Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58 | |
| 1991 | 66 | |
| 1992 | 74 | |
| 1993 | 81 | |
| 1994 | 89 | |
| 1995 | 97 | |
| 1996 | 92 | |
| 1997 | 87 | |
| 1998 | 81 | |
| 1999 | 76 | |
| 2000 | 71 | |
| 2001 | 66 | |
| 2002 | 60 | |
| 2003 | 55 | |
| 2004 | 50 |
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 Hege Riise ranks #14 in Football
Hege Riise ranks 14th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 22nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 86, Honours 94, Statistics 88. 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 1990–2004 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, olympic gold medals 1, world cup golden ball awards 1, norway caps 188.
Immediately ahead sits Mia Hamm on 91.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rivaldo on 91.0. 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.
Hege Riise GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Riise stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Riise comparisons
Hege Riise — frequently asked
- Is Hege Riise the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hege Riise ranks 14th in Football with a GOAT Score of 91.4, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Hege Riise's GOAT Score?
- 91.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hege Riise rank all time?
- 22nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 14th within Football.
- Hege Riise vs Mia Hamm: who ranks higher?
- Hege Riise, on 91.4 against Mia Hamm's 91.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.