Hristo Stoichkov vs Robin van Persie: 335 vs 322 Goals

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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Robin van Persie

Netherlands

322goals695apps0.46goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

UEFA Cup

La Liga

Premier League

Premier League Golden Boot

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

FA Cup

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

FA Community Shield

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Johan Cruyff Shield

KNVB Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

BBC Goal of the Month

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Premier League Player of the Month

Premier League Golden Boot Landmark Award

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Arsenal Player of the Season

Golden Foot

IFFHS

Manchester United Goal of the Season

PFA Team of the Year

BBC Goal of the Season

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

Dutch Football Talent of the Year

Eredivisie Player of the Month

ESM Team of the Year

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

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

FWA Footballer of the Year

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

KNVB Best Young Talent Award

MLS Best XI

Most assists in the Premier League

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

PFA Players' Player of the Year

Premier Soccer League

Rinus Michels Manager of the Month

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year

Sport in Beeld-Prijs (Dutch Sports Gala) – Moment of the Year

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

Telegraaf Footballer of the Year Gala 2019

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.

Robin van Persie

Premier League 100 Club's Greatest Goal Award
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification top goalscorer (11 goals) (shared)

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Hristo Stoichkov

Bulgaria

335goals700apps0.48goals/game

Robin van Persie

Netherlands

322goals695apps0.46goals/game

Goals by age · club & country combined

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International

Ballon d'Or

World Cup Golden Boot

Club

European Golden Shoe

Club World Cup

UEFA Cup

La Liga

Premier League

Premier League Golden Boot

Team trophies

UEFA Super Cup

Copa del Rey

FA Cup

Bulgarian Cup

Soviet Army Cup

Supercopa de España

A Group

Central Division

FA Community Shield

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Bulgarian Supercup

European Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup/Champions League

Japan Soccer League Cup / J.League Cup

Johan Cruyff Shield

KNVB Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

U.S. Open Cup

Individual

BBC Goal of the Month

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year(5)

Premier League Player of the Month

Premier League Golden Boot Landmark Award

A Group Top Scorer(2)

ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season

Arsenal Player of the Season

Golden Foot

IFFHS

Manchester United Goal of the Season

PFA Team of the Year

BBC Goal of the Season

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

Don Balón Award Best Foreign Player in La Liga

Dutch Football Talent of the Year

Eredivisie Player of the Month

ESM Team of the Year

European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer

FIFA 100

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

FWA Footballer of the Year

IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer

KNVB Best Young Talent Award

MLS Best XI

Most assists in the Premier League

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

PFA Players' Player of the Year

Premier Soccer League

Rinus Michels Manager of the Month

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year

Sport in Beeld-Prijs (Dutch Sports Gala) – Moment of the Year

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

Telegraaf Footballer of the Year Gala 2019

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.

Robin van Persie

Premier League 100 Club's Greatest Goal Award
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification top goalscorer (11 goals) (shared)

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Hristo Stoichkov updated 18 Jul 2026 · Wikipedia

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Hristo Stoichkov vs Robin van Persie: career goals, stats and honours

Hristo Stoichkov vs Robin van Persie: career goals, stats and honours