World Cups
1
European Championships
1
Champions League titles
1
Spain goals
59
La Liga titles
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58 | |
| 2002 | 66 | |
| 2003 | 74 | |
| 2004 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 84 | |
| 2006 | 88 | |
| 2007 | 86 | |
| 2008 | 90 | |
| 2009 | 92 | |
| 2010 | 90 | |
| 2011 | 92 | |
| 2012 | 88 | |
| 2013 | 86 | |
| 2014 | 84 | |
| 2015 | 80 | |
| 2016 | 76 | |
| 2017 | 72 | |
| 2018 | 68 | |
| 2019 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 54 |
Data sources
- Atlético de Madrid official website
- LaLiga records
- UEFA.com
- Wikipedia (verified 2026-09-25)
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why David Villa ranks #82 in Football
David Villa ranks #82 in Football and #116 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 2000–2020 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Honours the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cups 1, European Championships 1, Champions League titles 1, Spain goals 59.
Nearest context: ahead Peter Shilton (88.4); behind Marcel Desailly (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
David Villa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Villa comparisons
David Villa — frequently asked
- Is David Villa the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, David Villa ranks #82 in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is David Villa's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does David Villa rank all time?
- #116 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #82 in Football.
- David Villa vs Peter Shilton: who ranks higher?
- David Villa ranks higher at 88.4 versus Peter Shilton at 88.4, a margin of 0.0 points.