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Larsson vs El Khatib

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LarssonWinner
81.2

Larsson wins: Longevity, Statistics

El Khatib
81.2

El Khatib wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sebastian Larsson
81.2

Larsson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's second-most capped player and a Premier League regular for a decade.

1. Sebastian Larsson
81.2
2. Mahmoud El Khatib
81.2

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. 🇸🇪 Sebastian Larsson5 seasons played · career day 1,825282 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇬 Mahmoud El Khatib5 seasons played · career day 1,82644 goals
-84.4% vs Larsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Larsson0048100282583
🇪🇬 El Khatib003930100

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.

MetricLarssonRetiredEl KhatibRetired
Sweden caps133
Premier League appearances300
Swedish titles2
Sweden goals10
Major tournaments5
African Footballer of the Year awards1
Africa Cup of Nations titles1
Egyptian Premier League titles10
Al Ahly goals108
Egypt caps74
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%8486
Longevity w20%8880
Honours w20%7680
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Larsson81.2
El Khatib81.2
The people
Larsson
El Khatib

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