Who is better, Gilardino or de Gea?
Alberto Gilardino leads with a GOAT score of 82.5 against 82.5 for David de Gea — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gilardino vs de Gea
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GilardinoWinner
82.5Gilardino wins: Longevity, Honours
de Gea
82.5de Gea wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alberto Gilardino
82.5
Gilardino leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alberto Gilardino
2. David de Gea
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. 🇪🇸 David de Gea92 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 30.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Alberto Gilardino9 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 2.3 per season
Gilardino is -90.2% behind de Gea's pace at age 21
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 | de GeaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 191 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Italy caps | 57 | — |
| Serie A goals | 188 | — |
| Premier League Golden Glove | — | 2 |
| Europa League titles | — | 2 |
| Spain caps | — | 45 |
| Premier League titles | — | 1 |
| League appearances | — | 450 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 85 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gilardino82.5
de Gea82.5
FAQ
Where does de Gea beat Gilardino?
de Gea scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Gilardino leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Gilardino vs de Gea score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gilardino: 82.5, de Gea: 82.5.
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