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Carvalho vs Harder

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CarvalhoWinner
82.6

Carvalho wins: Longevity, Honours

Harder
82.3

Harder wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Ricardo Carvalho
82.6

Carvalho leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Champions League winner with Porto and Real Madrid and a three-time Premier League champion.

1. Ricardo Carvalho
82.6
2. Pernille Harder
82.3

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. 🇩🇰 Pernille Harder5 seasons played · career day 2,19075 goals
-41.9% vs Carvalho at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇹 Carvalho001844102225
🇩🇰 Harder000853143

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.

MetricCarvalhoRetiredHarderActive
Champions League titles2
Premier League titles3
La Liga titles1
Primeira Liga titles3
Portugal caps89
UEFA Player of the Year awards2
League titles8
Denmark goals74
Champions League goals40
Career club goals250
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%7684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Carvalho82.6
Harder82.3
The people
Carvalho
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