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Football · Forward · Croatia

Davor Šuker

1989–2003 · Golden Boot winner of the 1998 World Cup and Croatia's record scorer for two decades.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.8
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 74.8
World Cup Golden Boot
1
Croatia goals
45
Croatia caps
69
Champions League titles
1
La Liga titles
1

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
74
Honours
78
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
19898
199014
199112
199224
199314
199424
19958
199624
199712
19986
19998
20005
20014
20023
20031

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 Davor Šuker ranks #179 in Football

Davor Šuker ranks 179th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 776th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 78, Statistics 82. 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 1989–2003 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup golden boot 1, croatia goals 45, croatia caps 69, champions league titles 1.

Immediately ahead sits Stina Blackstenius on 79.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joaquín Sánchez on 79.7. 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.

Davor Šuker GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Šuker stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 88/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Davor Šuker — frequently asked

Is Davor Šuker the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Davor Šuker ranks 179th in Football with a GOAT Score of 79.8, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
What is Davor Šuker's GOAT Score?
79.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Davor Šuker rank all time?
776th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 179th within Football.
Davor Šuker vs Stina Blackstenius: who ranks higher?
Stina Blackstenius, on 79.9 against Davor Šuker's 79.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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