Davor Šuker vs Teddy Sheringham: Stats Compared
Striker, Croatia (born 1968, retired 2003) · Striker, England (born 1966, retired 2008)
Davor Šuker and Teddy Sheringham represent two answers to the same question: how do you define a great? They belonged to different eras, which makes any direct comparison a test of imagination as much as statistics. The raw numbers read 273 goals in 526 outings for Davor Šuker (0.52/game), versus 320 in 900 for Teddy Sheringham (0.36/game). Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Davor Šuker is credited with 0 and Teddy Sheringham with 130. Davor Šuker departs the game with 8 major pieces of silverware, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1998); Teddy Sheringham with 4, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1999). Across the 1990s and the 1990s respectively, their predatory and predatory styles captured the spirit of very different footballing times. Club journeys add another layer, with Davor Šuker reaching his representative peak around 1998 across Osijek, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Arsenal, West Ham and Teddy Sheringham doing so around 1999 with Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
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.”
A cerebral, late-developing striker, Sheringham scored the injury-time equaliser in Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final and remains the Premier League's oldest ever goalscorer.
“An intelligent, deep-dropping forward whose clever hold-up play and vision created space for quicker strike partners.”
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 (1998)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1999)
- 2× Premier League (1999, 2000)
- 1× FA Cup (1999)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1990 Established himself at Osijek
- 1994 Reached his defining peak
- 1998 Delivered a landmark season
- 2003 Retired from professional football
- 1984 Professional debut for Millwall
- 1999 Won UEFA Champions League with Manchester United
- 1999 Won FA Cup with Manchester United
- 1999 Reached the peak of his powers at Manchester United
- 2008 Retired after a final spell at Colchester United
- Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 320 goals in 900 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Davor Šuker takes the verdict — a clear margin, driven by a weightier trophy cabinet.
Davor Šuker edges it (a clear margin)
