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Press vs Kroos

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PressWinner
87.0

Press wins: Peak, Statistics

Kroos
87.0

Kroos wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Christen Press
87.0

Press leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time World Cup winner and a prolific scorer for the United States.

1. Christen Press
87.0
2. Toni Kroos
87.0

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Goals per season
1. 🇺🇸 Christen Press5 seasons played · career day 1,825331 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Toni Kroos5 seasons played · career day 2,19139 goals
-88.2% vs Press at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Press0055116331688
🇩🇪 Kroos00043162

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricPressActiveKroosRetired
World Cup titles21
United States caps155
United States goals64
Olympic medals1
League titles37
Champions League titles6
Club World Cups5
Career appearances750
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%9292
Statistics w15%8882

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Press87.0
Kroos87.0
The people
Press
Kroos

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