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Kirby vs Girelli

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KirbyWinner
82.3

Kirby wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Girelli
82.2

Girelli wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fran Kirby
82.3

Kirby leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European champion and a four-time Women's Super League winner with Chelsea.

1. Fran Kirby
82.3
2. Cristiana Girelli
82.2

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Goals per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fran Kirby5 seasons played · career day 1,82560 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Cristiana Girelli5 seasons played · career day 2,55659 goals
-1.7% vs Kirby at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kirby0082060123
🇮🇹 Girelli00003090

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricKirbyActiveGirelliActive
European Championship titles1
Women's Super League titles5
FWA Women's Footballer of the Year awards2
England caps77
England goals19
Serie A titles7
Serie A top scorer awards2
Italy caps120
Italy goals61
Career league goals200
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kirby82.3
Girelli82.2
The people
Kirby
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