Who is better, Élber or Sawa?
Giovane Élber leads with a GOAT score of 86.0 against 85.9 for Homare Sawa — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Élber vs Sawa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Giovane Élber above Homare Sawa: 86.0 vs 85.9. Giovane Élber leads on Statistics, Honours. Homare Sawa leads on Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ÉlberWinner
86.0Élber wins: Honours, Statistics
Sawa
85.9Sawa wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Giovane Élber
86.0
Élber leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Giovane Élber
2. Homare Sawa
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇧🇷 Giovane Élber5 seasons played · career day 1,825298 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Homare Sawa5 seasons played · career day 2,55628 goals
-90.6% vs Élber at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Élber | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 298 | 622 |
| 🇯🇵 Sawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ÉlberRetired | SawaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga titles | 4 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga top scorer awards | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga goals | 133 | — |
| Career goals | 260 | — |
| International goals | — | 83 |
| International caps | — | 205 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| World Cup Golden Ball | — | 1 |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 1 |
| Asian Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 83 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 85 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Élber86.0
Sawa85.9
FAQ
Where does Sawa beat Élber?
Sawa scores higher on dominance, longevity. Élber leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Élber vs Sawa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Élber: 86.0, Sawa: 85.9.
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