Career goals
156
Ballon d'Or
1
World Cups
1
Champions League titles
1
League titles
4
International caps
108
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 89
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10 | |
| 1993 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 9 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- FFF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zinedine Zidane ranks #27 in Football
Zinedine Zidane ranks #27 in Football and #39 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.6/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2006 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career goals 156, Ballon d'Or 1, World Cups 1, Champions League titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Edwin van der Sar (90.8); behind Carli Lloyd (90.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Zinedine Zidane GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics89/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Zidane comparisons
Zinedine Zidane — frequently asked
- Is Zinedine Zidane the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Zinedine Zidane ranks #27 in Football with a GOAT Score of 90.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Zinedine Zidane's GOAT Score?
- 90.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 89 (15%).
- Where does Zinedine Zidane rank all time?
- #39 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #27 in Football.
- Zinedine Zidane vs Edwin van der Sar: who ranks higher?
- Edwin van der Sar ranks higher at 90.8 versus Zinedine Zidane at 90.6, a margin of 0.2 points.