Appearances
1,045
Champions League titles
4
League titles
8
World Cups
1
European Championships
2
Career assists
260
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 91
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | |
| 2000 | 30 | |
| 2001 | 32 | |
| 2002 | 34 | |
| 2003 | 36 | |
| 2004 | 40 | |
| 2005 | 42 | |
| 2006 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 48 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 44 | |
| 2011 | 40 | |
| 2012 | 36 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 10 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- LaLiga
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Xavi Hernández ranks #73 in Football
Xavi Hernández ranks #73 in Football and #101 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.7/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2019 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Honours the strongest category at 91/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Appearances 1045, Champions League titles 4, League titles 8, World Cups 1.
Nearest context: ahead Andreas Möller (88.8); behind Wendie Renard (88.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Xavi Hernández GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours91/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Xavi Hernández — frequently asked
- Is Xavi Hernández the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Xavi Hernández ranks #73 in Football with a GOAT Score of 88.7/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Xavi Hernández's GOAT Score?
- 88.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 91 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Xavi Hernández rank all time?
- #101 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #73 in Football.
- Xavi Hernández vs Andreas Möller: who ranks higher?
- Andreas Möller ranks higher at 88.8 versus Xavi Hernández at 88.7, a margin of 0.1 points.