Who is better, Van Bronckhorst or Falcao?
Giovanni van Bronckhorst leads with a GOAT score of 83.0 against 83.0 for Radamel Falcao — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Van Bronckhorst vs Falcao
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GOAT Rank currently scores Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Radamel Falcao level at 83.0. Giovanni van Bronckhorst leads on Longevity, Honours. Radamel Falcao leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
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Van BronckhorstWinner
83.0Van Bronckhorst wins: Longevity, Honours
Falcao
83.0Falcao wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
83.0
Van Bronckhorst leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Giovanni van Bronckhorst
2. Radamel Falcao
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. 🇳🇱 Giovanni van Bronckhorst12 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Falcao — 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 | Van BronckhorstRetired | FalcaoActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 52 | — |
| Netherlands caps | 106 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Premier League titles | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | 2 | — |
| Europa League titles | — | 2 |
| Europa League goals in 2010–11 | — | 17 |
| Colombia goals | — | 36 |
| Portuguese league titles | — | 1 |
| Copa del Rey titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Bronckhorst83.0
Falcao83.0
The people
Van Bronckhorst
Falcao
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Where does Falcao beat Van Bronckhorst?
Falcao scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Van Bronckhorst leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Van Bronckhorst vs Falcao score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Bronckhorst: 83.0, Falcao: 83.0.
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