Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 52 | |
| 1988 | 56 | |
| 1989 | 61 | |
| 1990 | 65 | |
| 1991 | 69 | |
| 1992 | 74 | |
| 1993 | 78 | |
| 1994 | 82 | |
| 1995 | 86 | |
| 1996 | 91 | |
| 1997 | 95 | |
| 1998 | 88 | |
| 1999 | 81 | |
| 2000 | 74 | |
| 2001 | 66 | |
| 2002 | 59 | |
| 2003 | 52 | |
| 2004 | 45 |
Data sources
- FIFA Women's World Cup records
- UEFA women's competition archives
- National federation statistics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Julie Foudy ranks #36 in Football
Julie Foudy ranks 36th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 59th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 94, Statistics 86. 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 1987–2004 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 92. Honours 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 world cup titles 2, olympic gold medals 2, united states caps 274, united states goals 45.
Immediately ahead sits Gerd Müller on 89.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jenni Hermoso on 89.2. 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.
Julie Foudy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Foudy stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Foudy comparisons
Julie Foudy — frequently asked
- Is Julie Foudy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Julie Foudy ranks 36th in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Julie Foudy's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Julie Foudy rank all time?
- 59th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 36th within Football.
- Julie Foudy vs Gerd Müller: who ranks higher?
- Gerd Müller, on 89.3 against Julie Foudy's 89.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.