Ballon d'Or awards
1
World Cup titles
1
FIFA World Player awards
1
Champions League titles
1
Career goals
512
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55 | |
| 1992 | 60 | |
| 1993 | 66 | |
| 1994 | 71 | |
| 1995 | 76 | |
| 1996 | 81 | |
| 1997 | 87 | |
| 1998 | 92 | |
| 1999 | 97 | |
| 2000 | 94 | |
| 2001 | 91 | |
| 2002 | 87 | |
| 2003 | 84 | |
| 2004 | 81 | |
| 2005 | 78 | |
| 2006 | 74 | |
| 2007 | 71 | |
| 2008 | 68 | |
| 2009 | 65 | |
| 2010 | 61 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 55 | |
| 2013 | 52 | |
| 2014 | 48 | |
| 2015 | 45 |
Data sources
- FIFA and UEFA official match records
- National federation archives
- Transfermarkt career statistics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rivaldo ranks #22 in Football
Rivaldo ranks #22 in Football and #33 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.0/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2015 and 25 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Peak the strongest category at 95/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Ballon d'Or awards 1, World Cup titles 1, FIFA World Player awards 1, Champions League titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Juan Alberto Schiaffino (91.2); behind Lev Yashin (90.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rivaldo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Rivaldo comparisons
Rivaldo — frequently asked
- Is Rivaldo the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rivaldo ranks #22 in Football with a GOAT Score of 91.0/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Rivaldo's GOAT Score?
- 91.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Rivaldo rank all time?
- #33 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #22 in Football.
- Rivaldo vs Juan Alberto Schiaffino: who ranks higher?
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino ranks higher at 91.2 versus Rivaldo at 91.0, a margin of 0.2 points.