Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30 | |
| 2000 | 34 | |
| 2001 | 32 | |
| 2002 | 33 | |
| 2003 | 35 | |
| 2004 | 36 | |
| 2005 | 34 | |
| 2006 | 30 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 32 | |
| 2009 | 30 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 15 |
Data sources
- LaLiga
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Carles Puyol ranks #104 in Football
Carles Puyol ranks 104th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 497th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 76. 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 1999–2014 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 84. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes champions league titles 3, la liga titles 6, world cups 1, european championships 1.
Immediately ahead sits Alan Shearer on 81.5, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Patrick Vieira on 81.2. 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.
Carles Puyol GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Puyol stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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Carles Puyol — frequently asked
- Is Carles Puyol the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Carles Puyol ranks 104th in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Carles Puyol's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Carles Puyol rank all time?
- 497th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 104th within Football.
- Carles Puyol vs Alan Shearer: who ranks higher?
- Alan Shearer, on 81.5 against Carles Puyol's 81.3 — a margin of 0.2 points.