Who is better, van der Vaart or Marzolini?
Rafael van der Vaart leads with a GOAT score of 79.8 against 79.8 for Silvio Marzolini — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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van der Vaart vs Marzolini
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van der VaartWinner
79.8van der Vaart wins: Peak, Statistics
Marzolini
79.8Marzolini wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Rafael van der Vaart
79.8
van der Vaart leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rafael van der Vaart
2. Silvio Marzolini
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
2. 🇦🇷 Silvio Marzolini2 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.7 per season
Marzolini is -95.7% behind van der Vaart'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 | van der VaartRetired | MarzoliniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands caps | 109 | — |
| Netherlands goals | 25 | — |
| Eredivisie titles | 2 | — |
| Golden Boy awards | 1 | — |
| Career league goals | 135 | — |
| Argentina caps | — | 28 |
| League appearances | — | 388 |
| League titles | — | 5 |
| Copa Argentina titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup appearances | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
van der Vaart79.8
Marzolini79.8
The people
van der Vaart
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Where does Marzolini beat van der Vaart?
Marzolini scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. van der Vaart leads on peak, statistics.
How is the van der Vaart vs Marzolini score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. van der Vaart: 79.8, Marzolini: 79.8.
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