Who is better, Marta or Berghuis?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 18.5 for Steven Berghuis — a gap of 76.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marta vs Berghuis
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MartaWinner
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Berghuis
18.5Berghuis wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Marta Vieira da Silva
95.0
Marta leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Berghuis — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Marta Vieira da Silva
2. Steven Berghuis
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 Berghuis — 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 | BerghuisActive · Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Player awards | 6 | — |
| World Cup goals | 17 | — |
| Brazil caps | 200 | — |
| Brazil goals | 119 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Cups played | 6 | — |
| League starts | — | 102 |
| League goals | — | 28 |
| League assists | — | 35 |
| Shirt number | — | 23 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 17.3 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 25.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 15.3 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 13.3 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 23 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marta95.0
Berghuis18.5
FAQ
Where does Berghuis beat Marta?
Berghuis does not lead any of the five categories; Marta is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Marta vs Berghuis score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marta: 95.0, Berghuis: 18.5.
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