Beckenbauer vs Marta
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Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Beckenbauer wins: Honours
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Verdict
Marta leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time World Player of the Year and the World Cup's all-time top scorer.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Beckenbauer — 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 | BeckenbauerRetired | MartaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 105 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | 2 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| League titles | 5 | — |
| International caps | 103 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 6 |
| World Cup goals | — | 17 |
| Brazil caps | — | 200 |
| Brazil goals | — | 119 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Cups played | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 96 |
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