Alessandro Del Piero vs George Weah: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Striker, Liberia (born 1966, retired 2003)
Few debates split football fans quite like Alessandro Del Piero versus George Weah. Honours are what separate great players from trophy-laden legends, and both qualify. The raw numbers read 357 goals in 867 outings for Alessandro Del Piero (0.41/game), versus 230 in 460 for George Weah (0.50/game). Modern assist data only covers part of their careers, so creativity is hard to compare cleanly — Alessandro Del Piero is listed at 0 and George Weah at 60 where figures survive. In major honours Alessandro Del Piero collected 10 — headlined by 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) — whereas George Weah amassed 3, led by 2× Serie A (1996, 1999). One lifted trophies through mercurial reliability, the other through mercurial moments that decided finals. The wider career context matters too: Alessandro Del Piero peaked around 1998 after representing Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos, while George Weah's defining level came around 1995 across Tonnerre Yaoundé, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester City, Marseille, Al Jazira. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
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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.”
The only African and Liberian ever to win the Ballon d'Or, Weah was a rare striker capable of running the length of the pitch to score, before later becoming Liberia's president.
“A powerful, quick target man with surprising close control, famous for driving solo runs the length of the field.”
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)
- 2× Serie A (1996, 1999)
- 1× Coupe de France (1991)
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
- 1986 Professional debut for Tonnerre Yaoundé
- 1996 Won Serie A with AC Milan
- 1991 Won Coupe de France with Monaco
- 1995 Reached the peak of his powers at Paris Saint-Germain
- 2003 Retired after a final spell at Al Jazira
- Finished his career with 230 goals in 460 appearances and 3 major honours. Finished his career with 230 goals in 460 appearances and 3 major honours.
The verdict
Reasonable people will disagree, but Alessandro Del Piero wins out by a decisive margin on the weight of a sharper goalscoring record.
Alessandro Del Piero edges it (a decisive margin)
