Who is better, Ginola or Bounou?
Yassine Bounou leads with a GOAT score of 77.6 against 77.5 for David Ginola — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ginola vs Bounou
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BounouWinner
77.6Bounou wins: Honours, Statistics
Ginola
77.5Ginola wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou
77.6
Bounou leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yassine Bounou
2. David Ginola
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. 🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou8 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇫🇷 David Ginola4 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 1.3 per season
Ginola is -50.0% behind Bounou'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 | GinolaRetired | BounouActive |
|---|---|---|
| PFA Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| French Ligue 1 titles | 1 | — |
| French Cup titles | 2 | — |
| League Cup titles (England) | 1 | — |
| France caps | 17 | — |
| Morocco caps | — | 96 |
| Europa League titles | — | 2 |
| Zamora Trophy wins | — | 1 |
| Career league appearances | — | 335 |
| World Cup clean sheets | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 75 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bounou77.6
Ginola77.5
FAQ
Where does Ginola beat Bounou?
Ginola scores higher on peak. Bounou leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Ginola vs Bounou score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ginola: 77.5, Bounou: 77.6.
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