Hristo Stoichkov vs Lionel Messi: 335 vs 930 Goals

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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Lionel Messi

Argentina

930goals1,196apps0.78goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup

FIFA Best Player

Copa América

Copa América Golden Boot

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

x10

Ligue 1

Pichichi Trophy

Team trophies

Finalissima

Olympic Games

UEFA Super Cup

MLS Cup

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

A Group

Central Division

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

FIFA World Youth Championship

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Leagues Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

Supporters' Shield

Trophée des Champions

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

FIFPro World 11

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Argentine Footballer of the Year

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La Liga Best Player

UEFA Champions League top scorer

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Argentine Sportsperson of the Year

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Copa América Golden Ball

FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA World Cup Silver Boot

Golden Foot

IFFHS

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

MLS Most Valuable Player

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

Ballon d'Or Dream Team

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FIFA World Cup Silver Ball

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

IFFHS World's Best Player

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Ligue 1 Best Foreign Player of the Season

MLS Best XI

MLS Golden Boot

Premier Soccer League

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

TIME Athlete of the Year

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

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

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

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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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Lionel Messi

Argentina

930goals1,196apps0.78goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

Filter Hristo Stoichkov

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup

FIFA Best Player

Copa América

Copa América Golden Boot

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

Champions League

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

La Liga

x10

Ligue 1

Pichichi Trophy

Team trophies

Finalissima

Olympic Games

UEFA Super Cup

MLS Cup

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

A Group

Central Division

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

FIFA World Youth Championship

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Leagues Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

Supporters' Shield

Trophée des Champions

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

FIFPro World 11

+5x17

Argentine Footballer of the Year

+4x16

La Liga Best Player

UEFA Champions League top scorer

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Argentine Sportsperson of the Year

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Copa América Golden Ball

FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA World Cup Silver Boot

Golden Foot

IFFHS

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

MLS Most Valuable Player

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

Ballon d'Or Dream Team

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

FIFA World Cup Silver Ball

FourFourTwo - The 100 Best Football Players of All Time

FourFourTwo - The 50 Greatest Barcelona Players of All Time

IFFHS World's Best Player

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

Ligue 1 Best Foreign Player of the Season

MLS Best XI

MLS Golden Boot

Premier Soccer League

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

TIME Athlete of the Year

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

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

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador - UNESCO Champion for Sport

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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Hristo Stoichkov vs Lionel Messi: career goals, stats and honours

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