Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- national federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steph Houghton ranks #146 in Football
Steph Houghton ranks 146th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 587th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 909 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2006–2024 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes england caps 121, women's super league titles 2, fa cup titles 4, league cup titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Youri Djorkaeff on 81.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alan Shearer on 81.5. 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.
Steph Houghton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Houghton stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Houghton comparisons
Steph Houghton — frequently asked
- Is Steph Houghton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steph Houghton ranks 146th in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Steph Houghton's GOAT Score?
- 81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steph Houghton rank all time?
- 587th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 146th within Football.
- Steph Houghton vs Youri Djorkaeff: who ranks higher?
- Steph Houghton, on 81.6 against Youri Djorkaeff's 81.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.