Toni Kroos vs Park Ji-sung: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, Germany (born 1990, retired 2024) · Midfielder, South Korea (born 1981, retired 2014)
Put Toni Kroos and Park Ji-sung side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Strikers are judged on goals, and on that raw currency both men delivered extraordinary returns. Across his senior career Toni Kroos notched 60 goals in 700 appearances (0.09 per game), while Park Ji-sung recorded 60 in 550 (0.11 per game). Creativity tells a story too: 150 assists for Toni Kroos against 60 for Park Ji-sung. In major honours Toni Kroos collected 12 — headlined by 1× FIFA World Cup (2014) — whereas Park Ji-sung amassed 5, led by 4× Premier League (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011). Toni Kroos scored with a creative that defined his era, while Park Ji-sung's finishing carried a incisive all of its own. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Toni Kroos's landmark level arrived around 2018 with a career spanning Bayern Munich, Real Madrid; Park Ji-sung's came around 2008 across Kyoto Purple Sanga, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
172 words · comparison angle: goalscoring
Player profiles
A metronomic, World Cup-winning German midfielder, Kroos completed more Champions League passes than almost anyone in history across a record six European Cup triumphs.
“An unhurried, exceptionally precise deep-lying playmaker whose passing range dictated the tempo of nearly every team he played for.”
The first Asian player to win the Champions League and reach a World Cup semi-final, Park was renowned for his tireless work rate and big-game performances for Manchester United.
“A relentless, selfless box-to-box midfielder whose stamina and tactical discipline made him invaluable in the biggest matches.”
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 (2014)
- 6× UEFA Champions League (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
- 1× Bundesliga (2013)
- 4× La Liga (2017, 2020, 2022, 2024)
- 4× Premier League (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2008)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 2007 Professional debut for Bayern Munich
- 2014 Won FIFA World Cup with Bayern Munich
- 2017 Won La Liga with Real Madrid
- 2018 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 2024 Retired after a final spell at Real Madrid
- Finished his career with 60 goals in 700 appearances and 12 major honours. Finished his career with 60 goals in 700 appearances and 12 major honours.
- 2000 Professional debut for Kyoto Purple Sanga
- 2007 Won Premier League with Manchester United
- 2008 Won UEFA Champions League with Manchester United
- 2008 Reached the peak of his powers at Manchester United
- 2014 Retired after a final spell at Queens Park Rangers
- Finished his career with 60 goals in 550 appearances and 5 major honours. Finished his career with 60 goals in 550 appearances and 5 major honours.
The verdict
Reasonable people will disagree, but Toni Kroos wins out by a decisive margin on the weight of a weightier trophy cabinet.
Toni Kroos edges it (a decisive margin)
