World Cups
1
Ballon d'Or
1
FIFA World Player
1
Bundesliga titles
7
Germany caps
150
World Cup appearances
25
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 9 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 8 | |
| 1984 | 16 | |
| 1985 | 11 | |
| 1986 | 14 | |
| 1987 | 9 | |
| 1988 | 6 | |
| 1989 | 16 | |
| 1990 | 9 | |
| 1991 | 7 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 |
Data sources
- Bundesliga
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lothar Matthäus ranks #80 in Football
Lothar Matthäus ranks #80 in Football and #113 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 1979–2000 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cups 1, Ballon d'Or 1, FIFA World Player 1, Bundesliga titles 7.
Nearest context: ahead N'Golo Kanté (88.5); behind Peter Shilton (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lothar Matthäus GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Matthäus comparisons
Lothar Matthäus — frequently asked
- Is Lothar Matthäus the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lothar Matthäus ranks #80 in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Lothar Matthäus's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Lothar Matthäus rank all time?
- #113 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #80 in Football.
- Lothar Matthäus vs N'Golo Kanté: who ranks higher?
- N'Golo Kanté ranks higher at 88.5 versus Lothar Matthäus at 88.4, a margin of 0.1 points.