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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Hemisphere split
Northern vs Southern hemisphere national teams
Northern97 (40.2%)
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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: Jan — 6 players (24.0%). Range: 0—6.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 2 GOAT markers
Franz Beckenbauer· SepFabio Cannavaro· SepModal month: Feb — 8 players (16.7%). Range: 1—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: Jun — 10 players (16.4%). Range: 2—10.
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: Sep — 14 players (15.1%). Range: 4—14.
All players
Every player from the 1930 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Stábile | Argentina | Attacker | 1905-01-17 | Jan | Huracán | 167cm | 1 | 8 |
 Pedro Cea | Uruguay | Attacker | 1900-09-01 | Sep | Nacional | 172cm | 1 | 5 |
 Bert Patenaude | United States | Attacker | 1909-11-04 | Nov | Fall River Marksmen | — | 1 | 4 |
| Carlos Peucelle | Argentina | Attacker | 1908-09-13 | Sep | Sportivo Buenos Aires | — | 1 | 3 |
 Ivan Bek | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1909-10-29 | Oct | Sète | 196cm | 1 | 3 |
| Peregrino Anselmo | Uruguay | Attacker | 1902-04-30 | Apr | Peñarol | — | 1 | 3 |
| PreguinhoC | Brazil | Attacker | 1905-02-08 | Feb | Fluminense | 176cm | 1 | 3 |
| Adolfo Zumelzú | Argentina | Midfielder | 1902-01-05 | Jan | Sportivo Palermo | — | 1 | 2 |
| André Maschinot | France | Attacker | 1903-06-28 | Jun | Sochaux | — | 1 | 2 |
| Bart McGhee | United States | Attacker | 1899-04-30 | Apr | New York Nationals | — | 1 | 2 |
 Carlos Vidal | Chile | Attacker | 1902-02-22 | Feb | Federico Schwager | — | 1 | 2 |
| Đorđe Vujadinović | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1909-11-29 | Nov | BSK Beograd | 173cm | 1 | 2 |
| Héctor Castro | Uruguay | Attacker | 1904-11-29 | Nov | Nacional | — | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Monti | Argentina | Midfielder | 1901-05-15 | May | San Lorenzo | — | 1 | 2 |
 Manuel Rosas | Mexico | Defender | 1908-02-29 | Feb | Atlante | — | 1 | 2 |
| Moderato | Brazil | Attacker | 1902-07-14 | Jul | Flamengo | — | 1 | 2 |
| Pablo Dorado | Uruguay | Attacker | 1908-06-22 | Jun | Bella Vista | — | 1 | 2 |
| Santos Iriarte | Uruguay | Attacker | 1902-11-02 | Nov | Racing Club | — | 1 | 2 |
 Adalbert Deșu | Romania | Attacker | 1909-03-24 | Mar | Banatul Timișoara | 170cm | 1 | 1 |
| Alejandro Scopelli | Argentina | Attacker | 1908-05-12 | May | Estudiantes de La Plata | 173cm | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandar Tirnanić | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1910-07-15 | Jul | BSK Beograd | — | 1 | 1 |
| Blagoje Marjanović | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1907-09-09 | Sep | BSK Beograd | — | 1 | 1 |
| Constantin Stanciu | Romania | Attacker | 1907-09-24 | Sep | Venus București | 188cm | 1 | 1 |
 Delfín Benítez Cáceres | Paraguay | Attacker | 1910-09-24 | Sep | Libertad | 167cm | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Varallo | Argentina | Attacker | 1910-02-05 | Feb | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | — | 1 | 1 |
| Guillermo Arellano | Chile | Attacker | 1908-08-21 | Aug | Colo-Colo | 174cm | 1 | 1 |
| Guillermo Subiabre | Chile | Attacker | 1903-02-25 | Feb | Colo-Colo | 171cm | 1 | 1 |
| Héctor Scarone | Uruguay | Attacker | 1898-11-26 | Nov | Nacional | 169cm | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Brown | United States | Attacker | 1908-12-31 | Dec | New York Giants | 188cm | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Carreño | Mexico | Attacker | 1907-08-14 | Aug | Atlante | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien Laurent | France | Attacker | 1907-12-10 | Dec | Sochaux | 160cm | 1 | 1 |
 Luis de Souza Ferreira | Peru | Attacker | 1908-10-06 | Oct | Universitario de Deportes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Langiller | France | Attacker | 1908-06-02 | Jun | Excelsior Roubaix | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Evaristo | Argentina | Attacker | 1908-12-10 | Dec | Boca Juniors | 169cm | 1 | 1 |
| Nicolae Kovács | Romania | Attacker | 1911-12-29 | Dec | Banatul Timișoara | 174cm | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Gayón | Mexico | Attacker | 1905-01-01 | Jan | Club América | — | 1 | 1 |
| Adalbert Steiner | Romania | Defender | 1907-01-24 | Jan | CA Timișoara | — | 1 | — |
| Alberto Chividini | Argentina | Defender | 1907-02-23 | Feb | Central Norte | 181cm | 1 | — |
| Alberto Denegri | Peru | Midfielder | 1906-08-07 | Aug | Universitario de Deportes | — | 1 | — |
| Alberto Soria | Peru | Defender | 1906-03-10 | Mar | Alianza Lima | 168cm | 1 | — |
| Alejandro Villanueva | Peru | Attacker | 1908-06-04 | Jun | Alianza Lima | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Thépot | France | Goalkeeper | 1906-07-30 | Jul | Red Star | 178cm | 1 | — |
| Alexander Wood | United States | Defender | 1907-06-12 | Jun | Detroit Holley Carburetor | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandre VillaplaneC | France | Midfielder | 1904-12-24 | Dec | RC Paris | — | 1 | — |
 Alexis Chantraine | Belgium | Midfielder | 1901-03-16 | Mar | RFC Liège | — | 1 | — |
| Alfred Eisenbeisser | Romania | Midfielder | 1908-04-07 | Apr | Dragoș Vodă Cernăuți | — | 1 | — |
| Alfredo Sánchez | Mexico | Midfielder | 1904-05-28 | May | Club América | — | 1 | — |
| Álvaro Gestido | Uruguay | Midfielder | 1907-05-17 | May | Peñarol | — | 1 | — |
| Amadeo Ortega | Paraguay | Attacker | — | — | River Plate | — | 1 | — |
| André Saeys | Belgium | Attacker | 1911-02-20 | Feb | CS Brugeois | — | 1 | — |
| André Tassin | France | Goalkeeper | 1902-02-23 | Feb | RC Paris | 180cm | 1 | — |
| Andy Auld | United States | Midfielder | 1900-04-30 | Apr | Providence Clamdiggers | — | 1 | — |
| Ángel Bossio | Argentina | Goalkeeper | 1905-05-05 | May | Talleres (RE) | 178cm | 1 | — |
| Ángel Melogno | Uruguay | Midfielder | 1905-03-22 | Mar | Bella Vista | — | 1 | — |
| Antonio Maquilón | Peru | Defender | 1902-11-29 | Nov | Tarapacá Ferroviario | 172cm | 1 | — |
| Araken | Brazil | Attacker | 1905-07-17 | Jul | Flamengo | 173cm | 1 | — |
| Arico Suárez | Argentina | Midfielder | 1908-06-05 | Jun | Boca Juniors | 167cm | 1 | — |
| Arnie Oliver | United States | Attacker | 1907-05-22 | May | Lusitania Recreation | — | 1 | — |
| Arnold Badjou | Belgium | Goalkeeper | 1909-06-25 | Jun | Daring Club | 174cm | 1 | — |
| Arturo Coddou | Chile | Midfielder | 1905-01-14 | Jan | Lord Cochrane | 182cm | 1 | — |
| Arturo Fernández | Peru | Defender | 1910-02-03 | Feb | Universitario de Deportes | — | 1 | — |
| Arturo Torres | Chile | Midfielder | 1906-10-20 | Oct | Colo-Colo | — | 1 | — |
| Attilio Demaría | Argentina | Attacker | 1909-03-19 | Mar | Estudiantil Porteño | — | 1 | — |
| August Hellemans | Belgium | Midfielder | 1907-06-21 | Jun | RFC Malinois | 179cm | 1 | — |
| Augustin Chantrel | France | Midfielder | 1908-07-08 | Jul | CASG Paris | 165cm | 1 | — |
| Aurelio González | Paraguay | Attacker | 1905-09-25 | Sep | Olimpia | — | 1 | — |
| Benedicto | Brazil | Attacker | 1906-10-30 | Oct | Botafogo | — | 1 | — |
| Bernabé Rivera | Paraguay | Attacker | — | — | Sportivo Luqueño | — | 1 | — |
| Bernard Voorhoof | Belgium | Attacker | 1910-05-10 | May | Lierse | 176cm | 1 | — |
| Billy Gonsalves | United States | Attacker | 1908-08-10 | Aug | Fall River Marksmen | 188cm | 1 | — |
| Božidar Marković | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1910-01-19 | Jan | SK Vojvodina | — | 1 | — |
| Branislav Hrnjiček | Yugoslavia | Midfielder | 1908-06-05 | Jun | SK Jugoslavija | — | 1 | — |
| Branislav Sekulić | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1906-10-29 | Oct | Club Français | — | 1 | — |
| Brilhante | Brazil | Defender | 1904-11-05 | Nov | Vasco da Gama | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Cillóniz | Peru | Midfielder | 1910-07-01 | Jul | Universitario de Deportes | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Riolfo | Uruguay | Midfielder | 1905-11-05 | Nov | Peñarol | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos SchneebergerC | Chile | Attacker | 1902-06-21 | Jun | Colo-Colo | — | 1 | — |
| Carlos Spadaro | Argentina | Attacker | 1902-02-05 | Feb | Lanús | — | 1 | — |
| Carvalho Leite | Brazil | Attacker | 1912-06-25 | Jun | Botafogo | — | 1 | — |
 Casiano Chavarría | Bolivia | Defender | 1901-08-03 | Aug | Calavera La Paz | 170cm | 1 | — |
| Casimiro Torres | Chile | Midfielder | 1905-03-04 | Mar | Everton | — | 1 | — |
| Célestin Delmer | France | Midfielder | 1907-02-15 | Feb | Amiens | — | 1 | — |
| César Espinoza | Chile | Goalkeeper | 1908-05-31 | May | CD Santiago | — | 1 | — |
| Conduelo Píriz | Uruguay | Midfielder | 1905-06-17 | Jun | Nacional | — | 1 | — |
| Constantino Noya | Bolivia | Midfielder | — | — | Oruro Royal | — | 1 | — |
| Corneliu Robe | Romania | Midfielder | 1908-05-23 | May | Olympia București | — | 1 | — |
| Demetrio Neyra | Peru | Attacker | 1908-12-15 | Dec | Alianza Lima | 166cm | 1 | — |
| Diego Florentín | Paraguay | Midfielder | — | — | River Plate | — | 1 | — |
| Diógenes Domínguez | Paraguay | Attacker | — | — | Sportivo Luqueño | — | 1 | — |
| Diógenes Lara | Bolivia | Midfielder | 1903-04-06 | Apr | Club Bolívar | — | 1 | — |
| Dionisio Mejía | Mexico | Attacker | 1907-01-06 | Jan | Atlante | 172cm | 1 | — |
| Domingo García | Peru | Midfielder | 1904-11-30 | Nov | Alianza Lima | — | 1 | — |
| Domingo Tejera | Uruguay | Defender | 1899-07-22 | Jul | Montevideo Wanderers | — | 1 | — |
| Dragomir Tošić | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1909-11-08 | Nov | BSK Beograd | — | 1 | — |
| Dragoslav Mihajlović | Yugoslavia | Defender | 1906-12-13 | Dec | BSK Beograd | — | 1 | — |
| Dragutin Najdanović | Yugoslavia | Attacker | 1908-04-15 | Apr | BSK Beograd | — | 1 | — |
| Eberardo Villalobos | Chile | Attacker | 1908-04-01 | Apr | Rangers | — | 1 | — |
| Edmond Delfour | France | Midfielder | 1907-11-01 | Nov | RC Paris | 169cm | 1 | — |
| Edmundo Piaggio | Argentina | Defender | 1905-10-03 | Oct | Lanús | — | 1 | — |
| Eduardo Astengo | Peru | Midfielder | 1909-06-26 | Jun | Universitario de Deportes | 180cm | 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