David Villa vs Hristo Stoichkov: 444 vs 335 Goals

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David Villa

Spain

444goals864apps0.51goals/game

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup

European Championship

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Valencia Top Scorer

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

A Group

Central Division

Most goals scored in one calendar year (by a Spanish international)

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

Emperor's Cup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

La Liga's Top Assisting Player

Largest streak of games having scored (by a Spanish international)

Most goals scored in one World Cup (by a Spanish international)

New York City FC all-time top scorer

Spain all-time top scorer

Spain's all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup matches

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

MLS All-Star

NYCFC Etihad Airways Player of the Month

Zarra Trophy

MLS Best XI

NYCFC Most Valuable Player

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Golden Foot

IFFHS

MLS Player of the Week 2015

UEFA Euro 2008 Man of the Match

2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match

Best MLS Player ESPY Award

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA FIFPro World11

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

J1 League Goal of the Year

MLS MVP Award

MLS Player of the Month

NYCFC Goal of the Year

NYCFC Offensive Player of the Year

Premier Soccer League

Ride of Fame

Spanish Player of the Year

Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest - FICTS "Hall of Fame"

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the Last 50 Years

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Argent

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Or

UEFA Team of the Year

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

USSA Male Athlete of the Year

World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century

Other honours

David Villa

2010 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe
2010 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball
2010 FIFA World Cup Dream Team
UEFA Euro 2008 Golden Boot
UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament.

Hristo Stoichkov

MLS Cup 2000: Runner-Up
FIFA World Cup: 1994 Semi-Finals (4th Place)
FIFA World Player of the Year: Runner-Up: 1992, 1994
BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year 1994
The Era of the 'Dream Team' (1988-1996) - Barcelona Legend
All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
All-Time Top Scorer in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League with 38 League Goals in 30 Games - Season 1989–90.
All-Time FC Barcelona Player with Most Red Cards in the History (11 Red Cards).
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Football Union as Their Most Outstanding Player of the Past 50 Years.
In 2011, he was named Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Barcelona. In October 2017, he was removed from the position on the request of the Spanish Government over His Criticisms of this Government (Especially, the Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría), in relation with the Catalan Independence Referendum, as well As the Fact That He Lives Mainly in the United States.

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David Villa

Spain

444goals864apps0.51goals/game

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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Filter Hristo Stoichkov

International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup

European Championship

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Valencia Top Scorer

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

A Group

Central Division

Most goals scored in one calendar year (by a Spanish international)

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

Emperor's Cup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

La Liga's Top Assisting Player

Largest streak of games having scored (by a Spanish international)

Most goals scored in one World Cup (by a Spanish international)

New York City FC all-time top scorer

Spain all-time top scorer

Spain's all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup matches

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

MLS All-Star

NYCFC Etihad Airways Player of the Month

Zarra Trophy

MLS Best XI

NYCFC Most Valuable Player

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Golden Foot

IFFHS

MLS Player of the Week 2015

UEFA Euro 2008 Man of the Match

2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match

Best MLS Player ESPY Award

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA FIFPro World11

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

J1 League Goal of the Year

MLS MVP Award

MLS Player of the Month

NYCFC Goal of the Year

NYCFC Offensive Player of the Year

Premier Soccer League

Ride of Fame

Spanish Player of the Year

Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest - FICTS "Hall of Fame"

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the Last 50 Years

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Argent

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award / Onze d'Or

UEFA Team of the Year

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

USSA Male Athlete of the Year

World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century

Other honours

David Villa

2010 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe
2010 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball
2010 FIFA World Cup Dream Team
UEFA Euro 2008 Golden Boot
UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament.

Hristo Stoichkov

MLS Cup 2000: Runner-Up
FIFA World Cup: 1994 Semi-Finals (4th Place)
FIFA World Player of the Year: Runner-Up: 1992, 1994
BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year 1994
The Era of the 'Dream Team' (1988-1996) - Barcelona Legend
All-Time The Only Football Player won Edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
All-Time Top Scorer in the Bulgarian First Professional Football League with 38 League Goals in 30 Games - Season 1989–90.
All-Time FC Barcelona Player with Most Red Cards in the History (11 Red Cards).
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Football Union as Their Most Outstanding Player of the Past 50 Years.
In 2011, he was named Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Barcelona. In October 2017, he was removed from the position on the request of the Spanish Government over His Criticisms of this Government (Especially, the Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría), in relation with the Catalan Independence Referendum, as well As the Fact That He Lives Mainly in the United States.

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David Villa vs Hristo Stoichkov: career goals, stats and honours

David Villa vs Hristo Stoichkov: career goals, stats and honours