Players analysis, in distribution.
What month were most goalkeepers born? Do attackers cluster differently from defenders? Where do the GOATs (Pelé, Maradona, Cruyff, Messi, CR7, R9…) 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 + 1 GOAT marker
Lev Yashin· OctModal month: Apr — 3 players (20.0%). Range: 0—3.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 2 GOAT markers
Franz Beckenbauer· SepFabio Cannavaro· SepModal month: Jan — 8 players (17.4%). Range: 2—8.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 10 GOAT markers
Bobby Charlton· OctDiego Maradona· OctMichel Platini· JunZico· MarZinedine Zidane· JunRonaldinho· MarKaká· AprAndrés Iniesta· MayXavi Hernández· JanLuka Modrić· SepModal month: Jan — 6 players (16.7%). Range: 0—6.
Attackers
Birth-month distribution + 17 GOAT markers
Pelé· OctGarrincha· OctEusébio· JanGerd Müller· NovJohan Cruyff· AprKarl-Heinz Rummenigge· SepPaolo Rossi· SepRomário· JanRonaldo (R9)· SepCristiano Ronaldo· FebLionel Messi· JunKylian Mbappé· DecNeymar· FebRobert Lewandowski· AugMohamed Salah· JunKarim Benzema· DecVinícius Jr· JulModal month: Jul — 6 players (16.7%). Range: 1—6.
All players· Southern hemisphere only
Every player from the 2026 squad on Southern-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Bareiro | Paraguay | Attacker | 1996-07-26 | Jul | Boca Juniors | — | 1 | — |
| Adrián Alcaraz | Paraguay | Attacker | 1999-09-28 | Sep | Olimpia | — | 1 | — |
| Agustin Giay | Argentina | Defender | — | — | Palmeiras | — | 1 | — |
| Agustín Sández | Paraguay | Defender | 2001-01-16 | Jan | Rosario Central | — | 1 | — |
| Alan Benítez | Paraguay | Defender | 1994-01-25 | Jan | Libertad | — | 1 | — |
| Alan Núñez | Paraguay | Defender | 2004-10-01 | Oct | Nacional | — | 1 | — |
| Alan Varela | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Porto | — | 1 | — |
| Alcides Benítez | Paraguay | Defender | 2002-06-08 | Jun | Belgrano | — | 1 | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Álex Arce | Paraguay | Attacker | 1995-06-16 | Jun | Independiente Rivadavia | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Mac Allister | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Liverpool | — | 1 | — |
 Alex Paulsen | New Zealand | Goalkeeper | 2002-07-04 | Jul | Lechia Gdańsk | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Rufer | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1996-06-12 | Jun | Wellington Phoenix | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Sandro | Brazil | Defender | 1991-01-26 | Jan | Flamengo | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandro Maidana | Paraguay | Defender | 2005-07-26 | Jul | Talleres | — | 1 | — |
| Alisson | Brazil | Goalkeeper | 1992-10-02 | Oct | Liverpool | — | 1 | — |
| Álvaro Campuzano | Paraguay | Midfielder | 1995-06-12 | Jun | Libertad | — | 1 | — |
| Andrés Cubas | Paraguay | Midfielder | 1996-05-22 | May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | — | 1 | — |
| Ángel Romero | Paraguay | Attacker | 1992-07-04 | Jul | Boca Juniors | — | 1 | — |
| Anibal Moreno | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | River Plate | — | 1 | — |
| Antonio Sanabria | Paraguay | Attacker | 1996-03-04 | Mar | Cremonese | — | 1 | — |
 Aubrey Modiba | South Africa | Defender | 1995-07-22 | Jul | Mamelodi Sundowns | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Old | New Zealand | Midfielder | 2002-08-13 | Aug | Saint-Étienne | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Waine | New Zealand | Attacker | 2001-06-11 | Jun | Port Vale | — | 1 | — |
| Blas Riveros | Paraguay | Defender | 1998-02-03 | Feb | Cerro Porteño | — | 1 | — |
| Bradley Cross | South Africa | Defender | 2001-01-30 | Jan | Kaizer Chiefs | — | 1 | — |
| Braian Ojeda | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2000-07-27 | Jul |  Orlando City SC | — | 1 | — |
| Bremer | Brazil | Defender | 1997-03-18 | Mar | Juventus | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Guimarães | Brazil | Midfielder | 1997-11-16 | Nov | Newcastle United | — | 1 | — |
| Callan Elliot | New Zealand | Defender | 1999-07-07 | Jul | Auckland FC | — | 1 | — |
| Callum McCowatt | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1999-04-30 | Apr |  Silkeborg | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Coronel | Paraguay | Goalkeeper | 1996-12-29 | Dec | São Paulo | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos González | Paraguay | Attacker | 1993-02-04 | Feb |  Independiente del Valle | — | 1 | — |
| Casemiro (captain) | Brazil | Midfielder | 1992-02-23 | Feb | Manchester United | — | 1 | — |
| Chris Wood (captain) | New Zealand | Attacker | 1991-12-07 | Dec | Nottingham Forest | — | 1 | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Girona | — | 1 | — |
| Cristian Romero | Argentina | Defender | — | — | Tottenham Hotspur | — | 1 | — |
| Damián Bobadilla | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2001-07-11 | Jul | São Paulo | — | 1 | — |
| Danilo Luiz | Brazil | Defender | 1991-07-15 | Jul | Flamengo | — | 1 | — |
| Danilo Santos | Brazil | Midfielder | 2001-04-29 | Apr | Botafogo | — | 1 | — |
| Diego Gómez | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2003-03-27 | Mar | Brighton & Hove Albion | — | 1 | — |
| Diego González | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2003-01-07 | Jan |  Atlas | — | 1 | — |
| Diego León | Paraguay | Defender | 2007-04-03 | Apr | Manchester United | — | 1 | — |
| Douglas Santos | Brazil | Defender | 1994-03-22 | Mar |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | — | 1 | — |
| Ederson | Brazil | Goalkeeper | 1993-08-17 | Aug |  Fenerbahçe | — | 1 | — |
| Elijah Just | New Zealand | Midfielder | 2000-05-01 | May |  Motherwell | — | 1 | — |
| Emiliano Buendia | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Aston Villa | — | 1 | — |
| Emiliano Martinez | Argentina | Goalkeeper | — | — | Aston Villa | — | 1 | — |
| Endrick | Brazil | Attacker | 2006-07-21 | Jul | Lyon | — | 1 | — |
| Enso González | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2005-01-20 | Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | — | 1 | — |
| Enzo Fernandez | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Evidence Makgopa | South Africa | Attacker | 2000-06-05 | Jun | Orlando Pirates | — | 1 | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — |  Bayer Leverkusen | — | 1 | — |
| Ezequiel Fernandez | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Bayer Leverkusen | — | 1 | — |
| Fabián Balbuena | Paraguay | Defender | 1991-08-23 | Aug | Grêmio | — | 1 | — |
| Fabinho | Brazil | Midfielder | 1993-10-23 | Oct |  Al-Ittihad | — | 1 | — |
| Facundo Cambeses | Argentina | Goalkeeper | — | — | Racing Club | — | 1 | — |
| Facundo Medina | Argentina | Defender | — | — | Marseille | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Surman | New Zealand | Defender | 2003-09-23 | Sep | Portland Timbers | — | 1 | — |
| Francis de Vries | New Zealand | Defender | 1994-11-28 | Nov | Auckland FC | — | 1 | — |
| Franco Mastantuono | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Real Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Ávalos | Paraguay | Attacker | 1991-07-09 | Jul | Independiente | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Brazil | Defender | 1997-12-19 | Dec | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Brazil | Attacker | 2001-06-18 | Jun | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Rojas | Argentina | Defender | — | — | Racing Club | — | 1 | — |
| Gastón Olveira | Paraguay | Goalkeeper | 1993-04-21 | Apr | Olimpia | — | 1 | — |
| Gatito Fernández | Paraguay | Goalkeeper | 1988-03-29 | Mar | Cerro Porteño | — | 1 | — |
| German Pezzella | Argentina | Defender | — | — | River Plate | — | 1 | — |
| Geronimo Rulli | Argentina | Goalkeeper | — | — | Marseille | — | 1 | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Benfica | — | 1 | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Real Betis | — | 1 | — |
| Giuliano Simeone | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Atletico Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Gonzalo Montiel | Argentina | Defender | — | — | River Plate | — | 1 | — |
| Guido Rodriguez | Argentina | Midfielder | — | — | Valencia | — | 1 | — |
| Gustavo Caballero | Paraguay | Attacker | 2001-09-21 | Sep | Portsmouth | — | 1 | — |
| Gustavo Gómez (captain) | Paraguay | Defender | 1993-05-06 | May | Palmeiras | — | 1 | — |
| Gustavo Velázquez | Paraguay | Defender | 1991-04-17 | Apr | Cerro Porteño | — | 1 | — |
| Hugo Cuenca | Paraguay | Midfielder | 2005-01-08 | Jan | Burgos | — | 1 | — |
| Igor Thiago | Brazil | Attacker | 2001-06-26 | Jun | Brentford | — | 1 | — |
| Ime Okon | South Africa | Defender | 2004-02-20 | Feb | Hannover 96 | — | 1 | — |
| Iqraam Rayners | South Africa | Attacker | 1995-12-19 | Dec | Mamelodi Sundowns | — | 1 | — |
| Isidro Pitta | Paraguay | Attacker | 1999-08-14 | Aug | Red Bull Bragantino | — | 1 | — |
| Jayden Adams | South Africa | Midfielder | 2001-05-05 | May | Mamelodi Sundowns | — | 1 | — |
| Jesse Randall | New Zealand | Attacker | 2002-08-19 | Aug | Auckland FC | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Bell | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1999-04-27 | Apr |  Viking | — | 1 | — |
| José Canale | Paraguay | Defender | 1996-07-20 | Jul | Lanús | — | 1 | — |
| Jose Manuel Lopez | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Palmeiras | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Espínola | Paraguay | Goalkeeper | 1994-11-02 | Nov | Barracas Central | — | 1 | — |
| Juan José Cáceres | Paraguay | Defender | 2000-06-01 | Jun | Dynamo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Musso | Argentina | Goalkeeper | — | — | Atletico Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Julian Alvarez | Argentina | Attacker | — | — | Atletico Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Julio Enciso | Paraguay | Attacker | 2004-01-23 | Jan | Strasbourg | — | 1 | — |
| Júnior Alonso | Paraguay | Defender | 1993-02-09 | Feb | Atlético Mineiro | — | 1 | — |
| Kaku | Paraguay | Midfielder | 1995-01-11 | Jan |  Al Ain | — | 1 | — |
| Kamogelo Sebelebele | South Africa | Defender | 2002-07-21 | Jul | Orlando Pirates | — | 1 | — |
| Kevin Mac Allister | Argentina | Defender | — | — |  Union Saint-Gilloise | — | 1 | — |
| Khuliso Mudau | South Africa | Defender | 1995-04-26 | Apr | Mamelodi Sundowns | — | 1 | — |
| Khulumani Ndamane | South Africa | Defender | 2004-02-05 | Feb | Mamelodi Sundowns | — | 1 | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | New Zealand | Attacker | 1990-02-19 | Feb | Western Sydney Wanderers | — | 1 | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | New Zealand | Midfielder | 2002-07-24 | Jul | Newcastle Jets | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelé | Brazil | Attacker | 1940-10-23 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Garrincha | Brazil | Attacker | 1933-10-28 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Eusébio | Portugal | Attacker | 1942-01-25 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Bobby Charlton | England | Midfielder | 1937-10-11 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Lev Yashin | Soviet Union | Goalkeeper | 1929-10-22 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Gerd Müller | West Germany | Attacker | 1945-11-03 | Nov | — | — | 0 | — |
| Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | Attacker | 1947-04-25 | Apr | — | — | 0 | — |
| Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | Defender | 1945-09-11 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | Midfielder | 1960-10-30 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Michel Platini | France | Midfielder | 1955-06-21 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Zico | Brazil | Midfielder | 1953-03-03 | Mar | — | — | 0 | — |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany | Attacker | 1955-09-25 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Paolo Rossi | Italy | Attacker | 1956-09-23 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Romário | Brazil | Attacker | 1966-01-29 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Ronaldo (R9) | Brazil | Attacker | 1976-09-22 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Zinedine Zidane | France | Midfielder | 1972-06-23 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Ronaldinho | Brazil | Midfielder | 1980-03-21 | Mar | — | — | 0 | — |
| Kaká | Brazil | Midfielder | 1982-04-22 | Apr | — | — | 0 | — |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | Defender | 1973-09-13 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain | Midfielder | 1984-05-11 | May | — | — | 0 | — |
| Xavi Hernández | Spain | Midfielder | 1980-01-25 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Attacker | 1985-02-05 | Feb | — | — | 0 | — |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Attacker | 1987-06-24 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Luka Modrić | Croatia | Midfielder | 1985-09-09 | Sep | — | — | 0 | — |
| Kylian Mbappé | France | Attacker | 1998-12-20 | Dec | — | — | 0 | — |
| Neymar | Brazil | Attacker | 1992-02-05 | Feb | — | — | 0 | — |
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Attacker | 1988-08-21 | Aug | — | — | 0 | — |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Attacker | 1992-06-15 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Karim Benzema | France | Attacker | 1987-12-19 | Dec | — | — | 0 | — |
| Vinícius Jr | Brazil | Attacker | 2000-07-12 | Jul | — | — | 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