Who is better, van de Beek or Neves?
João Neves leads with a GOAT score of 70.5 against 69.7 for Donny van de Beek — a gap of 0.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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van de Beek vs Neves
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NevesWinner
70.5Neves wins: Dominance, Honours
van de Beek
69.7van de Beek wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 João Neves
70.5
Neves leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. João Neves
2. Donny van de Beek
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. 🇳🇱 Donny van de Beek12 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇵🇹 João Neves7 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 2.3 per season
Neves is -41.7% behind van de Beek'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 | van de BeekRetired | NevesActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 32 | — |
| Netherlands caps | 19 | — |
| Eredivisie titles | 1 | — |
| Champions League semi-finalist | 1 | — |
| Ballon d'Or nominee | 1 | — |
| Primeira Liga titles | — | 1 |
| UEFA Youth League winner | — | 1 |
| Portugal caps | — | 27 |
| Ligue 1 titles | — | 1 |
| UEFA Nations League winner | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 65 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 70 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Neves70.5
van de Beek69.7
FAQ
Where does van de Beek beat Neves?
van de Beek scores higher on longevity. Neves leads on dominance, honours.
How is the van de Beek vs Neves score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. van de Beek: 69.7, Neves: 70.5.
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