Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9 | |
| 1983 | 28 | |
| 1984 | 22 | |
| 1985 | 37 | |
| 1986 | 31 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 19 | |
| 1989 | 19 | |
| 1990 | 12 | |
| 1991 | 25 | |
| 1992 | 25 | |
| 1993 | 0 |
Data sources
- Serie A
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marco van Basten ranks #76 in Football
Marco van Basten ranks 76th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 311th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 90, Statistics 90. 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 1981–1995 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ballon d'or 3, european cups 2, european championships 1, career goals 300.
Immediately ahead sits David Trezeguet on 83.9, a gap of -2.8 points. Directly behind is Oliver Kahn on 83.5. 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.
Marco van Basten GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far van Basten stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Marco van Basten — frequently asked
- Is Marco van Basten the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marco van Basten ranks 76th in Football with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Marco van Basten's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marco van Basten rank all time?
- 311th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 76th within Football.
- Marco van Basten vs David Trezeguet: who ranks higher?
- Marco van Basten, on 86.7 against David Trezeguet's 83.9 — a margin of 2.8 points.