Career goals
289
Ballon d'Or
1
World Cups
1
Champions League titles
1
League titles
3
International goals
33
Category profile
- Dominance
- 87
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 87
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 | |
| 2000 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 16 | |
| 2002 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 22 | |
| 2004 | 21 | |
| 2005 | 26 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- CBF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ronaldinho ranks #159 in Football
Ronaldinho ranks #159 in Football and #251 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.6/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2015 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Peak the strongest category at 93/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career goals 289, Ballon d'Or 1, World Cups 1, Champions League titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Esther González (86.7); behind Gunnar Nordahl (86.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ronaldinho GOAT Score explained
- Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics87/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ronaldinho — frequently asked
- Is Ronaldinho the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ronaldinho ranks #159 in Football with a GOAT Score of 86.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Ronaldinho's GOAT Score?
- 86.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 87 (15%).
- Where does Ronaldinho rank all time?
- #251 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #159 in Football.
- Ronaldinho vs Esther González: who ranks higher?
- Esther González ranks higher at 86.7 versus Ronaldinho at 86.6, a margin of 0.1 points.