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Football · Defender · Norway

Gro Espeseth

1990–2001 · World Cup and Olympic champion at the heart of Norway's defence.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.1
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.5
World Cup titles
1
Olympic gold medals
1
Norway caps
111
European Championship titles
1
Norway goals
14

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
80
Honours
90
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
199055
199163
199270
199378
199485
199593
199686
199779
199872
199964
200057
200150

Data sources

  • FIFA Women's World Cup records
  • UEFA women's competition archives
  • National federation statistics

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Gro Espeseth ranks #196 in Football

Gro Espeseth ranks 196th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 394th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 90, Statistics 84. 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 1990–2001 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, olympic gold medals 1, norway caps 111, european championship titles 1.

Immediately ahead sits Dominique Rocheteau on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alessandro Nesta on 85.0. 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.

Gro Espeseth GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Espeseth stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 90/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Gro Espeseth — frequently asked

Is Gro Espeseth the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Gro Espeseth ranks 196th in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
What is Gro Espeseth's GOAT Score?
85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Gro Espeseth rank all time?
394th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 196th within Football.
Gro Espeseth vs Dominique Rocheteau: who ranks higher?
Gro Espeseth, on 85.1 against Dominique Rocheteau's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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