Steven Gerrard vs Davor Šuker: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, England (born 1980, retired 2016) · Striker, Croatia (born 1968, retired 2003)
Set Steven Gerrard alongside Davor Šuker and the numbers start an argument of their own. Trophies, more than goals, are how most supporters ultimately remember a career. By the end Steven Gerrard had 212 goals from 860 caps and club outings; Davor Šuker had 273 from 526. Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Steven Gerrard is credited with 155 and Davor Šuker with 0. Steven Gerrard departs the game with 8 major pieces of silverware, including 1× UEFA Champions League (2005); Davor Šuker with 8, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1998). Steven Gerrard built his medal haul through years of intelligent consistency, while Davor Šuker won his with mercurial bursts of brilliance. Club journeys add another layer, with Steven Gerrard reaching his representative peak around 2005 across Liverpool, LA Galaxy and Davor Šuker doing so around 1998 with Osijek, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Arsenal, West Ham. Rank them how you like — both names are carved into the sport's permanent record.
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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.”
Davor Šuker is a Croatian football administrator and former professional player who played as a striker. He served as the president of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) from 2012 to 2021. Šuker is generally regarded as the greatest Croatian striker of all time with a record 45 goals in 68 matches.
“A left-footed finisher with delicate touch, clever movement and a taste for spectacular goals.”
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× UEFA Champions League (1998)
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
- 1990 Established himself at Osijek
- 1994 Reached his defining peak
- 1998 Delivered a landmark season
- 2003 Retired from professional football
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)
