Who is better, Riise or R9?
Ronaldo Nazário leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 91.4 for Hege Riise — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Riise vs R9
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ronaldo Nazário above Hege Riise: 92.0 vs 91.4. Ronaldo Nazário leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Hege Riise leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
R9Winner
92.0R9 wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Riise
91.4Riise wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário
92.0
R9 leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ronaldo Nazário
2. Hege Riise
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. 🇳🇴 Hege Riise5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário5 seasons played · career day 2,190153 goals
-58.4% vs Riise at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Riise | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 368 | 725 |
| 🇧🇷 R9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 128 | 182 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RiiseRetired | R9Retired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Cup Golden Ball awards | 1 | — |
| Norway caps | 188 | — |
| Norway goals | 58 | — |
| Career goals | — | 414 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 2 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| World Cup goals | — | 15 |
| League titles | — | 4 |
| International goals | — | 62 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
R992.0
Riise91.4
FAQ
Where does Riise beat R9?
Riise scores higher on honours, longevity. R9 leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Riise vs R9 score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Riise: 91.4, R9: 92.0.
What do you think?
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