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Oldest Football Player - According to a statistic, the career age of a professional player is usually about 15 years, and the age that is usually considered the threshold of a player is 38.5 years old. However, there are also players who, with their hard work and passion for the ball, have broken those barriers. So who is the oldest player in the world? Let's update the list through the sharing post below with 2SportTV!
Kazuyoshi Miura currently holds the world record for the oldest professional player. At this time, the Japanese player is still actively playing for Yokohama FC. Kazuyoshi Miura was also the first Japanese player to win the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993. Recently, Kazuyoshi Miura decided to extend his contract for another year with Yokohama FC, and he has not yet thought about retirement.
Stanley Matthews is considered a giant of English football history. Before Kazuyoshi Miura broke the record for the oldest professional player, he held this record until 2017. Fans of Matthews often nickname him "The Wizard" or "The Magician" of the ball. He spent the majority of his career on the field representing Stoke City for 19 years. In 1965, the English player announced his retirement and took on the role of coach. However, Matthews did not achieve as much success as expected.
Marco Ballotta is the second oldest player in the history of Italian football, and also the oldest player to play in the Serie A and Champions League. Marco Ballotta played a total of 138 matches in Serie A. In 2007, Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to play in the Champions League at the age of 43, surpassing the previous record held by Alessandro Costacurta (40 years old).
Teddy Sheringham was born on April 2, 1966, in Highams Park, London, England. He is a retired English football player who was the captain of Tottenham Hotspurs and played for Manchester United. He is also known for scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich, which was a historic moment for Manchester United. Sheringham earned 51 caps and scored 11 goals for the England national team.
He was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2001. After his successful tenure at Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Sheringham went on to play for other English clubs such as Millwall F.C, Nottingham Forest F.C, Portsmouth, and West Ham United F.C and retired in 2008 while playing for Colchester F.C at the age of 42.
Faryd Mondragon is a former Colombian professional football player and is considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers in Colombian football history. He helped the Colombian national team achieve many notable achievements during his 20 years of service. Mondragon played in 2 Copa Americas, the 1992 Olympics, two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and the 1994, 1998, and 2014 World Cups.
Despite being 43 years old, Mondragon continues to work hard and contribute his talents to the national team. He has also played for 10 different clubs before. In 2014, he broke Roger Milla's record and became the oldest player to play in the FIFA World Cup. Also in 2014, the Colombian goalkeeper decided to retire after the national team stopped in the quarter-finals.
In the history of the Italian national championship, Andrea Pierobon is the oldest player to appear in a match. Before joining the Cittadella team in Serie B, Pierobon had played for many teams within the country.
Throughout his career, Pierobon had a total of 111 appearances in Serie B and almost reached Serie A if his team had won against Brescia in the 2010 promotion play-off. Pierobon decided to retire at the age of 46 to pursue a coaching career in 2015.
The only player in Southeast Asia on the list of the oldest players in the world is Aleksandar Duric. He used to play for the Singapore national football team as a striker. Aleksandar Duric is considered one of the players with scientific training and lifestyle. He decided to retire from the grass field when he was 44 with the Tampines Rovers club.
John Burridge was born on December 3, 1951, in Workington, England. He played for 29 clubs throughout his 30-year professional career, and currently holds a record in the English football league. John Burridge has played for clubs such as Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Southampton, and Queens Park Rangers.
John Burridge won 1 League Cup in 1997 with Aston Villa and a First Division championship with Crystal Palace in the 1978-1979 season. The last time he stood in front of the goal was at 44 years old when he played for Queen of the South. In total, Burridge played 768 games in the English, and Scottish leagues and some other matches in non-league competitions.
Marco Ballotta is second on the list of the oldest players in the history of Italian football. He is also the oldest player to have played in Serie A and the Champions League.
In Serie A, Marco Ballotta has a total of 138 appearances. In 2007, at the age of 43, he broke the old record of Alessandro Costacurta and became the oldest player to play in the Champions League.
John Burridge is a professional football player born on December 3, 1951, in Workington, England. Throughout his career on the field, he has played for 29 different football clubs. To date, it remains a record of the English Football League that has not been broken by any player.
John Burridge has played for clubs that are very familiar to Vietnamese football fans such as Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Southampton, and Queens Park Rangers. John Burridge won 1 League Cup in 1997 with Aston Villa and 1 First Division championship with Crystal Palace in the 1978-1979 season.
The last time fans saw John Burridge stand in front of the goal was in the year he was 44. At that time, he was wearing the jersey of the Queen of the South club.
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