Ferenc Puskás vs Bastian Schweinsteiger: Stats Compared
Forward, Hungary (born 1927, retired 1966) · Central Midfielder, Germany (born 1984, retired 2019)
Comparing Ferenc Puskás with Bastian Schweinsteiger means weighing two very different kinds of greatness. Long after the final whistle, what lingers is influence, and each man reshaped his corner of the game. The raw numbers read 598 goals in 621 outings for Ferenc Puskás (0.96/game), versus 99 in 657 for Bastian Schweinsteiger (0.15/game). Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. The honours ledger favours Ferenc Puskás with 10 major trophies (3× European Cup (1959, 1960, 1966)) against Bastian Schweinsteiger's 18 (1× FIFA World Cup (2014)). History will file Ferenc Puskás under ruthless greatness and Bastian Schweinsteiger under intelligent greatness — different shelves, same temple. Their routes to the top were distinct: Ferenc Puskás built his reputation across Budapest Honvéd, Real Madrid, peaking around 1960, while Bastian Schweinsteiger reached his defining level around 2014 after spells with Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chicago Fire. Few pairings invite such entrenched disagreement, and fewer still deserve it this much.
170 words · comparison angle: legacy
Player profiles
Hungarian legend of the Magical Magyats and a Real Madrid galáctico; scorer of 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary.
“A barrel-chested left-footed finisher whose deadly striking powered Hungary's Golden Team.”
German midfielder who won the 2014 World Cup and eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.
“A converted winger turned midfield general whose tireless running and passing drove Bayern and Germany.”
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
- 3× European Cup (1959, 1960, 1966)
- 5× La Liga
- 1× Olympic Gold Medal (1952)
- 1× Central European Cup (1953)
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2014)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2013)
- 8× Bundesliga
- 7× DFB-Pokal
- 1× FA Cup (2016)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1943 Budapest Honvéd debut
- 1952 Olympic champion with Hungary
- 1953 Scored twice in the 6-3 win over England at Wembley
- 1956 Fled the Hungarian Revolution
- 1958 Joined Real Madrid
- 1960 Scored four goals in the European Cup final
- 1966 Retired from playing
- 2002 Bayern Munich debut
- 2006 World Cup third-place on home soil
- 2010 Bayern Champions League final defeat in Madrid
- 2013 Won the treble under Jupp Heynckes
- 2014 World Cup winner, scored in the final bloodied
- 2015 Joined Manchester United
- 2017 Joined Chicago Fire in MLS
The verdict
The numbers give Bastian Schweinsteiger the lead — a clear margin, courtesy of a weightier trophy cabinet.
Bastian Schweinsteiger edges it (a clear margin)
