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Solo vs Rush

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SoloWinner
85.8

Solo wins: Peak

Rush
85.8

Rush wins: Longevity

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Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hope Solo
85.8

Solo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup winner and two-time Olympic champion with a record number of international clean sheets.

1. Hope Solo
85.8
2. Ian Rush
85.8

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ian Rush5 seasons played · career day 2,191155 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Hope Solo5 seasons played · career day 1,82640 goals
-74.2% vs Rush at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Solo0041234114
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rush0000108254

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.

MetricSoloRetiredRushRetired
World Cup titles1
Olympic gold medals2
USA caps202
International clean sheets102
Golden Glove awards2
Liverpool goals346
First Division titles5
European Cup titles1
FA Cup titles3
European Golden Boot1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Solo85.8
Rush85.8
The people
Solo
Rush

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