Andrea Pirlo vs Roger Milla: Stats Compared
Central / Attacking Midfielder, Italy (born 1979, retired 2017) · Striker, Cameroon (born 1952, retired 1994)
Ask any fan to rank Andrea Pirlo above or below Roger Milla and you will get a passionate answer. Silverware is the currency of legacy, and both players filled cabinets that few can rival. Andrea Pirlo finishes with 73 career goals from 728 games — a 0.10 strike rate — against Roger Milla's 150 from 400 at 0.38 per match. Assists were not reliably tracked for much of their careers, which makes the playmaking comparison an imperfect one; where records exist, Andrea Pirlo is credited with 80 and Roger Milla with 0. Andrea Pirlo departs the game with 13 major pieces of silverware, including 1× FIFA World Cup (2006); Roger Milla with 3, including 2× Africa Cup of Nations (1984, 1988). One lifted trophies through dictatorial reliability, the other through mercurial moments that decided finals. Context beyond the headline totals is important: Andrea Pirlo's landmark level arrived around 2006 with a career spanning Brescia, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, New York City FC; Roger Milla's came around 1990 across Union Douala, Valenciennes, Monaco, Bastia, Saint-Étienne, Montpellier, JS Kabylie. Few pairings invite such entrenched disagreement, and fewer still deserve it this much.
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Player profiles
Italian playmaker and World Cup winner; six-time Serie A champion and two-time Champions League winner.
“A deep-lying regista whose passing range and free-kick craft orchestrated Italy and Juventus for a decade.”
The exuberant hero of Cameroon's 1990 World Cup run, Milla became the oldest World Cup goalscorer at 42 and made his corner-flag dance world famous.
“A joyful, clever striker whose sharp movement and composure produced decisive goals late into his career.”
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)
- 2× UEFA Champions League (2003, 2007)
- 6× Serie A
- 2× Coppa Italia
- 2× UEFA Super Cup (2003, 2007)
- 2× Africa Cup of Nations (1984, 1988)
- 1× Coupe de France (1981)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1995 Brescia debut aged 16
- 1998 Signed for Inter Milan but failed to break through
- 2001 Joined AC Milan and his career took off
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2011 Free transfer to Juventus
- 2014 Set a Serie A points record with Juventus
- 2015 Joined MLS side New York City FC
- 1974 Professional debut for Union Douala
- 1984 Won Africa Cup of Nations with Monaco
- 1981 Won Coupe de France with Monaco
- 1990 Reached the peak of his powers at Montpellier
- 1994 Retired after a final spell at JS Kabylie
- Finished his career with 150 goals in 400 appearances and 3 major honours. Finished his career with 150 goals in 400 appearances and 3 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Andrea Pirlo takes the verdict — a decisive margin, driven by a weightier trophy cabinet.
Andrea Pirlo edges it (a decisive margin)
