Who is better, Facchetti or Cruyff?
Giacinto Facchetti leads with a GOAT score of 94.0 against 92.9 for Johan Cruyff — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Facchetti vs Cruyff
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FacchettiWinner
94.0Facchetti wins: Longevity, Honours
Cruyff
92.9Cruyff wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Giacinto Facchetti
94.0
Facchetti leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Giacinto Facchetti
2. Johan Cruyff
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. 🇮🇹 Giacinto Facchetti81 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 20.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Cruyff — 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 | FacchettiRetired | CruyffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Serie A titles | 4 | — |
| Italy caps | 94 | — |
| Serie A appearances | 475 | — |
| Serie A goals | 59 | — |
| Career goals | — | 401 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 3 |
| European Cups | — | 3 |
| League titles | — | 9 |
| International caps | — | 48 |
| International goals | — | 33 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Facchetti94.0
Cruyff92.9
FAQ
Where does Cruyff beat Facchetti?
Cruyff scores higher on statistics. Facchetti leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Facchetti vs Cruyff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Facchetti: 94.0, Cruyff: 92.9.
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