Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 56 | |
| 1976 | 62 | |
| 1977 | 68 | |
| 1978 | 74 | |
| 1979 | 79 | |
| 1980 | 85 | |
| 1981 | 91 | |
| 1982 | 97 | |
| 1983 | 87 | |
| 1984 | 78 | |
| 1985 | 68 | |
| 1986 | 59 | |
| 1987 | 49 | |
| 1988 | 40 | |
| 1989 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sócrates ranks #269 in Football
Sócrates ranks #269 in Football and #473 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.9/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1989 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: South American Footballer of the Year awards 1, Brazilian league titles 2, Brazil caps 60, Brazil goals 22.
Nearest context: ahead Clarence Seedorf (84.9); behind Sara Däbritz (84.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sócrates GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Sócrates — frequently asked
- Is Sócrates the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sócrates ranks #269 in Football with a GOAT Score of 84.9/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Sócrates's GOAT Score?
- 84.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Sócrates rank all time?
- #473 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #269 in Football.
- Sócrates vs Clarence Seedorf: who ranks higher?
- Sócrates ranks higher at 84.9 versus Clarence Seedorf at 84.9, a margin of 0.0 points.