Who is better, David Luiz or Van Buyten?
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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David Luiz vs Van Buyten
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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. 🇧🇷 David Luiz Moreira Marinho1 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇧🇪 Daniel Van Buyten1 goals
1 season by age 21 · 1 per season
Van Buyten is 0.0% ahead of David Luiz'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 | David LuizActive | Van BuytenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 37 | 48 |
| Brazil caps | 57 | — |
| UEFA Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| UEFA Europa League titles | 2 | — |
| Domestic league titles | 4 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 4 |
| Belgium caps | — | 85 |
| Club World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Buyten77.8
David Luiz77.7
The people
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 David Luiz vs Van Buyten score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. David Luiz: 77.7, Van Buyten: 77.8.
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