Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 58 | |
| 2013 | 64 | |
| 2014 | 71 | |
| 2015 | 77 | |
| 2016 | 83 | |
| 2017 | 90 | |
| 2018 | 96 | |
| 2019 | 94 | |
| 2020 | 92 | |
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 82 | |
| 2026 | 80 |
Data sources
- FIFA and UEFA official match records
- National federation archives
- Transfermarkt career statistics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why N'Golo Kanté ranks #79 in Football
N'Golo Kanté ranks #79 in Football and #111 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 2012–present and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup titles 1, Premier League titles 2, Champions League titles 1, PFA Player of the Year awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead Carolina Morace (88.5); behind Lothar Matthäus (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
N'Golo Kanté GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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N'Golo Kanté — frequently asked
- Is N'Golo Kanté the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, N'Golo Kanté ranks #79 in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is N'Golo Kanté's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does N'Golo Kanté rank all time?
- #111 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #79 in Football.
- N'Golo Kanté vs Carolina Morace: who ranks higher?
- N'Golo Kanté ranks higher at 88.5 versus Carolina Morace at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.