Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- CAF
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jay-Jay Okocha ranks #186 in Football
Jay-Jay Okocha ranks 186th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 832nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 76. 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 1990–2008 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes africa cup of nations titles 1, olympic gold medals 1, nigeria caps 73, nigeria goals 14.
Immediately ahead sits Sophia Smith on 79.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Louisa Nécib on 79.3. 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.
Jay-Jay Okocha GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Okocha stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1993. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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Jay-Jay Okocha — frequently asked
- Is Jay-Jay Okocha the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jay-Jay Okocha ranks 186th in Football with a GOAT Score of 79.3, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Jay-Jay Okocha's GOAT Score?
- 79.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jay-Jay Okocha rank all time?
- 832nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 186th within Football.
- Jay-Jay Okocha vs Sophia Smith: who ranks higher?
- Sophia Smith, on 79.4 against Jay-Jay Okocha's 79.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.