Who is better, van der Vaart or Šuker?
Rafael van der Vaart leads with a GOAT score of 79.8 against 79.8 for Davor Šuker — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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van der Vaart vs Šuker
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van der VaartWinner
79.8van der Vaart wins: Dominance, Longevity
Šuker
79.8Šuker wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Rafael van der Vaart
79.8
van der Vaart leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rafael van der Vaart
2. Davor Šuker
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. 🇳🇱 Rafael van der Vaart46 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 9.2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Šuker — 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 | van der VaartRetired | ŠukerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands caps | 109 | — |
| Netherlands goals | 25 | — |
| Eredivisie titles | 2 | — |
| Golden Boy awards | 1 | — |
| Career league goals | 135 | — |
| World Cup Golden Boot | — | 1 |
| Croatia goals | — | 45 |
| Croatia caps | — | 69 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
van der Vaart79.8
Šuker79.8
FAQ
Where does Šuker beat van der Vaart?
Šuker scores higher on peak, statistics. van der Vaart leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the van der Vaart vs Šuker score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. van der Vaart: 79.8, Šuker: 79.8.
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