Who is better, Marzolini or van der Vaart?
Silvio Marzolini leads with a GOAT score of 79.8 against 79.8 for Rafael van der Vaart — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marzolini vs van der Vaart
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MarzoliniWinner
79.8Marzolini wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
van der Vaart
79.8van der Vaart wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Silvio Marzolini
79.8
Marzolini leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Silvio Marzolini
2. Rafael van der Vaart
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. 🇳🇱 Rafael van der Vaart46 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 9.2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇦🇷 Silvio Marzolini2 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.7 per season
Marzolini is -95.7% behind van der Vaart's pace at age 21
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 | MarzoliniRetired | van der VaartRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina caps | 28 | — |
| League appearances | 388 | — |
| League titles | 5 | — |
| Copa Argentina titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup appearances | 7 | — |
| Netherlands caps | — | 109 |
| Netherlands goals | — | 25 |
| Eredivisie titles | — | 2 |
| Golden Boy awards | — | 1 |
| Career league goals | — | 135 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 70 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marzolini79.8
van der Vaart79.8
The people
Marzolini
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Where does van der Vaart beat Marzolini?
van der Vaart scores higher on peak, statistics. Marzolini leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Marzolini vs van der Vaart score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marzolini: 79.8, van der Vaart: 79.8.
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