Who is better, Džajić or Riise?
Dragan Džajić leads with a GOAT score of 91.6 against 91.4 for Hege Riise — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Džajić vs Riise
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DžajićWinner
91.6Džajić wins: Longevity, Statistics
Riise
91.4Riise wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Dragan Džajić
91.6
Džajić leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dragan Džajić
2. Hege Riise
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. 🇷🇸 Dragan Džajić22 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 5.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Riise — 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 | DžajićRetired | RiiseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia caps | 85 | — |
| Yugoslavia goals | 23 | — |
| Yugoslav league titles | 5 | — |
| European Championship runner-up | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Cup Golden Ball awards | — | 1 |
| Norway caps | — | 188 |
| Norway goals | — | 58 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 91 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 89 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Džajić91.6
Riise91.4
FAQ
Where does Riise beat Džajić?
Riise scores higher on peak, honours. Džajić leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Džajić vs Riise score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Džajić: 91.6, Riise: 91.4.
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