Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 76
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 10 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- CAF
- 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 Nwankwo Kanu ranks #506 in Football
Nwankwo Kanu ranks #506 in Football and #1208 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.9/100.
The verified career covers 1993–2012 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 82/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: African Footballer of the Year awards 2, Champions League titles 1, Premier League titles 2, Olympic gold medals 1.
Nearest context: ahead Dušan Tadić (81.0); behind Bruce Grobbelaar (80.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nwankwo Kanu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
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Nwankwo Kanu — frequently asked
- Is Nwankwo Kanu the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nwankwo Kanu ranks #506 in Football with a GOAT Score of 80.9/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Nwankwo Kanu's GOAT Score?
- 80.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Nwankwo Kanu rank all time?
- #1208 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #506 in Football.
- Nwankwo Kanu vs Dušan Tadić: who ranks higher?
- Dušan Tadić ranks higher at 81.0 versus Nwankwo Kanu at 80.9, a margin of 0.1 points.