George Best vs Hristo Stoichkov: 262 vs 335 Goals

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George Best

Northern Ireland

262goals745apps0.35goals/game

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

Premier League

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

Charity Shield

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

British Home Championship

Bulgarian Supercup

East of Scotland Shield

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Golden Foot

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

FUWO European Team of the Season

IFFHS

Rothmans Golden Boots Awards

Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

English Football Hall of Fame

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FA Cup top scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA 100 (world's greatest living players

FIFA Player of the Century

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

Football League 100 Legends

Football League First Division top scorer

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

Freeman of Castlereagh

FWA Footballer of the Year

FWA Tribute Award

Honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame

MLS Best XI

PFA Merit Award

PFA Team of the Year Second Division

Premier Soccer League

Sport Ideal European XI

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

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll

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

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Northern Ireland's Golden Player

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

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

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century

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

Other honours

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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George Best

Northern Ireland

262goals745apps0.35goals/game

Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

Filter George Best

Filter Hristo Stoichkov

International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

Premier League

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

Charity Shield

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

British Home Championship

Bulgarian Supercup

East of Scotland Shield

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Golden Foot

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

FUWO European Team of the Season

IFFHS

Rothmans Golden Boots Awards

Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

English Football Hall of Fame

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FA Cup top scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA 100 (world's greatest living players

FIFA Player of the Century

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

Football League 100 Legends

Football League First Division top scorer

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

Freeman of Castlereagh

FWA Footballer of the Year

FWA Tribute Award

Honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame

MLS Best XI

PFA Merit Award

PFA Team of the Year Second Division

Premier Soccer League

Sport Ideal European XI

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

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament

UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll

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

UEFA Jubilee Awards – Northern Ireland's Golden Player

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

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

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century

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

Other honours

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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George Best updated 15 Jul 2026 · Wikipedia

Hristo Stoichkov updated 18 Jul 2026 · Wikipedia

George Best vs Hristo Stoichkov: career goals, stats and honours

George Best vs Hristo Stoichkov: career goals, stats and honours