Alessandro Del Piero vs Daniele De Rossi: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Central Midfielder, Italy (born 1983, retired 2019)
The Alessandro Del Piero–Daniele De Rossi comparison is one of those fixtures of footballing folklore. Position shapes everything in football, and these two fulfilled very different briefs. Alessandro Del Piero finishes with 357 career goals from 867 games — a 0.41 strike rate — against Daniele De Rossi's 65 from 700 at 0.09 per match. Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Alessandro Del Piero is credited with 0 and Daniele De Rossi with 60. Trophy counts give Alessandro Del Piero 10 and Daniele De Rossi 3, with 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) and 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) the standout honours respectively. As a second striker Alessandro Del Piero bent the role to a flair-driven template; as a central midfielder, Daniele De Rossi redefined it with incisive authority. Club journeys add another layer, with Alessandro Del Piero reaching his representative peak around 1998 across Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos and Daniele De Rossi doing so around 2013 with Roma. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
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.”
A one-club legend and 2006 World Cup winner, De Rossi embodied Roma's midfield for nearly two decades, combining ferocious tackling with a superb range of passing.
“A commanding, technically excellent deep-lying midfielder who mixed hard tackling with elegant long-range distribution.”
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× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1996)
- 1× UEFA Intertoto Cup (1999)
- 6× Serie A
- 1× Coppa Italia (1995)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 2× Coppa Italia (2007, 2008)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 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
- 2001 Professional debut for Roma
- 2006 Won FIFA World Cup with Roma
- 2007 Won Coppa Italia with Roma
- 2013 Reached the peak of his powers at Roma
- 2019 Retired after a final spell at Roma
- Finished his career with 65 goals in 700 appearances and 3 major honours. Finished his career with 65 goals in 700 appearances and 3 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Alessandro Del Piero takes the verdict — a decisive margin, driven by a sharper goalscoring record.
Alessandro Del Piero edges it (a decisive margin)
