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Mellberg vs Sampedro

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MellbergWinner
82.1

Mellberg wins: Longevity

Sampedro
82.1

Sampedro wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Olof Mellberg
82.1

Mellberg leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's defensive mainstay across four major tournaments.

1. Olof Mellberg
82.1
2. Amanda Sampedro
82.1

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Goals per season
1. 🇪🇸 Amanda Sampedro5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Olof Mellberg5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 goals
-1.3% vs Sampedro at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Mellberg0050105296614
🇪🇸 Sampedro0050105300630

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.

MetricMellbergRetiredSampedroActive
Sweden caps117
Sweden goals8
Major tournaments5
Premier League appearances230
League titles1
Liga F titles3
Spain caps80
Copa de la Reina titles1
World Cup appearances2
Career appearances350
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Mellberg82.1
Sampedro82.1
The people
Mellberg
Sampedro

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