Bastian Schweinsteiger vs Raymond Kopa: Stats Compared
Central Midfielder, Germany (born 1984, retired 2019) · Forward, France (born 1931, retired 1967)
Few debates split football fans quite like Bastian Schweinsteiger versus Raymond Kopa. Reputations harden into legacies, and few careers cast longer shadows than these two. The raw numbers read 99 goals in 657 outings for Bastian Schweinsteiger (0.15/game), versus 150 in 450 for Raymond Kopa (0.33/game). Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. In major honours Bastian Schweinsteiger collected 18 — headlined by 1× FIFA World Cup (2014) — whereas Raymond Kopa amassed 5, led by 3× European Cup (1957, 1958, 1959). History will file Bastian Schweinsteiger under silky greatness and Raymond Kopa under predatory greatness — different shelves, same temple. Club journeys add another layer, with Bastian Schweinsteiger reaching his representative peak around 2014 across Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and Raymond Kopa doing so around 1958 with Angers, Reims, Real Madrid, Reims. Greatness, in cases like this, is rarely a zero-sum affair.
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Player profiles
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.”
France's first football superstar and 1958 Ballon d'Or winner, Kopa won three straight European Cups alongside Di Stéfano at Real Madrid before returning to lead Reims.
“A diminutive, dazzling dribbler and creator whose vision and close control made him the conductor of every attack he played in.”
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)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (2013)
- 8× Bundesliga
- 7× DFB-Pokal
- 1× FA Cup (2016)
- 3× European Cup (1957, 1958, 1959)
- 2× Ligue 1 (1953, 1960)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 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
- 1949 Professional debut for Angers
- 1957 Won European Cup with Real Madrid
- 1953 Won Ligue 1 with Reims
- 1958 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 1967 Retired after a final spell at Reims
- Finished his career with 150 goals in 450 appearances and 5 major honours. Finished his career with 150 goals in 450 appearances and 5 major honours.
The verdict
Taking goals, assists, silverware and overall profile together, Bastian Schweinsteiger takes it by a decisive margin.
Bastian Schweinsteiger edges it (a decisive margin)
