David Suazo vs Emilio Izaguirre
Honduras against Honduras. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
David Suazo
Honduras · 1999–2010 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Honduras
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 57 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Cagliari Calcio, Inter Milan, Genoa CFC
Ninety four league goals in 254 matches for Cagliari between 1999 and 2007 earned him the name Sardinia used, Pantera Nera, and 14 of those came in Serie A in his last season on the island. Inter took him to Milan for the 2007-08 Serie A title, and for Honduras he scored 17 goals in 57 caps and played at the 2010 World Cup, the country's first in 28 years. Career record: 57 caps and 17 goals for Honduras; club career at Cagliari Calcio, Inter Milan, Genoa CFC.
Emilio Izaguirre
Honduras · 2010–18 · LB
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Honduras
- #7 of 33
- Clubs
- F.C. Motagua, Celtic
Celtic paid £650,000 for him in August 2010, and by the end of that season his fellow professionals had voted him PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year, the first Honduran to win it. Seven Scottish league titles followed between 2011-12 and 2018-19, along with three Scottish Cups, two League Cups, and 111 caps for Honduras taking in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Career record: club career at F.C. Motagua, Celtic.
The verdict
The almanac puts David Suazo ahead by 4 rating points, 85 against 81.
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