Alessandro Del Piero vs Fernando Redondo: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Defensive Midfielder, Argentina (born 1969, retired 2004)
Alessandro Del Piero versus Fernando Redondo is a clash of two unmistakable footballing identities. Reputations harden into legacies, and few careers cast longer shadows than these two. The raw numbers read 357 goals in 867 outings for Alessandro Del Piero (0.41/game), versus 30 in 450 for Fernando Redondo (0.07/game). 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 Fernando Redondo with 60. In major honours Alessandro Del Piero collected 10 — headlined by 1× FIFA World Cup (2006) — whereas Fernando Redondo amassed 5, led by 2× La Liga (1995, 1997). Their legacies diverge in texture: Alessandro Del Piero is remembered as clinical, Fernando Redondo as intelligent. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Alessandro Del Piero's landmark level arrived around 1998 with a career spanning Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos; Fernando Redondo's came around 1998 across Argentinos Juniors, Real Madrid, AC Milan. Few pairings invite such entrenched disagreement, and fewer still deserve it this much.
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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 supremely elegant defensive midfielder famed for his flowing hair and a single backheel that became one of the sport's most replayed pieces of skill.
“An elegant, deep-lying playmaker who shielded the defence while dictating play with effortless long passing.”
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)
- 2× La Liga (1995, 1997)
- 2× UEFA Champions League (1998, 2000)
- 1× Intercontinental Cup (1998)
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
- 1987 Professional debut for Argentinos Juniors
- 1995 Won La Liga with Real Madrid
- 1998 Won Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid
- 1998 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 2004 Retired after a final spell at AC Milan
- Finished his career with 30 goals in 450 appearances and 5 major honours. Finished his career with 30 goals in 450 appearances and 5 major honours.
The verdict
Reasonable people will disagree, but Alessandro Del Piero wins out by a clear margin on the weight of a sharper goalscoring record.
Alessandro Del Piero edges it (a clear margin)
