Who is better, Marta or Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a GOAT score of 95.5 against 95.0 for Marta Vieira da Silva — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marta vs Ronaldo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cristiano Ronaldo above Marta Vieira da Silva: 95.5 vs 95.0. Cristiano Ronaldo leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics. Marta Vieira da Silva leads on Dominance, Peak.
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RonaldoWinner
95.5Ronaldo wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Marta
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
95.5
Ronaldo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Marta Vieira da Silva
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. 🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva89 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 17.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo32 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 16 per season
Ronaldo is -64.0% behind Marta'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 | MartaActive | RonaldoActive · Al-Nassr FC |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Player awards | 6 | — |
| World Cup goals | 17 | — |
| Brazil caps | 200 | — |
| Brazil goals | 119 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Cups played | 6 | — |
| Career goals | — | 924 |
| Career assists | — | 260 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 5 |
| World Cups | — | 0 |
| Champions League titles | — | 5 |
| League titles | — | 7 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.71 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 97 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ronaldo95.5
Marta95.0
FAQ
Where does Marta beat Ronaldo?
Marta scores higher on peak, dominance. Ronaldo leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Marta vs Ronaldo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marta: 95.0, Ronaldo: 95.5.
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