Premier League titles
6
Champions League titles
1
Appearances
673
England caps
81
League Cups
3
Clean sheets
250
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 76
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30 | |
| 1998 | 33 | |
| 1999 | 34 | |
| 2000 | 32 | |
| 2001 | 30 | |
| 2002 | 28 | |
| 2003 | 32 | |
| 2004 | 34 | |
| 2005 | 30 | |
| 2006 | 33 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 31 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 16 |
Data sources
- Premier League
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rio Ferdinand ranks #546 in Football
Rio Ferdinand ranks #546 in Football and #1441 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.6/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2015 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 82/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Premier League titles 6, Champions League titles 1, Appearances 673, England caps 81.
Nearest context: ahead Joaquín Sánchez (79.7); behind Günter Netzer (79.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rio Ferdinand GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ferdinand comparisons
Rio Ferdinand — frequently asked
- Is Rio Ferdinand the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rio Ferdinand ranks #546 in Football with a GOAT Score of 79.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Rio Ferdinand's GOAT Score?
- 79.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Rio Ferdinand rank all time?
- #1441 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #546 in Football.
- Rio Ferdinand vs Joaquín Sánchez: who ranks higher?
- Joaquín Sánchez ranks higher at 79.7 versus Rio Ferdinand at 79.6, a margin of 0.1 points.