Who is better, Silva or Sundhage?
David Josué Jiménez Silva leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.2 for Pia Sundhage — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Silva vs Sundhage
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SilvaWinner
88.2Silva wins: Longevity, Honours
Sundhage
88.2Sundhage wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 David Josué Jiménez Silva
88.2
Silva leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. David Josué Jiménez Silva
2. Pia Sundhage
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 Josué Jiménez Silva12 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Sundhage — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
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 | SilvaRetired | SundhageRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 96 | — |
| Spain caps | 125 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 2 | 1 |
| Premier League titles | 4 | — |
| Sweden caps | — | 146 |
| Sweden goals | — | 71 |
| Damallsvenskan titles | — | 6 |
| World Cup appearances | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Silva88.2
Sundhage88.2
FAQ
Where does Sundhage beat Silva?
Sundhage scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Silva leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Silva vs Sundhage score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Silva: 88.2, Sundhage: 88.2.
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