Who is better, Di María or Marta?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 88.5 for Ángel Di María — a gap of 6.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Di María vs Marta
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Marta Vieira da Silva above Ángel Di María: 95.0 vs 88.5. Marta Vieira da Silva leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MartaWinner
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Di María
88.5Di María wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva
95.0
Marta leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Di María — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Marta Vieira da Silva
2. Ángel Di María
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva89 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 17.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Di María — 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 | Di MaríaActive | MartaActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Argentina caps | 145 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 6 |
| World Cup goals | — | 17 |
| Brazil caps | — | 200 |
| Brazil goals | — | 119 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Cups played | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marta95.0
Di María88.5
FAQ
Where does Di María beat Marta?
Di María does not lead any of the five categories; Marta is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Di María vs Marta score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Di María: 88.5, Marta: 95.0.
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