Who is better, Van Buyten or David Luiz?
Daniel Van Buyten leads with a GOAT score of 77.8 against 77.7 for David Luiz Moreira Marinho — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Van Buyten vs David Luiz
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Van BuytenWinner
77.8Van Buyten wins: Honours, Statistics
David Luiz
77.7David Luiz wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Daniel Van Buyten
77.8
Van Buyten leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Daniel Van Buyten
2. David Luiz Moreira Marinho
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇧🇪 Daniel Van Buyten1 goals
1 season by age 21 · 1 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇧🇷 David Luiz Moreira Marinho1 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.3 per season
David Luiz is 0.0% ahead of Van Buyten'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 | Van BuytenRetired | David LuizActive |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | 4 | — |
| Belgium caps | 85 | — |
| Career league goals | 48 | 37 |
| Club World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Brazil caps | — | 57 |
| UEFA Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| UEFA Europa League titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 85 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Buyten77.8
David Luiz77.7
The people
Van Buyten
David Luiz
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Where does David Luiz beat Van Buyten?
David Luiz scores higher on longevity. Van Buyten leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Van Buyten vs David Luiz score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Buyten: 77.8, David Luiz: 77.7.
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