Who is better, Džeko or Raúl?
Edin Džeko leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.3 for Raúl González — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Džeko vs Raúl
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DžekoWinner
85.4Džeko wins: Dominance, Longevity
Raúl
85.3Raúl wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇦 Edin Džeko
85.4
Džeko leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Edin Džeko
2. Raúl González
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. 🇧🇦 Edin Džeko26 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 6.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Raúl — 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 | DžekoActive | RaúlRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League goals | 270 | — |
| Bosnia caps | 138 | — |
| Bosnia goals | 67 | — |
| Premier League titles | 2 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| La Liga titles | — | 6 |
| Career goals | — | 400 |
| Champions League goals | — | 71 |
| Spain caps | — | 102 |
| Intercontinental Cups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Džeko85.4
Raúl85.3
FAQ
Where does Raúl beat Džeko?
Raúl scores higher on honours. Džeko leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Džeko vs Raúl score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Džeko: 85.4, Raúl: 85.3.
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