Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Rodríguez ranks #192 in Football
James Rodríguez ranks 192nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 930th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 72, Honours 78, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 909 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2014, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup golden boot 1, champions league titles 2, la liga titles 1, colombia caps 116.
Immediately ahead sits Eric Cantona on 78.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Marco Reus on 77.9. 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.
James Rodríguez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rodríguez stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2014. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
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James Rodríguez — frequently asked
- Is James Rodríguez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Rodríguez ranks 192nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 78.3, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is James Rodríguez's GOAT Score?
- 78.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Rodríguez rank all time?
- 930th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 192nd within Football.
- James Rodríguez vs Eric Cantona: who ranks higher?
- James Rodríguez, on 78.3 against Eric Cantona's 78.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.