Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 18 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- national federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nilla Fischer ranks #116 in Football
Nilla Fischer ranks 116th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 444th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 78. 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 2001–2023 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes sweden caps 194, olympic silver medals 2, bundesliga titles 4, champions league finals 3.
Immediately ahead sits Juan Román Riquelme on 82.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mariona Caldentey on 82.6. 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.
Nilla Fischer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fischer stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Fischer comparisons
Nilla Fischer — frequently asked
- Is Nilla Fischer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nilla Fischer ranks 116th in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Nilla Fischer's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nilla Fischer rank all time?
- 444th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 116th within Football.
- Nilla Fischer vs Juan Román Riquelme: who ranks higher?
- Juan Román Riquelme, on 82.9 against Nilla Fischer's 82.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.