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Carvalho vs Fischer

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FischerWinner
82.8

Fischer wins: Longevity, Statistics

Carvalho
82.6

Carvalho wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Nilla Fischer
82.8

Fischer leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's defensive leader through two Olympic silver medals and a Bundesliga dynasty at Wolfsburg.

1. Nilla Fischer
82.8
2. Ricardo Carvalho
82.6

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. 🇵🇹 Ricardo Carvalho5 seasons played · career day 1,826129 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Nilla Fischer5 seasons played · career day 1,82582 goals
-36.4% vs Carvalho at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇹 Carvalho001844102225
🇸🇪 Fischer0082282165

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.

MetricCarvalhoRetiredFischerRetired
Champions League titles2
Premier League titles3
La Liga titles1
Primeira Liga titles3
Portugal caps89
Sweden caps194
Olympic silver medals2
Bundesliga titles4
Champions League finals3
Swedish Footballer of the Year awards3
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%8490
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%7678

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GOAT Rank · the data
Fischer82.8
Carvalho82.6
The people
Carvalho
Fischer

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