Goals for Southampton
209
Penalties scored
47
Penalties missed
1
England caps
8
Premier League goals
100
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 56
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 60 | |
| 1988 | 68 | |
| 1989 | 76 | |
| 1990 | 82 | |
| 1991 | 86 | |
| 1992 | 90 | |
| 1993 | 88 | |
| 1994 | 92 | |
| 1995 | 90 | |
| 1996 | 88 | |
| 1997 | 86 | |
| 1998 | 88 | |
| 1999 | 84 | |
| 2000 | 82 | |
| 2001 | 78 | |
| 2002 | 72 |
Data sources
- Club official website
- Premier League / English Football League records
- National Football Museum Hall of Fame
- UEFA.com
- Wikipedia (verified 2026-09-25)
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Matthew Le Tissier ranks #581 in Football
Matthew Le Tissier ranks #581 in Football and #1723 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.3/100.
The verified career covers 1986–2002 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Goals for Southampton 209, Penalties scored 47, Penalties missed 1, England caps 8.
Nearest context: ahead Eric Cantona (78.3); behind James Rodríguez (78.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Matthew Le Tissier GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours56/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 56/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Le Tissier comparisons
Matthew Le Tissier — frequently asked
- Is Matthew Le Tissier the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Matthew Le Tissier ranks #581 in Football with a GOAT Score of 78.3/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Matthew Le Tissier's GOAT Score?
- 78.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 56 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Matthew Le Tissier rank all time?
- #1723 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #581 in Football.
- Matthew Le Tissier vs Eric Cantona: who ranks higher?
- Matthew Le Tissier ranks higher at 78.3 versus Eric Cantona at 78.3, a margin of 0.0 points.