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Svensson vs Stoichkov

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SvenssonWinner
86.2

Svensson wins: Longevity

Stoichkov
86.2

Stoichkov wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Victoria Svensson
86.2

Svensson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden captain at the 2003 World Cup final and a Damallsvenskan serial winner.

1. Victoria Svensson
86.2
2. Hristo Stoichkov
86.2

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. 🇸🇪 Victoria Svensson5 seasons played · career day 1,826313 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇬 Hristo Stoichkov5 seasons played · career day 1,826297 goals
-5.1% vs Svensson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Svensson0052109240658
🇧🇬 Stoichkov0050105228620

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.

MetricSvenssonRetiredStoichkovRetired
Sweden caps166
Sweden goals68
Damallsvenskan titles5
World Cup finals1
Olympic appearances3
Ballon d'Or awards1
European Cup titles1
La Liga titles5
World Cup Golden Boot awards1
Career goals250
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8478
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Svensson86.2
Stoichkov86.2
The people
Svensson
Stoichkov

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