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The Top Ranked Soccer Players by Rookie Year-1980
Notes: This is a list of the greatest soccer players to start their pro career during the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Neville Southall | GK | 142 |
| 2 | John Barnes | MF | 174 |
| 3 | Gianluca Vialli | FW | 206 |
| 4 | Frank Rijkaard | MF | 247 |
| 5 | Brian McClair | MF | 461 |
| 6 | Ronald Koeman | DF | 472 |
| 7 | Ludek Miklosko | GK | 581 |
| 8 | Paul Rideout | FW | 712 |
| 9 | Dunga | MF | 894 |
| 10 | Enzo Francescoli | MF | 940 |
| 11 | Luis Gabelo Conejo | GK | 992 |
| 12 | Mark Hughes | FW | 1100 |
| 13 | John Sivebaek | DF | 1229 |
| 14 | Neil Thompson | DF | 1290 |
| 15 | Lajos Detari | MF | 1332 |
| 16 | Guy Hellers | MF | 1348 |
| 17 | Theo Snelders | GK | 1456 |
| 18 | Kevin Richardson | MF | 1575 |
| 19 | Drazen Ladic | GK | 1692 |
| 20 | Pablo Larios | GK | 1720 |
| 21 | Mark Wright | DF | 1745 |
| 22 | Erik Thorstvedt | GK | 1764 |
| 23 | Peter Rufai | GK | 1790 |
| 24 | Abderrazak Khairi | FW | 1809 |
| 25 | Gabi Balint | FW | 1853 |
| 26 | Ahmed Shobair | GK | 1985 |
| 27 | Nasko Sirakov | FW | 2032 |
| 28 | Branco | DF | 2162 |
| 29 | Choi Soon-Ho | FW | 2182 |
| 30 | Colin Clarke | FW | 2189 |
| 31 | Oscar Ruggeri | DF | 2510 |
| 32 | Pedro Monzon | DF | 2530 |
| 33 | Troels Rasmussen | GK | 2641 |
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