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Rosický vs Nakata

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NakataWinner
76.5

Nakata wins: Dominance, Honours

Rosický
76.4

Rosický wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Hidetoshi Nakata
76.5

Nakata leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Asia's first global football star and a Serie A champion with Roma.

1. Hidetoshi Nakata
76.5
2. Tomáš Rosický
76.4

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. 🇨🇿 Tomáš Rosický5 seasons played · career day 1,82532 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Hidetoshi Nakata5 seasons played · career day 1,82526 goals
-18.7% vs Rosický at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇿 Rosický00273256
🇯🇵 Nakata00152639

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.

MetricRosickýRetiredNakataRetired
Czech Footballer of the Year awards4
Bundesliga titles1
FA Cup titles2
Czech Republic caps105
Czech Republic goals23
Asian Footballer of the Year awards2
Serie A titles1
Japan caps77
Japan goals11
World Cups played3
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8282
Longevity w20%7872
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%7474

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nakata76.5
Rosický76.4
The people
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