Toni Kroos vs Andrés Iniesta: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, Germany (born 1990, retired 2024) · Central / Attacking Midfielder, Spain (born 1984, retired 2023)
Toni Kroos and Andrés Iniesta represent two answers to the same question: how do you define a great? Their textures on the ball are what fans actually remember, and they could hardly be more different. Across his senior career Toni Kroos notched 60 goals in 700 appearances (0.09 per game), while Andrés Iniesta recorded 88 in 945 (0.09 per game). Creativity tells a story too: 150 assists for Toni Kroos against 200 for Andrés Iniesta. The honours ledger favours Toni Kroos with 12 major trophies (1× FIFA World Cup (2014)) against Andrés Iniesta's 25 (1× FIFA World Cup (2010)). Toni Kroos played with a incisive that made him unmistakable; Andrés Iniesta brought a dictatorial that was equally his own. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Toni Kroos's landmark level arrived around 2018 with a career spanning Bayern Munich, Real Madrid; Andrés Iniesta's came around 2012 across Barcelona, Vissel Kobe, Emirates. Few pairings invite such entrenched disagreement, and fewer still deserve it this much.
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Player profiles
A metronomic, World Cup-winning German midfielder, Kroos completed more Champions League passes than almost anyone in history across a record six European Cup triumphs.
“An unhurried, exceptionally precise deep-lying playmaker whose passing range dictated the tempo of nearly every team he played for.”
Spanish midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final; nine-time La Liga winner and four-time Champions League winner with Barcelona.
“A balletic dribbler with immaculate balance, body feints and an unerring habit of scoring in finals.”
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 (2014)
- 6× UEFA Champions League (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
- 1× Bundesliga (2013)
- 4× La Liga (2017, 2020, 2022, 2024)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2010)
- 2× UEFA European Championship (2008, 2012)
- 4× UEFA Champions League (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)
- 9× La Liga
- 6× Copa del Rey
- 3× FIFA Club World Cup
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 2007 Professional debut for Bayern Munich
- 2014 Won FIFA World Cup with Bayern Munich
- 2017 Won La Liga with Real Madrid
- 2018 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 2024 Retired after a final spell at Real Madrid
- Finished his career with 60 goals in 700 appearances and 12 major honours. Finished his career with 60 goals in 700 appearances and 12 major honours.
- 2002 Barcelona debut
- 2006 Champions League winner in Paris
- 2008 Euro winner with Spain
- 2009 Treble winner under Pep Guardiola
- 2012 Named Player of the Tournament at Euro 2012
- 2015 Won his fourth Champions League in his final Barça season
- 2018 Joined Vissel Kobe in Japan
The verdict
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Andrés Iniesta takes it by a decisive margin.
Andrés Iniesta edges it (a decisive margin)
