Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 6 | |
| 1974 | 9 | |
| 1975 | 12 | |
| 1976 | 14 | |
| 1977 | 16 | |
| 1978 | 15 | |
| 1979 | 13 | |
| 1980 | 12 | |
| 1981 | 10 | |
| 1982 | 9 | |
| 1983 | 11 | |
| 1984 | 8 | |
| 1985 | 6 | |
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- CAF
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mahmoud El Khatib ranks #156 in Football
Mahmoud El Khatib ranks 156th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 634th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 909 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1972–1988 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes african footballer of the year awards 1, africa cup of nations titles 1, egyptian premier league titles 10, al ahly goals 108.
Immediately ahead sits Emilio Butragueño on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Claudio Bravo on 81.2. 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.
Mahmoud El Khatib GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far El Khatib stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
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Mahmoud El Khatib — frequently asked
- Is Mahmoud El Khatib the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mahmoud El Khatib ranks 156th in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Mahmoud El Khatib's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mahmoud El Khatib rank all time?
- 634th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 156th within Football.
- Mahmoud El Khatib vs Emilio Butragueño: who ranks higher?
- Mahmoud El Khatib, on 81.2 against Emilio Butragueño's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.