Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44 | |
| 2011 | 48 | |
| 2012 | 52 | |
| 2013 | 55 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 63 | |
| 2016 | 67 | |
| 2017 | 71 | |
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 78 | |
| 2020 | 82 | |
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 65 | |
| 2026 | 62 |
Data sources
- FIVB competition archives
- CEV results database
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steven van de Velde ranks #256 in Volleyball
Steven van de Velde ranks 256th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3766th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 78, Longevity 78, Honours 70, Statistics 76. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–present with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2020, which sets the Peak component at 78. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 78 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world tour titles 2, olympic appearances 1, european championship appearances 6, national titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Brenda Castillo on 73.4, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Ivan Zaytsev on 72.6. 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.
Steven van de Velde GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Van de Velde stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2020. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
Top Van de Velde comparisons
Steven van de Velde — frequently asked
- Is Steven van de Velde the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steven van de Velde ranks 256th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 73.1, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
- What is Steven van de Velde's GOAT Score?
- 73.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steven van de Velde rank all time?
- 3766th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 256th within Volleyball.
- Steven van de Velde vs Brenda Castillo: who ranks higher?
- Brenda Castillo, on 73.4 against Steven van de Velde's 73.1 — a margin of 0.3 points.