Who is better, Costacurta or Götze?
Alessandro Costacurta leads with a GOAT score of 79.6 against 79.6 for Mario Götze — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costacurta vs Götze
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CostacurtaWinner
79.6Costacurta wins: Longevity, Honours
Götze
79.6Götze wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta
79.6
Costacurta leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alessandro Costacurta
2. Mario Götze
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. 🇩🇪 Mario Götze22 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 5.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Costacurta0 goals
1 season by age 21 · 0 per season
Costacurta is -100.0% behind Götze'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 | CostacurtaRetired | GötzeActive |
|---|---|---|
| Italy caps | 59 | — |
| Serie A titles | 7 | — |
| European Cup/Champions League titles | 5 | — |
| Serie A appearances | 458 | — |
| Serie A goals | 3 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 64 |
| Germany caps | — | 66 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 5 |
| DFB-Pokal titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 75 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 58 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Costacurta79.6
Götze79.6
FAQ
Where does Götze beat Costacurta?
Götze scores higher on peak, statistics. Costacurta leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Costacurta vs Götze score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costacurta: 79.6, Götze: 79.6.
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