Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50 | |
| 1988 | 54 | |
| 1989 | 58 | |
| 1990 | 63 | |
| 1991 | 67 | |
| 1992 | 71 | |
| 1993 | 75 | |
| 1994 | 79 | |
| 1995 | 83 | |
| 1996 | 88 | |
| 1997 | 92 | |
| 1998 | 96 | |
| 1999 | 92 | |
| 2000 | 88 | |
| 2001 | 83 | |
| 2002 | 79 | |
| 2003 | 75 | |
| 2004 | 71 | |
| 2005 | 66 | |
| 2006 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 58 | |
| 2008 | 54 | |
| 2009 | 49 | |
| 2010 | 45 |
Data sources
- FIFA Women's World Cup records
- UEFA Women's competition archives
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kristine Lilly ranks #10 in Football
Kristine Lilly ranks 10th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 18th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 98, Honours 92, Statistics 94. 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 1987–2010 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes usa caps 354, world cup titles 2, olympic gold medals 2, usa goals 130.
Immediately ahead sits Ronaldo Nazário on 92.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Luis Suárez on 92.0. 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.
Kristine Lilly GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lilly 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 1998. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 98/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Lilly comparisons
Kristine Lilly — frequently asked
- Is Kristine Lilly the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kristine Lilly ranks 10th in Football with a GOAT Score of 92.0, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Kristine Lilly's GOAT Score?
- 92.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kristine Lilly rank all time?
- 18th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 10th within Football.
- Kristine Lilly vs Ronaldo Nazário: who ranks higher?
- Kristine Lilly, on 92.0 against Ronaldo Nazário's 92.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.