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Football · Striker · Sweden

Lena Videkull

1985–1996 · Scorer of the first goal at the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
84.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 78.8
Sweden caps
123
Sweden goals
71
World Cup appearances
2
Damallsvenskan titles
3
Damallsvenskan goals
150

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
89
Longevity
80
Honours
82
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
198552
198659
198766
198873
198979
199086
199193
199283
199374
199464
199555
199645

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 Lena Videkull ranks #241 in Football

Lena Videkull ranks 241st among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 524th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 89, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1985–1996 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 89. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes sweden caps 123, sweden goals 71, world cup appearances 2, damallsvenskan titles 3.

Immediately ahead sits Shannon MacMillan on 84.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Thiago Silva on 84.1. 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.

Lena Videkull GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Videkull stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak89/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 89/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Lena Videkull — frequently asked

Is Lena Videkull the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Lena Videkull ranks 241st in Football with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
What is Lena Videkull's GOAT Score?
84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Lena Videkull rank all time?
524th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 241st within Football.
Lena Videkull vs Shannon MacMillan: who ranks higher?
Lena Videkull, on 84.2 against Shannon MacMillan's 84.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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