Who is better, Dahlin or Rosenberg?
Martin Dahlin leads with a GOAT score of 40.9 against 32.8 for Markus Rosenberg — a gap of 8.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dahlin vs Rosenberg
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Martin Dahlin above Markus Rosenberg: 40.9 vs 32.8. Martin Dahlin leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics. Markus Rosenberg leads on Longevity.
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DahlinWinner
40.9Dahlin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Rosenberg
32.8Rosenberg wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin
40.9
Dahlin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Martin Dahlin
2. Markus Rosenberg
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. 🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin21 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 10.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Markus Rosenberg8 goals
1 season by age 21 · 8 per season
Rosenberg is -61.9% behind Dahlin'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 | DahlinRetired · AS Roma / Blackburn Rovers | RosenbergRetired · Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden caps | 60 | 44 |
| Sweden goals | 29 | — |
| World Cup 1994 goals | 4 | — |
| Bundesliga goals | 47 | — |
| League titles | 2 | 5 |
| Allsvenskan goals | 45 | — |
| Career goals | — | 214 |
| Swedish cups | — | 1 |
| Allsvenskan top scorer | — | 1 |
| Champions League groups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 40 | 28 |
| Peak w20% | 43 | 35 |
| Longevity w20% | 44 | 48 |
| Honours w20% | 36 | 22 |
| Statistics w15% | 42 | 32 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dahlin40.9
Rosenberg32.8
FAQ
Where does Rosenberg beat Dahlin?
Rosenberg scores higher on longevity. Dahlin leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Dahlin vs Rosenberg score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dahlin: 40.9, Rosenberg: 32.8.
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