Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 50 | |
| 1985 | 55 | |
| 1986 | 59 | |
| 1987 | 64 | |
| 1988 | 69 | |
| 1989 | 74 | |
| 1990 | 78 | |
| 1991 | 83 | |
| 1992 | 88 | |
| 1993 | 92 | |
| 1994 | 97 | |
| 1995 | 90 | |
| 1996 | 82 | |
| 1997 | 75 | |
| 1998 | 67 | |
| 1999 | 60 | |
| 2000 | 52 | |
| 2001 | 45 | |
| 2002 | 37 | |
| 2003 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hristo Stoichkov ranks #131 in Football
Hristo Stoichkov ranks 131st among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 258th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 88, 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 1984–2003 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ballon d'or awards 1, european cup titles 1, la liga titles 5, world cup golden boot awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Alex Morgan on 86.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sissi Oliveira on 86.2. 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.
Hristo Stoichkov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Stoichkov stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Stoichkov comparisons
Hristo Stoichkov — frequently asked
- Is Hristo Stoichkov the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hristo Stoichkov ranks 131st in Football with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Hristo Stoichkov's GOAT Score?
- 86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hristo Stoichkov rank all time?
- 258th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 131st within Football.
- Hristo Stoichkov vs Alex Morgan: who ranks higher?
- Hristo Stoichkov, on 86.2 against Alex Morgan's 86.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.