World Cup titles
1
World Cup Golden Boot awards
1
Ballon d'Or awards
1
European Cup titles
1
Serie A titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 70
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 50 | |
| 1974 | 55 | |
| 1975 | 61 | |
| 1976 | 66 | |
| 1977 | 72 | |
| 1978 | 77 | |
| 1979 | 83 | |
| 1980 | 88 | |
| 1981 | 94 | |
| 1982 | 99 | |
| 1983 | 85 | |
| 1984 | 71 | |
| 1985 | 58 | |
| 1986 | 44 | |
| 1987 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paolo Rossi ranks #259 in Football
Paolo Rossi ranks #259 in Football and #453 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 1973–1987 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup titles 1, World Cup Golden Boot awards 1, Ballon d'Or awards 1, European Cup titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Alessandro Nesta (85.0); behind Dejan Savićević (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Paolo Rossi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, 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.
Top Rossi comparisons
Paolo Rossi — frequently asked
- Is Paolo Rossi the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Paolo Rossi ranks #259 in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Paolo Rossi's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Paolo Rossi rank all time?
- #453 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #259 in Football.
- Paolo Rossi vs Alessandro Nesta: who ranks higher?
- Paolo Rossi ranks higher at 85.0 versus Alessandro Nesta at 85.0, a margin of 0.0 points.