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Football · Goalkeeper · Denmark

Peter Schmeichel

1981–2003 · Euro 1992 winner and the goalkeeper of Manchester United's 1999 treble.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 80.4
Premier League titles
5
Champions League titles
1
European Championships
1
Premier League clean sheets
128
Denmark caps
129

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
88
Longevity
86
Honours
86
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
199122
199216
199312
199413
199516
199612
199714
19989
19998
20007
20014

Data sources

  • FIFA
  • UEFA
  • Transfermarkt

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

Why Peter Schmeichel ranks #52 in Football

Peter Schmeichel ranks 52nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 216th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1981–2003 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes premier league titles 5, champions league titles 1, european championships 1, premier league clean sheets 128.

Immediately ahead sits Andrea Pirlo on 85.1, a gap of -0.2 points. Directly behind is Sergio Busquets on 85.1. 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.

Peter Schmeichel GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Schmeichel stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 88/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Peter Schmeichel — frequently asked

Is Peter Schmeichel the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Peter Schmeichel ranks 52nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Peter Schmeichel's GOAT Score?
85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Peter Schmeichel rank all time?
216th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 52nd within Football.
Peter Schmeichel vs Andrea Pirlo: who ranks higher?
Peter Schmeichel, on 85.3 against Andrea Pirlo's 85.1 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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