Steven Gerrard vs Daniele De Rossi: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, England (born 1980, retired 2016) · Central Midfielder, Italy (born 1983, retired 2019)
Line up Steven Gerrard next to Daniele De Rossi and the contrasts come quickly. Beyond the numbers, each man brought a singular aesthetic to the pitch. Across his senior career Steven Gerrard notched 212 goals in 860 appearances (0.25 per game), while Daniele De Rossi recorded 65 in 700 (0.09 per game). The assist columns read 155 for Steven Gerrard and 60 for Daniele De Rossi where the record exists. The honours ledger favours Steven Gerrard with 8 major trophies (1× UEFA Champions League (2005)) against Daniele De Rossi's 3 (1× FIFA World Cup (2006)). Stylistically Steven Gerrard was silky where Daniele De Rossi was incisive — two vocabularies of the same sport. Club journeys add another layer, with Steven Gerrard reaching his representative peak around 2005 across Liverpool, LA Galaxy and Daniele De Rossi doing so around 2013 with Roma. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
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Player profiles
Liverpool captain who led the famous 2005 Champions League comeback in Istanbul; one-club man for most of his Premier League career.
“A dynamic box-to-box midfielder with a hammer of a right foot and a habit of dragging Liverpool back into games.”
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× UEFA Champions League (2005)
- 1× UEFA Cup (2001)
- 2× FA Cup (2001, 2006)
- 3× EFL Cup (2001, 2003, 2012)
- 1× UEFA Super Cup (2001)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 2× Coppa Italia (2007, 2008)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1998 Liverpool debut
- 2001 Won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup treble
- 2003 Replaced Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool captain
- 2005 Lifted the Champions League in Istanbul
- 2006 Player of the match in the FA Cup final
- 2012 Captained Great Britain at the Olympics
- 2015 Left Liverpool for LA Galaxy
- 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
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Steven Gerrard takes it by a decisive margin.
Steven Gerrard edges it (a decisive margin)
