Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 22 | |
| 1996 | 30 | |
| 1997 | 32 | |
| 1998 | 33 | |
| 1999 | 30 | |
| 2000 | 31 | |
| 2001 | 29 | |
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 28 | |
| 2004 | 26 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Míchel Salgado ranks #190 in Football
Míchel Salgado ranks 190th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 916th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 80, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 72. 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 1994–2012 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 80. Longevity 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 champions league titles 2, la liga titles 4, intercontinental cup titles 2, real madrid appearances 372.
Immediately ahead sits Verónica Boquete on 78.8, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Eric Cantona on 78.3. 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.
Míchel Salgado GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Salgado stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
Top Salgado comparisons
Míchel Salgado — frequently asked
- Is Míchel Salgado the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Míchel Salgado ranks 190th in Football with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Míchel Salgado's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Míchel Salgado rank all time?
- 916th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 190th within Football.
- Míchel Salgado vs Verónica Boquete: who ranks higher?
- Verónica Boquete, on 78.8 against Míchel Salgado's 78.5 — a margin of 0.3 points.