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Spitse vs Cannavaro

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SpitseWinner
87.7

Spitse wins: Longevity, Statistics

Cannavaro
87.6

Cannavaro wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Sherida Spitse
87.7

Spitse leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European champion in 2017 and the Netherlands' record cap holder.

1. Sherida Spitse
87.7
2. Fabio Cannavaro
87.6

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. 🇳🇱 Sherida Spitse5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Fabio Cannavaro5 seasons played · career day 1,826283 goals
-4.7% vs Spitse at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Spitse0052108297602
🇮🇹 Cannavaro0050103220571

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.

MetricSpitseActiveCannavaroRetired
European Championship titles1
World Cup finals1
Netherlands caps240
Netherlands goals40
League titles4
World Cup titles1
Ballon d'Or awards1
FIFA World Player awards1
Italy caps136
La Liga titles2
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%8994
Longevity w20%9286
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Spitse87.7
Cannavaro87.6
The people
Spitse
Cannavaro

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