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Football · Midfielder · Germany

Toni Kroos

2007–2024 · Six Champions League titles and a World Cup — the metronome of two dynasties.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
86.9
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 81.7
Champions League titles
6
World Cup titles
1
League titles
7
Club World Cups
5
Career appearances
750

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
88
Longevity
86
Honours
92
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
20084
20095
20109
201113
20128
201310
20146
20157
20165
20174
20186
20193
20204
20212
20224
20231
20241

Data sources

  • FIFA
  • UEFA
  • Transfermarkt

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Toni Kroos ranks #35 in Football

Toni Kroos ranks 35th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 135th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 92, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2007–2024 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, which sets the Peak component at 88. Honours 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 champions league titles 6, world cup titles 1, league titles 7, club world cups 5.

Immediately ahead sits Michel Platini on 88.1, a gap of 1.1 points. Directly behind is Birgit Prinz on 87.0. 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.

Toni Kroos GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Kroos stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 88/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours92/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Toni Kroos — frequently asked

Is Toni Kroos the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Toni Kroos ranks 35th in Football with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Toni Kroos's GOAT Score?
87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Toni Kroos rank all time?
135th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 35th within Football.
Toni Kroos vs Michel Platini: who ranks higher?
Michel Platini, on 88.1 against Toni Kroos's 87.0 — a margin of 1.1 points.
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