Who is better, Futre or Boniek?
Paulo Futre leads with a GOAT score of 79.0 against 78.9 for Zbigniew Boniek — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Futre vs Boniek
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Paulo Futre above Zbigniew Boniek: 79.0 vs 78.9. Paulo Futre leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Zbigniew Boniek leads on Longevity, Honours.
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FutreWinner
79.0Futre wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Boniek
78.9Boniek wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Paulo Futre
79.0
Futre leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paulo Futre
2. Zbigniew Boniek
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. 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Boniek27 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 9 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Futre — 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 | FutreRetired | BoniekRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 1 | — |
| Ballon d'Or runner-up | 1 | — |
| Portuguese league titles | 2 | — |
| Copa del Rey titles | 2 | — |
| Portugal caps | 41 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 80 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Cup Winners' Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Poland caps | — | 80 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Futre79.0
Boniek78.9
FAQ
Where does Boniek beat Futre?
Boniek scores higher on honours, longevity. Futre leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Futre vs Boniek score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Futre: 79.0, Boniek: 78.9.
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