Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 50 | |
| 1969 | 55 | |
| 1970 | 60 | |
| 1971 | 66 | |
| 1972 | 71 | |
| 1973 | 76 | |
| 1974 | 81 | |
| 1975 | 87 | |
| 1976 | 92 | |
| 1977 | 97 | |
| 1978 | 88 | |
| 1979 | 79 | |
| 1980 | 70 | |
| 1981 | 62 | |
| 1982 | 53 | |
| 1983 | 44 | |
| 1984 | 35 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kevin Keegan ranks #175 in Football
Kevin Keegan ranks 175th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 343rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, 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 1968–1984 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ballon d'or awards 2, european cup titles 1, first division titles 3, uefa cup titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Filippo Inzaghi on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kadidiatou Diani on 85.4. 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.
Kevin Keegan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Keegan stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Keegan comparisons
Kevin Keegan — frequently asked
- Is Kevin Keegan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kevin Keegan ranks 175th in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Kevin Keegan's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kevin Keegan rank all time?
- 343rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 175th within Football.
- Kevin Keegan vs Filippo Inzaghi: who ranks higher?
- Kevin Keegan, on 85.4 against Filippo Inzaghi's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.