Who is better, Di María or Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a GOAT score of 95.5 against 88.5 for Ángel Di María — a gap of 7.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Di María vs Ronaldo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cristiano Ronaldo above Ángel Di María: 95.5 vs 88.5. Cristiano Ronaldo leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.
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RonaldoWinner
95.5Ronaldo wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Di María
88.5Di María wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
95.5
Ronaldo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Di María — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
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. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo32 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 16 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 | RonaldoActive · Al-Nassr FC |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | 5 |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Argentina caps | 145 | — |
| Career goals | — | 924 |
| Career assists | — | 260 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 5 |
| World Cups | — | 0 |
| League titles | — | 7 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.71 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 97 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ronaldo95.5
Di María88.5
FAQ
Where does Di María beat Ronaldo?
Di María does not lead any of the five categories; Ronaldo is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Di María vs Ronaldo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Di María: 88.5, Ronaldo: 95.5.
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