Cafu vs Alessandro Del Piero: Stats Compared
Right-Back, Brazil (born 1970, retired 2008) · Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014)
Comparing Cafu with Alessandro Del Piero means weighing two very different kinds of greatness. Beyond the numbers, each man brought a singular aesthetic to the pitch. The raw numbers read 53 goals in 856 outings for Cafu (0.06/game), versus 357 in 867 for Alessandro Del Piero (0.41/game). Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. Cafu departs the game with 9 major pieces of silverware, including 2× FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002); Alessandro Del Piero with 10, including 1× FIFA World Cup (2006). Cafu played with a anticipatory that made him unmistakable; Alessandro Del Piero brought a flair-driven that was equally his own. Club journeys add another layer, with Cafu reaching his representative peak around 2002 across São Paulo, Roma, Milan and Alessandro Del Piero doing so around 1998 with Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos. Rank them how you like — both names are carved into the sport's permanent record.
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Player profiles
Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he was known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank. He is the most-capped player for the Brazil national team with 142 appearances.
“A relentless full-back whose running power and crossing made the flank a second engine.”
Juventus icon who holds the club's all-time goals and appearances records; 2006 World Cup winner with Italy.
“A gifted second striker with imagination, free-kick craft and trademark curling finishes from the left channel.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 2× FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1996)
- 1× UEFA Intertoto Cup (1999)
- 6× Serie A
- 1× Coppa Italia (1995)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1994 Established himself at São Paulo
- 1998 Reached his defining peak
- 2002 Delivered a landmark season
- 2008 Retired from professional football
- 1991 Padova debut
- 1993 Joined Juventus
- 1996 Won the Champions League with Juventus
- 1998 Suffered a serious knee injury against Udinese
- 2006 Stayed at Juventus in Serie B after Calciopoli
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2012 Left Juventus after 19 seasons for Sydney FC
The verdict
Weighing production, silverware and profile, the two finish within a whisker of each other. Call it a respectful draw — greatness of this calibre resists a single winner.
Too close to call — a respectful draw
