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Thuram vs Del Piero

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ThuramWinner
85.1

Thuram wins: Peak, Honours

Del Piero
84.5

Del Piero wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Lilian Thuram
85.1

Thuram leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. France's most-capped outfield player and a 1998 World Cup winner.

1. Lilian Thuram
85.1
2. Alessandro Del Piero
84.5

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. 🇮🇹 Alessandro Del Piero5 seasons played · career day 2,55654 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Lilian Thuram5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 goals
-72.2% vs Del Piero at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Thuram0000626
🇮🇹 Del Piero00002569

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.

MetricThuramRetiredDel PieroRetired
World Cup titles1
European Championship titles1
France caps142
Serie A titles26
Career club appearances615
Career goals346
World Cups1
Champions League titles1
Appearances for Juventus705
Serie A top scorer1
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thuram85.1
Del Piero84.5
The people
Thuram
Del Piero

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