Joshua Kimmich Vs Dani Carvajal? Who is a better player?
The race for supremacy never ends in football and there are a lot of debates that arise naturally because of the exceptional performance from different clubs and players. Players linked to big clubs are always at the centre of conversation for every small and major thing they do. Players like Dani Carvajal and Joshua Kimmich that belong to the top clubs of European Football. Both players play as full back for their teams, Joshua plays for Bayern Munich and Dani plays for Real Madrid. Almost the same in height and body structure, both the players have been performing very well for their team and have shown immense levels of contribution and dedication from the very start of their careers.
If we talk about the growth of both these players it is quite evident that both of them have been winning the hearts of fans and have also gained a lot of popularity recently. With various achievements and a good record, we will be comparing both players based on their stats. We will be using the best statistics of both these players to find out who is better so far.
1: Personal Stats
The 28-year-old right-back Kimmich shook hands with Bayern Munich in 2015 and has been continuously performing. If we see his tenure stats, it is clearly visible that this man has been consistently performing with a satisfactory amount of goals and has always assisted his teammates. Not only in his prime season but Joshua has been quite consistent with his performance and has also assisted a lot of times in the past years.
On the other hand, Dani has also performed well for his team and was signed by Real Madrid in 2013. Dani Carvajal has performed well but has been inconsistent with his performance at times. The best season for Dani can be considered as the 2019-20 campaign where he played a total of 31 matches scored once and assisted 6 times. Also if we take a look at his performance in the previous years he has assisted immediately but there were also some seasons where he did not even score a single goal.
| Kimmich | Caravjal | |
| Games | 33 | 31 |
| Goals | 5 | 1 |
| Assists | 6 | 6 |
We have compared both players based on their stats and looking at the stats it is clear that Joshua is leading the charts as he has been more consistent in his career and has more goals and assists than Dani. Joshua has been performing so well that he has played a lesser amount of matches throughout his career when compared to Carvajal but still, Joshua leads the charts by huge differences. So, Joshua is found to have an edge over Carvajal.
2: Titles
Kimmich and Caravajal play for the biggest clubs of European football. When you play for the best it is natural to win many big titles which they both did and now stand as one of the most decorated players of this generation.
| Kimmich | Caravjal |
| 1x Champions League | 5x Champions League |
| 1x Super Cup | 4x Super Cup |
| 1x FIFA CWC | 5x FIFA CWC |
| 8x Bundesliga | 3x La Liga |
| 3x DFB Pokal | 2x Copa Del Rey |
| 6x DFL Super Cup | 3x Supercopa de España |
In this category, we can clearly see the amount of trophies that Carvajal has is more than that of Kimmich. Carvajal has 23 trophies won in his career so far while Joshua has won only 20 trophies in his career so, we can conclude that Dani is a clear winner in terms of titles won.
3: Individual Titles
We discussed the total achievements of both players as a team but this is a comparison and it would be incomplete if we do not compare them on the basis of individual achievements won so far. Let’s find out who has more individual trophies.
Kimmich Individual Titles:
UEFA European Championship team of the Tournament 2016
UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI
2x German National player of the year
2x UEFA Champions League squad of the Season
UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
UEFA Team of the Year
FIFA FIFPro World 11: 2020
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball 2020
ESM Team of the Year
5x Bundesliga Team of the Season
2x Kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season
6x VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season
2x Bundesliga Goal of the Month
IFFHS Men’s World Team 2020
Dani Carvajal’s Individual Titles:
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season
UEFA La Liga Team of the Season
As we can clearly see the difference in the number of individual honours won by both players. Kimmich clearly wins in this category where he has a lot more individual achievements than Carvajal.
4: International Stats
A lot of searching in scouting is carried out before picking the best player for the national team of any country and one such talent was picked by Germany which was Kimmich. In 2016 he was named in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2016. He played his first World Cup in 2018 and was also named in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
| Kimmich | Caravjal | |
| Games | 80 | 37 |
| Goals | 6 | 0 |
| Assists | 19 | 4 |
Carvajal was first included in the Spanish National team at the 2013 UEFA European Under 21 Championship and was also selected in the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but was omitted from the final list later on. He was also among the players who were selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament but was later dropped after an injury. He was in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and made his appearance on 20th June and played the entire 1-0 win over Iran.
Comparing both the players based on international performance it is crystal clear that Joshua Kimmich wins in this category as well. We can see that Joshua Kimmich has played more matches than Carvajal and has scored 6 times while Dani has scored zero goals and has also assisted 19 times.
5: Personal Life
Kimmich is kind and loves to lead a very normal life. Taking a look inside his personal life it is known that he has two children a son born in 2019 and a daughter born in October 2020 with his girlfriend Lina Meyer. He also launched an online initiative “We Kick Corona” with his Bayern Munich teammate Leon Gotetzka to help charitable and social medical institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic. As of 2023, the Bundesliga star is estimated to be around 42 million euros with a whopping Salary of 7.9 million euros annually.
Dani Carvajal is currently 30 years old and he started dating Marta Morales in 2009. He is currently married to Daphne Canizares and have a son together named Martin. However, there is not much information revealed about his personal life as it is believed that Danny likes to keep his personal life away from his professional life. His net worth is estimated to be 20 million dollars and he is presently earning 7.9 million pounds annually.
Joshua Kimmich Vs Dani Carvajal? Who is the better player?
Based on the above comparison in which we used the personal stats, individual achievements, trophies lifted and international career it is evident that Kimmich is the overall winner of this debate as he turns out to be dominant in most of the categories. The Legacy of the Spaniard is not affected by this as has given us some of the best memories and has won the biggest of titles in his career. History will remember Dani Carvajal as one of the best full-backs to ever play for Real Madrid.
