Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 91
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 28 | |
| 2020 | 41 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Erling Haaland ranks #125 in Football
Erling Haaland ranks 125th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 717th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 62, Honours 80, Statistics 91. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2016–present with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, 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 premier league titles 3, champions league titles 1, premier league golden boots 3, career club goals 300.
Immediately ahead sits Günter Netzer on 79.6, a gap of -2.4 points. Directly behind is Patri Guijarro on 79.6. 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.
Erling Haaland GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Haaland 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 2022. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics91/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 91/100.
Top Haaland comparisons
Erling Haaland — frequently asked
- Is Erling Haaland the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Erling Haaland ranks 125th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Erling Haaland's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 91 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Erling Haaland rank all time?
- 717th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 125th within Football.
- Erling Haaland vs Günter Netzer: who ranks higher?
- Erling Haaland, on 82.0 against Günter Netzer's 79.6 — a margin of 2.4 points.