Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 89
- Statistics
- 89
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 17 | |
| 1974 | 12 | |
| 1975 | 22 | |
| 1976 | 25 | |
| 1977 | 18 | |
| 1978 | 16 | |
| 1979 | 17 | |
| 1980 | 21 | |
| 1981 | 20 | |
| 1982 | 16 | |
| 1983 | 24 | |
| 1984 | 26 | |
| 1985 | 18 | |
| 1986 | 12 | |
| 1987 | 4 |
Data sources
- UEFA
- FFF
- Serie A
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michel Platini ranks #34 in Football
Michel Platini ranks 34th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 133rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 93, Longevity 82, Honours 89, Statistics 89. 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 1972–1987 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, 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 career goals 353, ballon d'or 3, european championships 1, european cups 1.
Immediately ahead sits Manuel Neuer on 86.8, a gap of -1.3 points. Directly behind is Toni Kroos on 87.0. 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.
Michel Platini GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Platini 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 1984. Scored 93/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours89/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 89/100.
- Statistics89/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 89/100.
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Michel Platini — frequently asked
- Is Michel Platini the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michel Platini ranks 34th in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Michel Platini's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 89 (20%), Statistics 89 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michel Platini rank all time?
- 133rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within Football.
- Michel Platini vs Manuel Neuer: who ranks higher?
- Michel Platini, on 88.1 against Manuel Neuer's 86.8 — a margin of 1.3 points.