Who is better, Ronaldo or Merlin?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a GOAT score of 95.5 against 15.8 for Quentin Merlin — a gap of 79.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ronaldo vs Merlin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cristiano Ronaldo above Quentin Merlin: 95.5 vs 15.8. Cristiano Ronaldo leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics.
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RonaldoWinner
95.5Ronaldo wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Merlin
15.8Merlin wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
95.5
Ronaldo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Merlin — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Quentin Merlin
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo32 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 16 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Merlin — 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 | RonaldoActive · Al-Nassr FC | MerlinActive · Stade Rennais |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 924 | — |
| Career assists | 260 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | 5 | — |
| World Cups | 0 | — |
| Champions League titles | 5 | — |
| League titles | 7 | — |
| Goals per 90 | 0.71 | — |
| League starts | — | 27 |
| League goals | — | 1 |
| League assists | — | 5 |
| Shirt number | — | 26 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 15.8 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 20.9 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 13.8 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 11.8 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 16.9 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ronaldo95.5
Merlin15.8
FAQ
Where does Merlin beat Ronaldo?
Merlin does not lead any of the five categories; Ronaldo is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ronaldo vs Merlin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ronaldo: 95.5, Merlin: 15.8.
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