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Smith vs Morace

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SmithWinner
88.7

Smith wins: Peak, Honours

Morace
88.5

Morace wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelly Smith
88.7

Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. England's greatest forward of her generation and a Women's FA Cup serial winner.

1. Kelly Smith
88.7
2. Carolina Morace
88.5

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelly Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Carolina Morace5 seasons played · career day 2,556150 goals
-49.3% vs Smith at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Smith0052108296598
🇮🇹 Morace000078217

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.

MetricSmithRetiredMoraceRetired
England caps117
England goals46
Women's FA Cup titles5
League titles5
UEFA Cup titles1
Serie A top scorer awards12
Italian league titles12
Italy goals105
Italy caps153
Career league goals550
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith88.7
Morace88.5
The people
Smith
Morace

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