Champions League titles
1
Bundesliga titles
4
Belgium caps
85
Career league goals
48
Club World Cup titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 |
Data sources
- https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-van-buyten/leistungsdaten/spieler/4740
- https://www.statscrew.com/worldfootball/stats/p-vanbudan002
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Daniel Van Buyten ranks #560 in Football
Daniel Van Buyten ranks #560 in Football and #1837 of 4192 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 77.8/100.
The verified career covers 1999–2014 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 78/100, with Honours the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Champions League titles 1, Bundesliga titles 4, Belgium caps 85, Career league goals 48.
Nearest context: ahead Nuno Gomes (77.8); behind Mário Jardel (77.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Daniel Van Buyten GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Van Buyten comparisons
Daniel Van Buyten — frequently asked
- Is Daniel Van Buyten the GOAT?
- No. Daniel Van Buyten ranks #560 in Football with 77.8/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Daniel Van Buyten's GOAT Score?
- 77.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Daniel Van Buyten rank all time?
- #1837 of 4192 eligible athletes across all sports and #560 in Football.
- Daniel Van Buyten vs Nuno Gomes: who ranks higher?
- Daniel Van Buyten ranks higher at 77.8 versus Nuno Gomes at 77.8, a margin of 0.0 points.