Who is better, Solo or Zenga?
Hope Solo leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Walter Zenga — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Solo vs Zenga
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Hope Solo and Walter Zenga level at 85.8. Hope Solo leads on Honours, Statistics. Walter Zenga leads on Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SoloWinner
85.8Solo wins: Honours, Statistics
Zenga
85.8Zenga wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hope Solo
85.8
Solo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hope Solo
2. Walter Zenga
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. 🇮🇹 Walter Zenga59 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 19.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Solo — 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 | SoloRetired | ZengaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| USA caps | 202 | — |
| International clean sheets | 102 | — |
| Golden Glove awards | 2 | — |
| Serie A appearances | — | 369 |
| Italy caps | — | 58 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| UEFA Cup titles | — | 2 |
| IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Solo85.8
Zenga85.8
FAQ
Where does Zenga beat Solo?
Zenga scores higher on dominance, longevity. Solo leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Solo vs Zenga score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Solo: 85.8, Zenga: 85.8.
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