Cafu vs Hakan Şükür: Stats Compared
Right-Back, Brazil (born 1970, retired 2008) · Striker, Turkey (born 1971, retired 2008)
Put Cafu and Hakan Şükür side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Their textures on the ball are what fans actually remember, and they could hardly be more different. Cafu finishes with 53 career goals from 856 games — a 0.06 strike rate — against Hakan Şükür's 320 from 600 at 0.53 per match. Modern assist data only covers part of their careers, so creativity is hard to compare cleanly — Cafu is listed at 0 and Hakan Şükür at 60 where figures survive. The honours ledger favours Cafu with 9 major trophies (2× FIFA World Cup (1994, 2002)) against Hakan Şükür's 8 (1× UEFA Cup (2000)). Stylistically Cafu was resolute where Hakan Şükür was predatory — two vocabularies of the same sport. Their routes to the top were distinct: Cafu built his reputation across São Paulo, Roma, Milan, peaking around 2002, while Hakan Şükür reached his defining level around 2000 after spells with Sakaryaspor, Galatasaray, Torino, Galatasaray, Parma, Galatasaray, Blackburn Rovers, Galatasaray. The honest conclusion is that comparison enriches appreciation rather than crowns a single winner.
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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.”
Turkey's all-time leading goalscorer and captain of Galatasaray's historic 2000 UEFA Cup triumph, Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup history in 2002.
“A sharp, physically strong striker whose clinical finishing led Galatasaray's rise to continental success.”
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× UEFA Cup (2000)
- 1× UEFA Super Cup (2000)
- 6× Süper Lig (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002)
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
- 1988 Professional debut for Sakaryaspor
- 2000 Won UEFA Cup with Galatasaray
- 1993 Won Süper Lig with Galatasaray
- 2000 Reached the peak of his powers at Galatasaray
- 2008 Retired after a final spell at Galatasaray
- Finished his career with 320 goals in 600 appearances and 8 major honours. Finished his career with 320 goals in 600 appearances and 8 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Cafu takes the verdict — a decisive margin, driven by a stronger all-round attribute profile.
Cafu edges it (a decisive margin)
