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Neeskens vs Immobile

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NeeskensWinner
87.2

Neeskens wins: Honours

Immobile
87.2

Immobile wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Johan Neeskens
87.2

Neeskens leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three European Cups with Ajax and the engine of Total Football with the Netherlands.

1. Johan Neeskens
87.2
2. Ciro Immobile
87.2

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. 🇳🇱 Johan Neeskens5 seasons played · career day 1,826329 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Ciro Immobile5 seasons played · career day 1,826300 goals
-8.8% vs Neeskens at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Neeskens0050108248697
🇮🇹 Immobile0052108232609

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.

MetricNeeskensRetiredImmobileActive
European Cup titles3
Intercontinental Cup titles1
World Cup finals2
Eredivisie titles4
Netherlands caps49
European Golden Shoe awards1
Serie A top scorer awards4
Serie A goals201
European Championship titles1
Career goals320
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%9084
Statistics w15%8492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Neeskens87.2
Immobile87.2
The people
Neeskens
Immobile

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