Who is better, Lloyd or Romário?
Carli Lloyd leads with a GOAT score of 90.5 against 90.1 for Romário — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lloyd vs Romário
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Carli Lloyd above Romário: 90.5 vs 90.1. Carli Lloyd leads on Peak, Longevity, Honours. Romário leads on Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LloydWinner
90.5Lloyd wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours
Romário
90.1Romário wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Carli Lloyd
90.5
Lloyd leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Carli Lloyd
2. Romário
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇧🇷 Romário5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Carli Lloyd5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 goals
-1.0% vs Romário at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 300 | 627 |
| 🇧🇷 Romário | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 642 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lloyd90.5
Romário90.1
FAQ
Where does Romário beat Lloyd?
Romário scores higher on dominance, statistics. Lloyd leads on peak, honours, longevity.
How is the Lloyd vs Romário score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lloyd: 90.5, Romário: 90.1.
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