Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 11 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 |
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 Juan Román Riquelme ranks #115 in Football
Juan Román Riquelme ranks 115th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 427th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 82, 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 1996–2014 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 copa libertadores titles 3, intercontinental cup titles 1, south american footballer of the year awards 1, argentina caps 51.
Immediately ahead sits László Kubala on 82.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Nilla Fischer on 82.8. 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.
Juan Román Riquelme GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Riquelme stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- 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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Juan Román Riquelme — frequently asked
- Is Juan Román Riquelme the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Juan Román Riquelme ranks 115th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Juan Román Riquelme's GOAT Score?
- 82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Juan Román Riquelme rank all time?
- 427th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 115th within Football.
- Juan Román Riquelme vs László Kubala: who ranks higher?
- Juan Román Riquelme, on 82.9 against László Kubala's 82.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.