Kaká vs Francesco Totti: Stats Compared
Attacking Midfielder, Brazil (born 1982, retired 2017) · Attacking Midfielder / Forward, Italy (born 1976, retired 2017)
Put Kaká and Francesco Totti side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Different decades shaped different demands, and both adapted to theirs brilliantly. The raw numbers read 237 goals in 594 outings for Kaká (0.40/game), versus 316 in 844 for Francesco Totti (0.37/game). Modern assist data only covers part of their careers, so creativity is hard to compare cleanly — Kaká is listed at 0 and Francesco Totti at 152 where figures survive. Trophy counts give Kaká 6 and Francesco Totti 6, with 1× FIFA World Cup (2002) and 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) the standout honours respectively. Kaká belonged to the turn of the millennium, dominating with a intelligent quality; Francesco Totti rose in the turn of the millennium with a ruthless edge. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Kaká's landmark level arrived around 2007 with a career spanning São Paulo, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Orlando City; Francesco Totti's came around 2001 across Roma. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
Brazilian attacking midfielder and 2007 Ballon d'Or winner; Champions League winner with AC Milan in 2007.
“A tall, graceful attacking midfielder who glided past defenders and finished with precision.”
One-club legend for Roma, their all-time top scorer and appearance maker; 2006 World Cup winner.
“A one-club fantasy playmaker with vision, no-look passes and lethal late runs into the box.”
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 (2002)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2007)
- 2× FIFA Confederations Cup (2005, 2009)
- 1× Serie A (2004)
- 1× La Liga (2012)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 1× Serie A (2001)
- 2× Coppa Italia (2007, 2008)
- 2× Supercoppa Italiana (2001, 2007)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 2001 São Paulo breakthrough
- 2002 World Cup winner (limited role)
- 2003 Signed for AC Milan
- 2005 Lost the Champions League final in Istanbul
- 2007 Champions League winner and Ballon d'Or winner
- 2009 Record transfer to Real Madrid
- 2017 Retired at Orlando City
- 1993 Roma debut aged 16
- 2001 Won Serie A with Roma, their only title in decades
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2006 Stayed at Roma despite Calciopoli fallout
- 2011 Won the European Golden Shoe
- 2014 Became Roma's all-time top scorer
- 2017 Emotional retirement after 25 years at Roma
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Kaká takes the verdict — a narrow margin, driven by consistency at the very highest level.
Kaká edges it (a narrow margin)
