Who is better, D. Andersson or Maradona?
Diego Maradona leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 29.8 for Daniel Andersson — a gap of 62.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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D. Andersson vs Maradona
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Diego Maradona above Daniel Andersson: 92.0 vs 29.8. Diego Maradona leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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MaradonaWinner
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
D. Andersson
29.8D. Andersson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona
92.0
Maradona leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego Maradona
2. Daniel Andersson
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. 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona114 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 22.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Daniel Andersson12 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 4 per season
D. Andersson is -89.5% behind Maradona's pace at age 21
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 | D. AnderssonRetired · Bari / Venezia / Bologna | MaradonaRetired · Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden caps | 74 | — |
| League titles | 2 | 3 |
| Serie A seasons | 6 | — |
| MFF appearances | 233 | — |
| Major tournaments | 4 | — |
| Seasons as captain | 5 | — |
| Career goals | — | 353 |
| Career assists | — | 213 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 0 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.51 |
| Dominance w25% | 24 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 34 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 44 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 20 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 28 | 91 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Maradona92.0
D. Andersson29.8
The people
D. Andersson
Maradona
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Where does D. Andersson beat Maradona?
D. Andersson does not lead any of the five categories; Maradona is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the D. Andersson vs Maradona score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. D. Andersson: 29.8, Maradona: 92.0.
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