Zinédine Zidane vs Predrag Mijatović: Stats Compared
Attacking Midfielder, France (born 1972, retired 2006) · Striker, Yugoslavia (born 1969, retired 2004)
Few debates split football fans quite like Zinédine Zidane versus Predrag Mijatović. Strip away the highlights and the medal count tells its own story for each man. On production alone, Zinédine Zidane posted 156 goals across 692 appearances while Predrag Mijatović managed 210 across 500. Modern assist data only covers part of their careers, so creativity is hard to compare cleanly — Zinédine Zidane is listed at 0 and Predrag Mijatović at 30 where figures survive. Zinédine Zidane departs the game with 7 major pieces of silverware, including 1× FIFA World Cup (1998); Predrag Mijatović with 2, including 1× UEFA Champions League (1998). Zinédine Zidane built his medal haul through years of orchestrating consistency, while Predrag Mijatović won his with mercurial bursts of brilliance. Their routes to the top were distinct: Zinédine Zidane built his reputation across Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid, peaking around 2002, while Predrag Mijatović reached his defining level around 1998 after spells with Budućnost Podgorica, Partizan, Valencia CF, Real Madrid, Fiorentina, Levante. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
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Player profiles
French playmaker and 1998 Ballon d'Or winner who scored twice in the 1998 World Cup final and volleyed the winner in the 2002 Champions League final.
“An elegant, balletic playmaker whose first touch, vision and big-game temperament defined a generation.”
Mijatović's decisive winning goal in the 1998 Champions League final ended Real Madrid's 32-year wait for the European Cup and remains one of the club's most iconic moments.
“A clever, mobile striker whose intelligent runs in behind and composed finishing produced goals in the biggest moments.”
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 (1998)
- 1× UEFA European Championship (2000)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2002)
- 2× Serie A (1997, 1998)
- 1× La Liga (2003)
- 1× Intercontinental Cup (2002)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1998)
- 1× La Liga (1997)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1989 Professional debut for Cannes
- 1992 Joined Bordeaux
- 1996 Signed for Juventus
- 1998 Headed two goals in the World Cup final
- 2001 World-record transfer to Real Madrid
- 2002 Volleyed the winner in the Champions League final
- 2006 Retired after being sent off in the World Cup final
- 1986 Professional debut for Budućnost Podgorica
- 1998 Won UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid
- 1997 Won La Liga with Real Madrid
- 1998 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 2004 Retired after a final spell at Levante
- Finished his career with 210 goals in 500 appearances and 2 major honours. Finished his career with 210 goals in 500 appearances and 2 major honours.
The verdict
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Zinédine Zidane takes it by a decisive margin.
Zinédine Zidane edges it (a decisive margin)
