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Smith vs Renard

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SmithWinner
88.7

Smith wins: Peak, Statistics

Renard
88.7

Renard wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

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

Smith leads in 3 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. Wendie Renard
88.7

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. 🇫🇷 Wendie Renard5 seasons played · career day 2,19028 goals
-90.5% vs Smith at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Smith0052108296598
🇫🇷 Renard00021957

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.

MetricSmithRetiredRenardActive
England caps117
England goals46
Women's FA Cup titles5
League titles5
UEFA Cup titles1
Champions League titles8
Division 1 Féminine titles16
France caps168
Career goals160
Coupe de France titles10
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%8692
Honours w20%8692
Statistics w15%9082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith88.7
Renard88.7
The people
Smith
Renard

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