Esteban Cambiasso vs Teddy Sheringham: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, Argentina (born 1980, retired 2016) · Striker, England (born 1966, retired 2008)
Few debates split football fans quite like Esteban Cambiasso versus Teddy Sheringham. Separated by their years at the top, each defined the football of their own generation. By the end Esteban Cambiasso had 60 goals from 620 caps and club outings; Teddy Sheringham had 320 from 900. Creativity tells a story too: 55 assists for Esteban Cambiasso against 130 for Teddy Sheringham. Esteban Cambiasso departs the game with 7 major pieces of silverware, including 1× UEFA Champions League (2010); Teddy Sheringham with 4, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1999). Across the modern era and the 1990s respectively, their creative and clinical styles captured the spirit of very different footballing times. Club journeys add another layer, with Esteban Cambiasso reaching his representative peak around 2010 across River Plate, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Leicester City, Olympiacos and Teddy Sheringham doing so around 1999 with Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
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Player profiles
A tireless, tactically astute Argentine midfielder who anchored Inter's historic 2010 treble-winning side.
“A disciplined box-to-box midfielder with excellent positional sense and a surprising eye for a spectacular long-range goal.”
A cerebral, late-developing striker, Sheringham scored the injury-time equaliser in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final and remains the Premier League's oldest ever goalscorer.
“An intelligent, deep-dropping forward whose clever hold-up play and vision created space for quicker strike partners.”
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
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2010)
- 5× Serie A (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- 1× FIFA Club World Cup (2010)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1999)
- 2× Premier League (1999, 2000)
- 1× FA Cup (1999)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1996 Professional debut for River Plate
- 2010 Won UEFA Champions League with Inter Milan
- 2010 Won FIFA Club World Cup with Inter Milan
- 2010 Reached the peak of his powers at Inter Milan
- 2016 Retired after a final spell at Olympiacos
- Finished his career with 60 goals in 620 appearances and 7 major honours. Finished his career with 60 goals in 620 appearances and 7 major honours.
- 1984 Professional debut for Millwall
- 1999 Won UEFA Champions League with Manchester United
- 1999 Won FA Cup with Manchester United
- 1999 Reached the peak of his powers at Manchester United
- 2008 Retired after a final spell at Colchester United
- Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
Reasonable people will disagree, but Esteban Cambiasso wins out by a clear margin on the weight of a weightier trophy cabinet.
Esteban Cambiasso edges it (a clear margin)
