Sun vs Medalen
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Medalen wins: Dominance, Honours
Sun wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Medalen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup winner in 1995 and Olympic champion with Norway in 2000.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Sun | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 642 |
| 🇳🇴 Medalen | 0 | 0 | 55 | 115 | 325 | 675 |
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.
| Metric | SunRetired | MedalenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup Golden Ball awards | 1 | — |
| World Cup Golden Boot awards | 1 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| China goals | 106 | — |
| Asian Cup titles | 4 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Norway caps | — | 152 |
| Norway goals | — | 64 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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