Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 55 | |
| 1954 | 64 | |
| 1955 | 73 | |
| 1956 | 81 | |
| 1957 | 90 | |
| 1958 | 99 | |
| 1959 | 86 | |
| 1960 | 72 | |
| 1961 | 59 | |
| 1962 | 45 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Just Fontaine ranks #375 in Football
Just Fontaine ranks #375 in Football and #751 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.2/100.
The verified career covers 1953–1962 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup goals in one tournament 13, World Cup medals 1, French league titles 3, French top-scorer awards 3.
Nearest context: ahead Arturo Vidal (83.2); behind Cheryl Salisbury (83.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Just Fontaine GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fontaine comparisons
Just Fontaine — frequently asked
- Is Just Fontaine the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Just Fontaine ranks #375 in Football with a GOAT Score of 83.2/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Just Fontaine's GOAT Score?
- 83.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Just Fontaine rank all time?
- #751 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #375 in Football.
- Just Fontaine vs Arturo Vidal: who ranks higher?
- Just Fontaine ranks higher at 83.2 versus Arturo Vidal at 83.2, a margin of 0.0 points.