Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45 | |
| 1971 | 48 | |
| 1972 | 50 | |
| 1973 | 53 | |
| 1974 | 55 | |
| 1975 | 58 | |
| 1976 | 60 | |
| 1977 | 63 | |
| 1978 | 65 | |
| 1979 | 68 | |
| 1980 | 71 | |
| 1981 | 73 | |
| 1982 | 76 | |
| 1983 | 78 | |
| 1984 | 81 | |
| 1985 | 83 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 88 | |
| 1988 | 91 | |
| 1989 | 93 | |
| 1990 | 96 | |
| 1991 | 87 | |
| 1992 | 77 | |
| 1993 | 68 | |
| 1994 | 59 | |
| 1995 | 49 | |
| 1996 | 40 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Roger Milla ranks #138 in Football
Roger Milla ranks 138th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 274th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 84, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1970–1996 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1990, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes african footballer of the year awards 2, africa cup of nations titles 2, world cup goals 5, cameroon caps 102.
Immediately ahead sits Lena Goeßling on 86.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Giovane Élber on 86.0. 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.
Roger Milla GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Milla stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1990. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Milla comparisons
Roger Milla — frequently asked
- Is Roger Milla the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Roger Milla ranks 138th in Football with a GOAT Score of 86.0, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Roger Milla's GOAT Score?
- 86.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Roger Milla rank all time?
- 274th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 138th within Football.
- Roger Milla vs Lena Goeßling: who ranks higher?
- Lena Goeßling, on 86.1 against Roger Milla's 86.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.