Who is better, Zhirkov or Carvalho?
Yuri Zhirkov leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.6 for Ricardo Carvalho — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zhirkov vs Carvalho
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ZhirkovWinner
82.7Zhirkov wins: Longevity, Statistics
Carvalho
82.6Carvalho wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Yuri Zhirkov
82.7
Zhirkov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yuri Zhirkov
2. Ricardo Carvalho
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. 🇷🇺 Yuri Zhirkov32 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Carvalho — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
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 | ZhirkovRetired | CarvalhoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Russia caps | 105 | — |
| UEFA Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Premier League titles | 1 | 3 |
| Russian Premier League titles | 5 | — |
| Russian Cup titles | 6 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 2 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Primeira Liga titles | — | 3 |
| Portugal caps | — | 89 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zhirkov82.7
Carvalho82.6
FAQ
Where does Carvalho beat Zhirkov?
Carvalho scores higher on peak, honours. Zhirkov leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Zhirkov vs Carvalho score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zhirkov: 82.7, Carvalho: 82.6.
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