Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58 | |
| 2006 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 66 | |
| 2008 | 69 | |
| 2009 | 73 | |
| 2010 | 77 | |
| 2011 | 81 | |
| 2012 | 85 | |
| 2013 | 88 | |
| 2014 | 92 | |
| 2015 | 96 | |
| 2016 | 94 | |
| 2017 | 91 | |
| 2018 | 89 | |
| 2019 | 87 | |
| 2020 | 84 | |
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 72 | |
| 2026 | 70 |
Data sources
- FIFA and UEFA competition archives
- National federation records
- League statistical archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Luis Suárez ranks #11 in Football
Luis Suárez ranks 11th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 19th 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 92, Peak 95, Longevity 88, Honours 90, Statistics 96. 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 2005–present with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2015, which sets the Peak component at 95. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career goals 580, european golden shoes 2, champions league titles 1, la liga titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Kristine Lilly on 92.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ferenc Puskás on 91.8. 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.
Luis Suárez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Suárez stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2015. Scored 95/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Suárez comparisons
Luis Suárez — frequently asked
- Is Luis Suárez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Luis Suárez ranks 11th in Football with a GOAT Score of 92.0, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Luis Suárez's GOAT Score?
- 92.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Luis Suárez rank all time?
- 19th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 11th within Football.
- Luis Suárez vs Kristine Lilly: who ranks higher?
- Luis Suárez, on 92.0 against Kristine Lilly's 92.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.