Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 50 | |
| 1986 | 58 | |
| 1987 | 66 | |
| 1988 | 74 | |
| 1989 | 82 | |
| 1990 | 90 | |
| 1991 | 98 | |
| 1992 | 90 | |
| 1993 | 83 | |
| 1994 | 75 | |
| 1995 | 68 | |
| 1996 | 60 | |
| 1997 | 53 | |
| 1998 | 45 | |
| 1999 | 38 | |
| 2000 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA Women's World Cup records
- UEFA Women's competition archives
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michelle Akers ranks #40 in Football
Michelle Akers ranks 40th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 63rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 96, Longevity 78, Honours 92, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1985–2000 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 2, world cup golden boot awards 1, olympic gold medals 1, usa goals 105.
Immediately ahead sits Gianluigi Buffon on 89.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Linda Medalen on 89.0. 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.
Michelle Akers GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Akers stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Akers comparisons
Michelle Akers — frequently asked
- Is Michelle Akers the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michelle Akers ranks 40th in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Michelle Akers's GOAT Score?
- 89.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michelle Akers rank all time?
- 63rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 40th within Football.
- Michelle Akers vs Gianluigi Buffon: who ranks higher?
- Michelle Akers, on 89.0 against Gianluigi Buffon's 89.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.