Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 7 | |
| 1988 | 9 | |
| 1989 | 11 | |
| 1990 | 12 | |
| 1991 | 10 | |
| 1992 | 8 | |
| 1993 | 9 | |
| 1994 | 7 | |
| 1995 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Abedi Pelé ranks #100 in Football
Abedi Pelé ranks 100th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 475th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1978–2000 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1990, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes african footballer of the year awards 3, champions league titles 1, ligue 1 titles 3, africa cup of nations titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Hugo Sánchez on 81.9, a gap of -0.2 points. Directly behind is Pernille Harder on 82.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Abedi Pelé GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Abedi stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1990. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
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Abedi Pelé — frequently asked
- Is Abedi Pelé the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Abedi Pelé ranks 100th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Abedi Pelé's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Abedi Pelé rank all time?
- 475th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Football.
- Abedi Pelé vs Hugo Sánchez: who ranks higher?
- Abedi Pelé, on 82.1 against Hugo Sánchez's 81.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.