Who is better, Ter Stegen or Zubizarreta?
Marc-André ter Stegen leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.6 for Andoni Zubizarreta — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ter Stegen vs Zubizarreta
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Ter StegenWinner
83.6Ter Stegen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Zubizarreta
83.6Zubizarreta wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen
83.6
Ter Stegen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marc-André ter Stegen
2. Andoni Zubizarreta
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen74 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 24.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇪🇸 Andoni Zubizarreta68 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 17 per season
Zubizarreta is -8.1% behind Ter Stegen's pace at age 21
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 | Ter StegenActive | ZubizarretaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | 5 | 6 |
| Germany caps | 44 | — |
| Copa del Rey titles | 5 | — |
| Confederations Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Spain caps | — | 126 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cups played | — | 4 |
| Career league appearances | — | 622 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 85 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ter Stegen83.6
Zubizarreta83.6
The people
Ter Stegen
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Where does Zubizarreta beat Ter Stegen?
Zubizarreta scores higher on statistics, longevity. Ter Stegen leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Ter Stegen vs Zubizarreta score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ter Stegen: 83.6, Zubizarreta: 83.6.
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