League titles
5
Premier League titles
4
FA Cups
2
Career goals
183
PFA Player of the Year
1
France caps
45
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 13 | |
| 1988 | 6 | |
| 1989 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 15 | |
| 1992 | 18 | |
| 1993 | 25 | |
| 1994 | 14 | |
| 1995 | 19 | |
| 1996 | 15 |
Data sources
- Premier League
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Eric Cantona ranks #580 in Football
Eric Cantona ranks #580 in Football and #1717 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.3/100.
The verified career covers 1983–1997 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 5, Premier League titles 4, FA Cups 2, Career goals 183.
Nearest context: ahead Vincent Candela (78.4); behind Matthew Le Tissier (78.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Eric Cantona GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cantona comparisons
Eric Cantona — frequently asked
- Is Eric Cantona the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Eric Cantona ranks #580 in Football with a GOAT Score of 78.3/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Eric Cantona's GOAT Score?
- 78.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Eric Cantona rank all time?
- #1717 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #580 in Football.
- Eric Cantona vs Vincent Candela: who ranks higher?
- Vincent Candela ranks higher at 78.4 versus Eric Cantona at 78.3, a margin of 0.1 points.