Who is better, Maradona or Rivaldo?
Diego Maradona leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 91.0 for Rivaldo — a gap of 1.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Maradona vs Rivaldo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Diego Maradona above Rivaldo: 92.0 vs 91.0. Diego Maradona leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Rivaldo leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaradonaWinner
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Rivaldo
91.0Rivaldo wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona
92.0
Maradona leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego Maradona
2. Rivaldo
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. 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona114 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 22.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Rivaldo — 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 | MaradonaRetired · Napoli | RivaldoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 353 | 512 |
| Career assists | 213 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | 0 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 0 | 1 |
| League titles | 3 | — |
| Goals per 90 | 0.51 | — |
| Ballon d'Or awards | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 91 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Maradona92.0
Rivaldo91.0
FAQ
Where does Rivaldo beat Maradona?
Rivaldo scores higher on longevity. Maradona leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Maradona vs Rivaldo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Maradona: 92.0, Rivaldo: 91.0.
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