Alessandro Del Piero vs Cuauhtémoc Blanco: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Forward, Mexico (born 1973, retired 2014)
Alessandro Del Piero versus Cuauhtémoc Blanco is a clash of two unmistakable footballing identities. Beyond the numbers, each man brought a singular aesthetic to the pitch. Alessandro Del Piero finishes with 357 career goals from 867 games — a 0.41 strike rate — against Cuauhtémoc Blanco's 250 from 700 at 0.36 per match. Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Alessandro Del Piero is credited with 0 and Cuauhtémoc Blanco with 100. Alessandro Del Piero departs the game with 10 major pieces of silverware, including 1× FIFA World Cup (2006); Cuauhtémoc Blanco with 4, including 3× Liga MX (1992, 2002, 2005). Stylistically Alessandro Del Piero was mercurial where Cuauhtémoc Blanco was ruthless — two vocabularies of the same sport. The wider career context matters too: Alessandro Del Piero peaked around 1998 after representing Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos, while Cuauhtémoc Blanco's defining level came around 1998 across América, Chicago Fire, Puebla FC. Each, in his own way, set a standard the other is measured against.
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Player profiles
Juventus icon who holds the club's all-time goals and appearances records; 2006 World Cup winner with Italy.
“A gifted second striker with imagination, free-kick craft and trademark curling finishes from the left channel.”
A flamboyant Mexican playmaker famed for inventing the 'Cuauhtemiña' skill move, Blanco starred at three World Cups across a 20-year career.
“A stocky, combative forward with outrageous flair, best remembered for hopping the ball between two defenders in a signature dribble.”
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 (2006)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1996)
- 1× UEFA Intertoto Cup (1999)
- 6× Serie A
- 1× Coppa Italia (1995)
- 3× Liga MX (1992, 2002, 2005)
- 1× CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1992)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1991 Padova debut
- 1993 Joined Juventus
- 1996 Won the Champions League with Juventus
- 1998 Suffered a serious knee injury against Udinese
- 2006 Stayed at Juventus in Serie B after Calciopoli
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2012 Left Juventus after 19 seasons for Sydney FC
- 1992 Professional debut for América
- 1992 Won Liga MX with América
- 1992 Won CONCACAF Champions' Cup with América
- 1998 Reached the peak of his powers at América
- 2014 Retired after a final spell at Puebla FC
- Finished his career with 250 goals in 700 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 250 goals in 700 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
Reasonable people will disagree, but Alessandro Del Piero wins out by a decisive margin on the weight of a sharper goalscoring record.
Alessandro Del Piero edges it (a decisive margin)
