Who is better, Antognoni or Souness?
Giancarlo Antognoni leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.3 for Graeme Souness — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Antognoni vs Souness
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Giancarlo Antognoni above Graeme Souness: 85.4 vs 85.3. Giancarlo Antognoni leads on Longevity, Statistics. Graeme Souness leads on Honours, Dominance.
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AntognoniWinner
85.4Antognoni wins: Longevity, Statistics
Souness
85.3Souness wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Giancarlo Antognoni
85.4
Antognoni leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Giancarlo Antognoni
2. Graeme Souness
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. 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Antognoni11 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 2.2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Souness — 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 | AntognoniRetired | SounessRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 72 | — |
| Italy caps | 73 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Coppa Italia titles | 1 | — |
| Anglo-Italian League Cup | 1 | — |
| European Cups | — | 3 |
| League titles with Liverpool | — | 5 |
| League Cups | — | 4 |
| Scotland caps | — | 54 |
| Scottish league titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Antognoni85.4
Souness85.3
FAQ
Where does Souness beat Antognoni?
Souness scores higher on dominance, honours. Antognoni leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Antognoni vs Souness score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Antognoni: 85.4, Souness: 85.3.
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