Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15 | |
| 1984 | 12 | |
| 1985 | 8 | |
| 1986 | 7 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 9 | |
| 1989 | 11 | |
| 1990 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 9 | |
| 1992 | 8 | |
| 1993 | 11 | |
| 1994 | 7 | |
| 1995 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 4 |
Data sources
- LaLiga
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Laudrup ranks #112 in Football
Michael Laudrup ranks 112th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 548th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 82, Honours 78, Statistics 80. 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 1981–1998 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, 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 la liga titles 5, european cups 1, serie a titles 2, career goals 175.
Immediately ahead sits John Terry on 79.9, a gap of -0.8 points. Directly behind is Ruud van Nistelrooy 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.
Michael Laudrup GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Laudrup stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Laudrup comparisons
Michael Laudrup — frequently asked
- Is Michael Laudrup the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Laudrup ranks 112th in Football with a GOAT Score of 80.7, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Michael Laudrup's GOAT Score?
- 80.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Laudrup rank all time?
- 548th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 112th within Football.
- Michael Laudrup vs John Terry: who ranks higher?
- Michael Laudrup, on 80.7 against John Terry's 79.9 — a margin of 0.8 points.