Who is better, Gilardino or Del Castillo?
Athenea del Castillo leads with a GOAT score of 82.6 against 82.5 for Alberto Gilardino — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gilardino vs Del Castillo
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Del CastilloWinner
82.6Del Castillo wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Gilardino
82.5Gilardino wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Athenea del Castillo
82.6
Del Castillo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Athenea del Castillo
2. Alberto Gilardino
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇮🇹 Alberto Gilardino9 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 2.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Del Castillo — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | GilardinoRetired | Del CastilloActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 191 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | 1 |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Italy caps | 57 | — |
| Serie A goals | 188 | — |
| Nations League titles | — | 1 |
| Spain caps | — | 45 |
| Liga F goals | — | 50 |
| Spain goals | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Del Castillo82.6
Gilardino82.5
The people
Gilardino
Del Castillo
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Where does Gilardino beat Del Castillo?
Gilardino scores higher on longevity. Del Castillo leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Gilardino vs Del Castillo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gilardino: 82.5, Del Castillo: 82.6.
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