Who is better, Touré or Alonso?
Yaya Touré leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 89.8 for Xabi Alonso — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Touré vs Alonso
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TouréWinner
89.8Touré wins: Peak
Alonso
89.8Alonso wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇮 Yaya Touré
89.8
Touré leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yaya Touré
2. Xabi Alonso
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇨🇮 Yaya Touré4 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 1.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇪🇸 Xabi Alonso3 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 1 per season
Alonso is -25.0% behind Touré's pace at age 21
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 | TouréRetired | AlonsoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 79 | 33 |
| Ivory Coast caps | 101 | — |
| African Footballer of the Year | 4 | — |
| Premier League titles | 3 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | 2 |
| Spain caps | — | 114 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 85 | 85 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Touré89.8
Alonso89.8
FAQ
Where does Alonso beat Touré?
Alonso scores higher on honours. Touré leads on peak.
How is the Touré vs Alonso score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Touré: 89.8, Alonso: 89.8.
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