Who is better, Marta or Nakayama?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 13.8 for Yūta Nakayama — a gap of 81.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marta vs Nakayama
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MartaWinner
95.0Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Nakayama
13.8Nakayama 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.
Nakayama — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Marta Vieira da Silva
2. Yūta Nakayama
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 Nakayama — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Marta95.0
Nakayama13.8
FAQ
Where does Nakayama beat Marta?
Nakayama does not lead any of the five categories; Marta is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Marta vs Nakayama score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marta: 95.0, Nakayama: 13.8.
What do you think?
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