Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why David Villa ranks #27 in Football
David Villa ranks 27th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 57th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 90, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 909 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2000–2019 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2007, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes spain goals 59, spain caps 98, world cup titles 1, european championship titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Dani Alves on 88.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Michel Platini on 88.1. 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.
David Villa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Villa stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2007. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Villa comparisons
David Villa — frequently asked
- Is David Villa the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. David Villa ranks 27th in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is David Villa's GOAT Score?
- 88.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does David Villa rank all time?
- 57th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 27th within Football.
- David Villa vs Dani Alves: who ranks higher?
- David Villa, on 88.2 against Dani Alves's 88.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.