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Football · Striker · United States

Abby Wambach

2001–2015 · 184 international goals — more than any footballer, of any gender, at the time.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 81.9
International goals
184
International caps
256
World Cups
1
Olympic golds
2
FIFA World Player awards
1
World Cup goals
14

Category profile

Dominance
87
Peak
89
Longevity
84
Honours
88
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
20024
200311
200431
200513
20069
200715
200813
20095
201013
201113
201227
201312
20148
201510

Data sources

  • FIFA
  • US Soccer
  • RSSSF

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

Why Abby Wambach ranks #31 in Football

Abby Wambach ranks 31st among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 124th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 87, Peak 89, Longevity 84, Honours 88, Statistics 92. 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 2001–2015 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 89. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes international goals 184, international caps 256, world cups 1, olympic golds 2.

Immediately ahead sits Eusébio on 88.2, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Thomas Müller on 86.2. 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.

Abby Wambach GOAT Score explained

Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Wambach stood above the field while competing. Scored 87/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak89/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 89/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Abby Wambach — frequently asked

Is Abby Wambach the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Abby Wambach ranks 31st in Football with a GOAT Score of 87.7, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Abby Wambach's GOAT Score?
87.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Abby Wambach rank all time?
124th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 31st within Football.
Abby Wambach vs Eusébio: who ranks higher?
Eusébio, on 88.2 against Abby Wambach's 87.7 — a margin of 0.5 points.
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