Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 30 | |
| 2001 | 36 | |
| 2002 | 38 | |
| 2003 | 37 | |
| 2004 | 35 | |
| 2005 | 36 | |
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 33 | |
| 2008 | 30 | |
| 2009 | 32 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 30 | |
| 2013 | 27 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 |
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 Joaquín Sánchez ranks #180 in Football
Joaquín Sánchez ranks 180th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 789th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 78, Longevity 94, Honours 74, Statistics 80. 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 1999–2023 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 78. Longevity 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 la liga appearances 622, copa del rey titles 2, spain caps 51, career club goals 105.
Immediately ahead sits Davor Šuker on 79.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Rio Ferdinand on 79.6. 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.
Joaquín Sánchez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Joaquín stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
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Joaquín Sánchez — frequently asked
- Is Joaquín Sánchez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joaquín Sánchez ranks 180th in Football with a GOAT Score of 79.7, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Joaquín Sánchez's GOAT Score?
- 79.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joaquín Sánchez rank all time?
- 789th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 180th within Football.
- Joaquín Sánchez vs Davor Šuker: who ranks higher?
- Davor Šuker, on 79.8 against Joaquín Sánchez's 79.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.