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Kroos vs Neuer

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KroosWinner
87.0

Kroos wins: Dominance, Honours

Neuer
86.8

Neuer wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Toni Kroos
87.0

Kroos leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Six Champions League titles and a World Cup — the metronome of two dynasties.

1. Toni Kroos
87.0
2. Manuel Neuer
86.8

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. 🇩🇪 Manuel Neuer5 seasons played · career day 2,19070 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Toni Kroos5 seasons played · career day 2,19139 goals
-44.3% vs Neuer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Kroos00043162
🇩🇪 Neuer0001254124

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.

MetricKroosRetiredNeuerActive
Champions League titles62
World Cup titles1
League titles7
Club World Cups5
Career appearances750
World Cups1
Bundesliga titles12
Clean sheets400
Germany caps124
Yashin/Lev Yashin awards1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%9288
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kroos87.0
Neuer86.8
The people
Kroos
Neuer

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