Who is better, Ribéry or Zizinho?
Thomaz Soares da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 87.2 against 87.1 for Franck Ribéry — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ribéry vs Zizinho
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Thomaz Soares da Silva above Franck Ribéry: 87.2 vs 87.1. Thomaz Soares da Silva leads on Statistics, Dominance, Longevity. Franck Ribéry leads on Honours.
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ZizinhoWinner
87.2Zizinho wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Ribéry
87.1Ribéry wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Thomaz Soares da Silva
87.2
Zizinho leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Thomaz Soares da Silva
2. Franck Ribéry
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇧🇷 Thomaz Soares da Silva35 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 11.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Ribéry — 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 | RibéryRetired | ZizinhoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga titles | 9 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| UEFA Best Player in Europe | 1 | — |
| France caps | 81 | — |
| DFB-Pokal titles | 6 | — |
| Brazil caps | — | 53 |
| Brazil goals | — | 30 |
| Copa América titles | — | 1 |
| Carioca titles | — | 3 |
| Paulista titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 85 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zizinho87.2
Ribéry87.1
FAQ
Where does Ribéry beat Zizinho?
Ribéry scores higher on honours. Zizinho leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Ribéry vs Zizinho score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ribéry: 87.1, Zizinho: 87.2.
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