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Zola vs Källström

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ZolaWinner
83.1

Zola wins: Peak, Statistics

Källström
83.1

Källström wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Gianfranco Zola
83.1

Zola leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Cup Winners' Cup winner with Chelsea and a Serie A champion with Napoli and Parma.

1. Gianfranco Zola
83.1
2. Kim Källström
83.1

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. 🇸🇪 Kim Källström5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gianfranco Zola5 seasons played · career day 1,826267 goals
-10.1% vs Källström at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Zola004594205555
🇸🇪 Källström0050105297618

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.

MetricZolaRetiredKällströmRetired
Cup Winners' Cup titles1
Serie A titles1
UEFA Cup titles1
Career goals193
Italy caps35
Sweden caps131
Ligue 1 titles4
Sweden goals16
French cup titles2
Career appearances600
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%9087
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Zola83.1
Källström83.1
The people
Zola
Källström

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