Francesco Totti vs Predrag Mijatović: Stats Compared
Attacking Midfielder / Forward, Italy (born 1976, retired 2017) · Striker, Yugoslavia (born 1969, retired 2004)
Few debates split football fans quite like Francesco Totti versus Predrag Mijatović. Goals are the coldest, hardest metric in football, and both players stockedpile them. On production alone, Francesco Totti posted 316 goals across 844 appearances while Predrag Mijatović managed 210 across 500. Creativity tells a story too: 152 assists for Francesco Totti against 30 for Predrag Mijatović. The honours ledger favours Francesco Totti with 6 major trophies (1× FIFA World Cup (2006)) against Predrag Mijatović's 2 (1× UEFA Champions League (1998)). Francesco Totti scored with a mercurial that defined his era, while Predrag Mijatović's finishing carried a predatory all of its own. Club journeys add another layer, with Francesco Totti reaching his representative peak around 2001 across Roma and Predrag Mijatović doing so around 1998 with Budućnost Podgorica, Partizan, Valencia CF, Real Madrid, Fiorentina, Levante. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
152 words · comparison angle: goalscoring
Player profiles
One-club legend for Roma, their all-time top scorer and appearance maker; 2006 World Cup winner.
“A one-club fantasy playmaker with vision, no-look passes and lethal late runs into the box.”
Mijatović's decisive winning goal in the 1998 Champions League final ended Real Madrid's 32-year wait for the European Cup and remains one of the club's most iconic moments.
“A clever, mobile striker whose intelligent runs in behind and composed finishing produced goals in the biggest moments.”
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× Serie A (2001)
- 2× Coppa Italia (2007, 2008)
- 2× Supercoppa Italiana (2001, 2007)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1998)
- 1× La Liga (1997)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1993 Roma debut aged 16
- 2001 Won Serie A with Roma, their only title in decades
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2006 Stayed at Roma despite Calciopoli fallout
- 2011 Won the European Golden Shoe
- 2014 Became Roma's all-time top scorer
- 2017 Emotional retirement after 25 years at Roma
- 1986 Professional debut for Budućnost Podgorica
- 1998 Won UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid
- 1997 Won La Liga with Real Madrid
- 1998 Reached the peak of his powers at Real Madrid
- 2004 Retired after a final spell at Levante
- Finished his career with 210 goals in 500 appearances and 2 major honours. Finished his career with 210 goals in 500 appearances and 2 major honours.
The verdict
On balance Francesco Totti edges the comparison. The margin is a decisive margin, decided mostly by a sharper goalscoring record.
Francesco Totti edges it (a decisive margin)
