Top Goalscorer for the Club (Del Piero)

Lore & Background

Del Piero holds the club records for most goals (290) and appearances (705) at Juventus. He played for Juventus for 19 seasons (11 as captain) and won 16 trophies at the club, including six Serie A titles. He is currently the second highest all-time Italian top-scorer in all competitions, with 346 goals, behind only Silvio Piola.

In Their Own Story

The rain lashed against the Stadio delle Alpi, turning the pitch into a slick canvas of mud and struggle. It was 2006, Serie B, and the weight of a fallen giant hung heavy in the Turin air. Del Piero stood over the free-kick, his breath visible in the cold night. The crowd, reduced but roaring with defiant hope, chanted his name. He didn't run; he glided, placing the ball with a surgeon's precision before curling it into the top corner, silencing the doubters and igniting the soul of a city that refused to let its king fall alone.

Reader's Guide

Del Piero began his career at Padova in Serie B before joining Juventus in 1993. He helped Juventus reach three consecutive Champions League finals from 1996 to 1998, winning the 1996 edition. After Juventus were relegated to Serie B in 2006, he remained with the club and captained them back to Serie A after one season.

Did You Know?

• Del Piero scored 20 goals in 27 Champions League appearances during his early years at Juventus.
• He won the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year award in 1998 and 2008.
• Del Piero is the joint fourth highest scorer for Italy, with 27 goals.
• He was named in the FIFA 100 in 2004.