Hernán Crespo vs Predrag Mijatović: Stats Compared
Striker, Argentina (born 1975, retired 2012) · Striker, Yugoslavia (born 1969, retired 2004)
Comparing Hernán Crespo with Predrag Mijatović means weighing two very different kinds of greatness. Comparing across positions is never straightforward, and these two asked different questions of opponents. Across his senior career Hernán Crespo notched 248 goals in 567 appearances (0.44 per game), while Predrag Mijatović recorded 210 in 500 (0.42 per game). Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Hernán Crespo is credited with 0 and Predrag Mijatović with 30. In major honours Hernán Crespo collected 7 — headlined by 3× Serie A (2006, 2007, 2008) — whereas Predrag Mijatović amassed 2, led by 1× UEFA Champions League (1998). The striker duties of Hernán Crespo leaned flair-driven; the striker responsibilities of Predrag Mijatović leaned clinical. The wider career context matters too: Hernán Crespo peaked around 2000 after representing River Plate, Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea, AC Milan, Genoa, while Predrag Mijatović's defining level came around 1998 across Budućnost Podgorica, Partizan, Valencia CF, Real Madrid, Fiorentina, Levante. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
Argentine striker and one of the most expensive players of his era; Serie A winner with Inter Milan.
“A predatory finisher with sharp movement and clinical anticipation inside the box.”
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
- 3× Serie A (2006, 2007, 2008)
- 1× Premier League (2005)
- 1× UEFA Cup (1999)
- 1× Coppa Italia (1999)
- 1× Supercoppa Italiana (1999)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1998)
- 1× La Liga (1997)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1993 River Plate debut
- 1996 Olympic silver medal with Argentina
- 1996 Joined Parma for a record fee
- 2000 Joined Lazio for a world-record striker fee
- 2003 Joined Chelsea for £16.8m
- 2004 Loan to AC Milan, scored in the Champions League final
- 2012 Retired at Parma
- 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, Hernán Crespo takes it by a decisive margin.
Hernán Crespo edges it (a decisive margin)
