Primeira Liga titles
1
Portugal caps
79
Portugal goals
29
Benfica goals
166
European competition goals
32
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 78
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 8 | |
| 1996 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 14 | |
| 1998 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nuno Gomes ranks #589 in Football
Nuno Gomes ranks #589 in Football and #1833 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 77.8/100.
The verified career covers 1994–2015 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 80/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Primeira Liga titles 1, Portugal caps 79, Portugal goals 29, Benfica goals 166.
Nearest context: ahead Jean-Pierre Papin (77.8); behind Daniel Van Buyten (77.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nuno Gomes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gomes comparisons
Nuno Gomes — frequently asked
- Is Nuno Gomes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nuno Gomes ranks #589 in Football with a GOAT Score of 77.8/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Nuno Gomes's GOAT Score?
- 77.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Nuno Gomes rank all time?
- #1833 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #589 in Football.
- Nuno Gomes vs Jean-Pierre Papin: who ranks higher?
- Nuno Gomes ranks higher at 77.8 versus Jean-Pierre Papin at 77.8, a margin of 0.0 points.