International goals
83
International caps
205
World Cups
1
World Cup Golden Ball
1
FIFA World Player awards
1
Asian Player of the Year
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 83
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 85
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- AFC
- JFA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Homare Sawa ranks #187 in Football
Homare Sawa ranks #187 in Football and #317 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.9/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2015 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: International goals 83, International caps 205, World Cups 1, World Cup Golden Ball 1.
Nearest context: ahead Rainer Bonhof (86.0); behind Nils Liedholm (85.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Homare Sawa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance83/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 83/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours85/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
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Homare Sawa — frequently asked
- Is Homare Sawa the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Homare Sawa ranks #187 in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.9/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Homare Sawa's GOAT Score?
- 85.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 83 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 85 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Homare Sawa rank all time?
- #317 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #187 in Football.
- Homare Sawa vs Rainer Bonhof: who ranks higher?
- Rainer Bonhof ranks higher at 86.0 versus Homare Sawa at 85.9, a margin of 0.1 points.