Who is better, Breitner or Kanté?
Paul Breitner leads with a GOAT score of 88.6 against 88.5 for N'Golo Kanté — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Breitner vs Kanté
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BreitnerWinner
88.6Breitner wins: Longevity, Statistics
Kanté
88.5Kanté wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Paul Breitner
88.6
Breitner leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Breitner
2. N'Golo Kanté
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. 🇩🇪 Paul Breitner5 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 2.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Kanté — 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 | BreitnerRetired | KantéActive |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | — |
| UEFA European Championship | 1 | — |
| European Cup | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | 5 | — |
| La Liga titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Premier League titles | — | 2 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| PFA Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| France caps | — | 60 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Breitner88.6
Kanté88.5
FAQ
Where does Kanté beat Breitner?
Kanté scores higher on peak. Breitner leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Breitner vs Kanté score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Breitner: 88.6, Kanté: 88.5.
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