Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marco Reus ranks #121 in Football
Marco Reus ranks 121st among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 665th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 70, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2006–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes dortmund goals 170, dfb-pokal titles 2, german footballer of the year awards 1, germany caps 48.
Immediately ahead sits Mapi León on 80.7, a gap of 2.8 points. Directly behind is Eden Hazard on 80.3. 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.
Marco Reus GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Reus stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Reus comparisons
Marco Reus — frequently asked
- Is Marco Reus the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marco Reus ranks 121st in Football with a GOAT Score of 77.9, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Marco Reus's GOAT Score?
- 77.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marco Reus rank all time?
- 665th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within Football.
- Marco Reus vs Mapi León: who ranks higher?
- Mapi León, on 80.7 against Marco Reus's 77.9 — a margin of 2.8 points.