Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | |
| 1990 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 10 | |
| 1992 | 12 | |
| 1993 | 15 | |
| 1994 | 18 | |
| 1995 | 14 | |
| 1996 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 10 | |
| 1998 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Youri Djorkaeff ranks #87 in Football
Youri Djorkaeff ranks 87th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 408th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 84, 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 1984–2006 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, european championship titles 1, uefa cup titles 1, france caps 82.
Immediately ahead sits Mohamed Salah on 84.0, a gap of 2.4 points. Directly behind is Cristiana Girelli on 82.2. 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.
Youri Djorkaeff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Djorkaeff stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Djorkaeff comparisons
Youri Djorkaeff — frequently asked
- Is Youri Djorkaeff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Youri Djorkaeff ranks 87th in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Youri Djorkaeff's GOAT Score?
- 81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Youri Djorkaeff rank all time?
- 408th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 87th within Football.
- Youri Djorkaeff vs Mohamed Salah: who ranks higher?
- Mohamed Salah, on 84.0 against Youri Djorkaeff's 81.6 — a margin of 2.4 points.