Who is better, Dasayev or Wambach?
Rinat Dasayev leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 87.7 for Abby Wambach — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dasayev vs Wambach
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DasayevWinner
87.9Dasayev wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
Wambach
87.7Wambach wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Rinat Dasayev
87.9
Dasayev leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rinat Dasayev
2. Abby Wambach
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. 🇷🇺 Rinat Dasayev79 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 26.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Wambach — 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 | DasayevRetired | WambachRetired |
|---|---|---|
| IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper | 1 | — |
| Soviet Top League titles | 2 | — |
| Soviet Union caps | 91 | — |
| Olympic bronze medals | 1 | — |
| Career league appearances | 420 | — |
| International goals | — | 184 |
| International caps | — | 256 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 1 |
| World Cup goals | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 87 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 89 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dasayev87.9
Wambach87.7
FAQ
Where does Wambach beat Dasayev?
Wambach scores higher on honours, statistics. Dasayev leads on peak, dominance, longevity.
How is the Dasayev vs Wambach score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dasayev: 87.9, Wambach: 87.7.
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