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Dahlin vs Pelé
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Pelé
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Pelé leads on 5 of 5 weighted categories. Three World Cups, an unmatched international résumé.
1. Pelé
2. Martin Dahlin
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season1. 🇧🇷 Pelé5 seasons played248 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin5 seasons played59 goals
-76.2% vs Pelé at the same stage
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | DahlinRetired · AS Roma / Blackburn Rovers | PeléRetired · New York Cosmos |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden caps | 60 | — |
| Sweden goals | 29 | — |
| World Cup 1994 goals | 4 | — |
| Bundesliga goals | 47 | — |
| League titles | 2 | 10 |
| Allsvenskan goals | 45 | — |
| Career goals | — | 767 |
| Career assists | — | 229 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 0 |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.84 |
| Dominance w25% | 62 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 60 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 56 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 90 |