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Football · Forward · Nigeria

Perpetua Nkwocha

2000–2016 · Four-time African Women's Footballer of the Year and multiple continental champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
89.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 83.1
African Player of the Year awards
4
Africa Cup of Nations titles
4
Nigeria goals
80
World Cup appearances
4
Damallsvenskan goals
100

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
93
Longevity
86
Honours
88
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
200055
200160
200265
200370
200475
200580
200685
200790
200895
200989
201084
201178
201273
201367
201461
201556
201650

Data sources

  • FIFA Women's World Cup records
  • UEFA women's competition archives
  • National federation statistics

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Perpetua Nkwocha ranks #38 in Football

Perpetua Nkwocha ranks 38th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 61st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 93, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2000–2016 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 93. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 93 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes african player of the year awards 4, africa cup of nations titles 4, nigeria goals 80, world cup appearances 4.

Immediately ahead sits Jenni Hermoso on 89.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gianluigi Buffon on 89.0. 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.

Perpetua Nkwocha GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Nkwocha stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak93/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 93/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Perpetua Nkwocha — frequently asked

Is Perpetua Nkwocha the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Perpetua Nkwocha ranks 38th in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
What is Perpetua Nkwocha's GOAT Score?
89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Perpetua Nkwocha rank all time?
61st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 38th within Football.
Perpetua Nkwocha vs Jenni Hermoso: who ranks higher?
Perpetua Nkwocha, on 89.2 against Jenni Hermoso's 89.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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