Who is better, Forlán or Desailly?
Diego Forlán leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.4 for Marcel Desailly — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Forlán vs Desailly
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Diego Forlán and Marcel Desailly level at 88.4. Diego Forlán leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Marcel Desailly leads on Honours, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ForlánWinner
88.4Forlán wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Desailly
88.4Desailly wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇾 Diego Forlán
88.4
Forlán leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego Forlán
2. Marcel Desailly
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇫🇷 Marcel Desailly5 seasons played · career day 1,825310 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇾 Diego Forlán5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 goals
-4.5% vs Desailly at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇾 Forlán | 0 | 0 | 52 | 108 | 296 | 598 |
| 🇫🇷 Desailly | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 310 | 662 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ForlánRetired | DesaillyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup Golden Ball awards | 1 | — |
| European Golden Shoe awards | 2 | — |
| Copa América titles | 1 | — |
| Europa League titles | 1 | — |
| Uruguay goals | 36 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 2 |
| Serie A titles | — | 2 |
| France caps | — | 116 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Forlán88.4
Desailly88.4
FAQ
Where does Desailly beat Forlán?
Desailly scores higher on honours, longevity. Forlán leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Forlán vs Desailly score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Forlán: 88.4, Desailly: 88.4.
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