Who is better, Marta or Lilly?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 92.0 for Kristine Lilly — a gap of 3.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marta vs Lilly
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MartaWinner
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Lilly
92.0Lilly wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva
95.0
Marta leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marta Vieira da Silva
2. Kristine Lilly
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. 🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva89 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 17.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lilly — 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 | MartaActive | LillyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Player awards | 6 | — |
| World Cup goals | 17 | — |
| Brazil caps | 200 | — |
| Brazil goals | 119 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Cups played | 6 | — |
| USA caps | — | 354 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| USA goals | — | 130 |
| World Cups contested | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 98 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marta95.0
Lilly92.0
FAQ
Where does Lilly beat Marta?
Lilly scores higher on longevity. Marta leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Marta vs Lilly score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marta: 95.0, Lilly: 92.0.
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