Alessandro Del Piero vs Mario Kempes: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Striker, Argentina (born 1954, retired 1996)
Few debates split football fans quite like Alessandro Del Piero versus Mario Kempes. Silverware is the currency of legacy, and both players filled cabinets that few can rival. Alessandro Del Piero finishes with 357 career goals from 867 games — a 0.41 strike rate — against Mario Kempes's 350 from 600 at 0.58 per match. Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. Trophy counts give Alessandro Del Piero 10 and Mario Kempes 3, with 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) and 1× FIFA World Cup (1978) the standout honours respectively. Alessandro Del Piero built his medal haul through years of mercurial consistency, while Mario Kempes won his with ruthless bursts of brilliance. Club journeys add another layer, with Alessandro Del Piero reaching his representative peak around 1998 across Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos and Mario Kempes doing so around 1978 with Rosario Central, Valencia CF, River Plate, Valencia CF, Hércules CF, Austria Vienna. Picking between them says as much about the picker as the players.
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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.”
The talismanic top scorer of the 1978 World Cup, Kempes was Argentina's long-haired talisman and one of the first South American stars to shine in Spanish football.
“A powerful, direct forward who ran at defences from deep and finished with ferocious shooting power.”
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)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (1978)
- 1× UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1980)
- 1× Copa del Rey (1979)
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
- 1973 Professional debut for Rosario Central
- 1978 Won FIFA World Cup with Valencia CF
- 1979 Won Copa del Rey with Valencia CF
- 1978 Reached the peak of his powers at Valencia CF
- 1996 Retired after a final spell at Austria Vienna
- Finished his career with 350 goals in 600 appearances and 3 major honours. Finished his career with 350 goals in 600 appearances and 3 major honours.
The verdict
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Alessandro Del Piero takes it by a decisive margin.
Alessandro Del Piero edges it (a decisive margin)
