Top 10 Oldest Players Who Have Not Retired

Fans may be surprised to learn that the players below are still playing.

Recently, Joaquin Sanchez won the Copa Del Rey championship at the age of 40 with Real Betis. So, besides the famous Spanish player, which prominent older veterans of world football are still playing football?

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Willy Caballero | 40 years old

The goalkeeper born in 1981 is still playing for Southampton in the Premier League. Caballero is the oldest player to play in the Premier League in the 2021/22 season.

Caballero started his career at Boca Juniors, then moved to Europe to play for Elche, Malaga, Man City, Chelsea and Southampton. He only made 5 appearances for Argentina during his career.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 40 years old

The Swedish star still scored 8 goals for AC Milan in Serie A 2021/22. Age makes Ibrahimovic more affected by injuries, but as long as he is healthy, this striker can still be used regularly in the squad.

Ibrahimovic still has no intention of retiring. AC Milan even wants to extend the contract with the Swedish striker.

Roque Santa Cruz | 40 years old

Leaving Europe at the age of 35 (2016), Santa Cruz went to Mexico to play for the top club of this tournament, Cruz Azul, then returned to the team that trained him – Olimpia.

The Paraguayan striker’s contract expires on the last day of 2021, but he does not retire but continues his adventure in the Libertad shirt and continuously plays as a starter.

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Joaquin | 40 years old

Joaquin played his first professional match in 1999 for Real Betis. After wandering through many clubs, the Spanish midfielder returned to his old team and is still in use until 2021 at the age of 39.

Not long ago, he won the Copa Del Rey championship. This is also the title he conquered at the age of 23.

Shunsuke Nakamura | 43 years old

The Japanese midfielder was famous in Europe for his free-kick shooting skills during the peak years of his career at Celtic. In 2010, when he was over 30 years old, Nakamura left Europe and returned to Japan to play football for more than 10 years and still hasn’t stopped.

Nakamura is currently playing for Yokohama FC, the team that was just relegated to J-League 2.

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Gianluigi Buffon | 44 years old

Buffon has spent more than 1,000 matches in his career to become known as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. In 2021, he parted ways with Juventus to return to his first team, Parma.

The goalkeeper born in 1978 ranks second on the list of oldest players to play in Serie A and the Champions League.

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Vitorino Hilton | 40 years old

Vitorino Hilton is not a famous name. During his career, this right-back only played for Brazilian, Swiss and French clubs.

In 2021, Hilton retired but after a few months, he decided to return to play for Sete, a club in the French third division.

Hilton holds the record for the foreign player who has played the most matches in Ligue 1.

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Kazuyoshi Miura | 54 years old

“King Kazu” is currently playing for Suzuka Point Getters, but is still on the payroll of Yokohama FC. Since more than a decade ago, the Japanese football legend has been famous as one of the most durable players in the world. Now, he still has no intention of retiring.

At the end of 2021, he was sent on loan to Fourth Division team Suzuka Point Getters.

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