Who is better, Godín or Cancelo?
Diego Godín leads with a GOAT score of 78.7 against 78.7 for João Cancelo — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Godín vs Cancelo
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GodínWinner
78.7Godín wins: Longevity, Honours
Cancelo
78.7Cancelo wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇾 Diego Godín
78.7
Godín leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego Godín
2. João Cancelo
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. 🇺🇾 Diego Godín6 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 1.2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇵🇹 João Cancelo2 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.7 per season
Cancelo is -66.7% behind Godín'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 | GodínRetired | CanceloActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 31 | — |
| Uruguay caps | 161 | — |
| Copa América titles | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | 1 | — |
| Europa League titles | 2 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 3 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 1 |
| Primeira Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Portugal caps | — | 73 |
| Dominance w25% | 75 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 70 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Godín78.7
Cancelo78.7
FAQ
Where does Cancelo beat Godín?
Cancelo scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Godín leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Godín vs Cancelo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Godín: 78.7, Cancelo: 78.7.
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