Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 93
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 25 | |
| 1967 | 33 | |
| 1968 | 41 | |
| 1969 | 25 | |
| 1970 | 26 | |
| 1971 | 28 | |
| 1972 | 33 | |
| 1973 | 25 | |
| 1974 | 19 | |
| 1975 | 16 | |
| 1976 | 14 | |
| 1977 | 11 | |
| 1978 | 12 | |
| 1979 | 10 | |
| 1980 | 14 | |
| 1981 | 11 | |
| 1982 | 13 | |
| 1983 | 9 |
Data sources
- UEFA
- KNVB
- RSSSF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Johan Cruyff ranks #7 in Football
Johan Cruyff ranks 7th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 18th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 94, Peak 95, Longevity 90, Honours 93, Statistics 92. 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 1964–1984 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, which sets the Peak component at 95. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 95 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career goals 401, ballon d'or 3, european cups 3, league titles 9.
Immediately ahead sits Alfredo Di Stéfano on 92.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ferenc Puskás on 91.8. 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.
Johan Cruyff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cruyff stood above the field while competing. Scored 94/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 95/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours93/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 93/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Cruyff comparisons
Johan Cruyff — frequently asked
- Is Johan Cruyff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Johan Cruyff ranks 7th in Football with a GOAT Score of 92.9, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Johan Cruyff's GOAT Score?
- 92.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 93 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Johan Cruyff rank all time?
- 18th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 7th within Football.
- Johan Cruyff vs Alfredo Di Stéfano: who ranks higher?
- Johan Cruyff, on 92.9 against Alfredo Di Stéfano's 92.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.