hotspur | — | 1 | — |
| Ben White | England | Defender | 1997-10-08 | Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion | — | 1 | — |
| Bendegúz Bolla | Hungary | Defender | 1999-11-22 | Nov | Fehérvár | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Pavard | France | Defender | 1996-03-28 | Mar | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Bernardo Silva | Portugal | Midfielder | 1994-08-10 | Aug | Manchester City | — | 1 | — |
| Bernd Leno | Germany | Goalkeeper | 1992-03-04 | Mar | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Billy Gilmour | Scotland | Midfielder | 2001-06-11 | Jun | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Boban Nikolov | North Macedonia | Midfielder | 1994-07-28 | Jul | Lecce | — | 1 | — |
| Borna Barišić | Croatia | Defender | 1992-11-10 | Nov | Rangers | — | 1 | — |
| Breel Embolo | Switzerland | Attacker | 1997-02-14 | Feb | Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Fernandes | Portugal | Midfielder | 1994-09-08 | Sep | Manchester United | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Petković | Croatia | Attacker | 1994-09-16 | Sep | Dinamo Zagreb | — | 1 | — |
| Bryan Cristante | Italy | Midfielder | 1995-03-03 | Mar | Roma | — | 1 | — |
| Bukayo Saka | England | Midfielder | 2001-09-05 | Sep | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Burak YılmazC | Turkey | Attacker | 1985-07-15 | Jul | Lille | — | 1 | — |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | Turkey | Defender | 1996-05-23 | May | Leicester City | — | 1 | — |
| Callum McGregor | Scotland | Midfielder | 1993-06-14 | Jun | Celtic | — | 1 | — |
| Cengiz Ünder | Turkey | Attacker | 1997-07-14 | Jul | Leicester City | — | 1 | — |
| César Azpilicueta | Spain | Defender | 1989-08-28 | Aug | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Ché Adams | Scotland | Attacker | 1996-07-13 | Jul | Southampton | — | 1 | — |
| Chris Gunter | Wales | Defender | 1989-07-21 | Jul | Charlton Athletic | — | 1 | — |
| Chris Mepham | Wales | Defender | 1997-11-05 | Nov | Bournemouth | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Benteke | Belgium | Attacker | 1990-12-03 | Dec | Crystal Palace | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Eriksen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1992-02-14 | Feb | Internazionale | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Fassnacht | Switzerland | Midfielder | 1993-11-11 | Nov | Young Boys | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Günter | Germany | Defender | 1993-02-28 | Feb | SC Freiburg | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | Denmark | Midfielder | 1994-03-10 | Mar | Brentford | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | Austria | Midfielder | 1999-08-01 | Aug | 1899 Hoffenheim | — | 1 | — |
| Christopher Trimmel | Austria | Midfielder | 1987-02-24 | Feb | Union Berlin | — | 1 | — |
| Ciro Immobile | Italy | Attacker | 1990-02-20 | Feb | Lazio | — | 1 | — |
| Clément Lenglet | France | Defender | 1995-06-17 | Jun | Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Cody Gakpo | Netherlands | Attacker | 1999-05-07 | May | PSV Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
| Connor Roberts | Wales | Defender | 1995-09-23 | Sep | Swansea City | — | 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