Who is better, Francescoli or Courtois?
Enzo Francescoli leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 89.1 for Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Francescoli vs Courtois
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FrancescoliWinner
89.1Francescoli wins: no category outright
Courtois
89.1Courtois wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇾 Enzo Francescoli
89.1
Francescoli leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Enzo Francescoli
2. Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois
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. 🇧🇪 Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois115 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 23 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇾 Enzo Francescoli20 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 6.7 per season
Francescoli is -82.6% behind Courtois'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 | FrancescoliRetired | CourtoisActive |
|---|---|---|
| Copa América titles | 3 | — |
| Copa Libertadores titles | 1 | — |
| Argentine Primera División titles | 5 | — |
| Uruguay caps | 73 | — |
| Uruguay goals | 17 | — |
| League appearances | — | 479 |
| Belgium caps | — | 115 |
| Champions League titles | — | 2 |
| La Liga titles | — | 4 |
| Yashin Trophy | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 85 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Francescoli89.1
Courtois89.1
FAQ
Where does Courtois beat Francescoli?
Courtois does not lead any of the five categories; Francescoli is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Francescoli vs Courtois score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Francescoli: 89.1, Courtois: 89.1.
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