Who is better, Effenberg or Alexander-Arnold?
Trent John Alexander-Arnold leads with a GOAT score of 81.6 against 81.5 for Stefan Effenberg — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Effenberg vs Alexander-Arnold
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Trent John Alexander-Arnold above Stefan Effenberg: 81.6 vs 81.5. Trent John Alexander-Arnold leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. Stefan Effenberg leads on Longevity, Honours.
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Alexander-ArnoldWinner
81.6Alexander-Arnold wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Effenberg
81.5Effenberg wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Trent John Alexander-Arnold
81.6
Alexander-Arnold leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Trent John Alexander-Arnold
2. Stefan Effenberg
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. 🏴 Trent John Alexander-Arnold2 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Effenberg — 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 | EffenbergRetired | Alexander-ArnoldActive |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga titles | 3 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | 1 |
| Germany caps | 35 | — |
| DFB-Pokal titles | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga assists (recorded era) | 91 | — |
| League goals | — | 18 |
| Premier League titles | — | 1 |
| England caps | — | 34 |
| PFA Team of the Year | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 85 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Alexander-Arnold81.6
Effenberg81.5
The people
Effenberg
Alexander-Arnold
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Where does Effenberg beat Alexander-Arnold?
Effenberg scores higher on honours, longevity. Alexander-Arnold leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Effenberg vs Alexander-Arnold score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Effenberg: 81.5, Alexander-Arnold: 81.6.
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