Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52 | |
| 1998 | 56 | |
| 1999 | 59 | |
| 2000 | 63 | |
| 2001 | 66 | |
| 2002 | 70 | |
| 2003 | 74 | |
| 2004 | 77 | |
| 2005 | 81 | |
| 2006 | 84 | |
| 2007 | 88 | |
| 2008 | 91 | |
| 2009 | 95 | |
| 2010 | 90 | |
| 2011 | 85 | |
| 2012 | 80 | |
| 2013 | 75 | |
| 2014 | 70 | |
| 2015 | 65 | |
| 2016 | 60 | |
| 2017 | 55 | |
| 2018 | 50 | |
| 2019 | 45 |
Data sources
- FIFA and UEFA official match records
- National federation archives
- Transfermarkt career statistics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Diego Forlán ranks #62 in Football
Diego Forlán ranks 62nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 100th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 93, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1997–2019 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 93. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 93 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup golden ball awards 1, european golden shoe awards 2, copa américa titles 1, europa league titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Leonardo Bonucci on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tobin Heath on 88.4. 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.
Diego Forlán GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Forlán stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 93/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Forlán comparisons
Diego Forlán — frequently asked
- Is Diego Forlán the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Diego Forlán ranks 62nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Diego Forlán's GOAT Score?
- 88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Diego Forlán rank all time?
- 100th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within Football.
- Diego Forlán vs Leonardo Bonucci: who ranks higher?
- Diego Forlán, on 88.4 against Leonardo Bonucci's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.