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Zola vs Schillaci

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ZolaWinner
83.1

Zola wins: Longevity, Statistics

Schillaci
83.1

Schillaci wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Gianfranco Zola
83.1

Zola leads in 2 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. Salvatore Schillaci
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. 🇮🇹 Salvatore Schillaci5 seasons played · career day 1,825307 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gianfranco Zola5 seasons played · career day 1,826267 goals
-13.0% vs Schillaci at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Zola004594205555
🇮🇹 Schillaci0050106307653

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.

MetricZolaRetiredSchillaciRetired
Cup Winners' Cup titles1
Serie A titles1
UEFA Cup titles12
Career goals193140
Italy caps35
World Cup Golden Boot awards1
World Cup Golden Ball awards1
Italy goals7
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8676
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Zola83.1
Schillaci83.1
The people
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