THE OLDEST TOP LEVEL PLAYER 2025


Oldest top-level player 2025: Georgi Petkov

Georgi Petkov, who already was the world's oldest footballer in 2022, has earned this distinction again three years later.
Slavia Sofia still need him as a backup goalkeeper, and his time came on 10 May. Petkov, aged 49 years and 57 days, played the entire match against Lokomotiv Sofia and managed to keep a clean sheet (0-0). It was his only appearance in more than two years, and his only start in nearly three years.
Almost all the veterans at the top of the ranking are now receiving limited playing time in their clubs. One of the few exceptions is goalkeeper Fabio, who keeps stunning form at 45 and remains the firm first choice in his position at Fluminense.
Another player who continues to perform after turning 45 is Rodrigo Tabata currently playing in the Qatari second division. Although our ranking only includes players from the top divisions, Tabata deserves his place in it, as he also plays in the national first-tier tournament (QSL Cup) alongside the league.

 TOP    FOOTBALL 2025OLDESTPLAYERS  
        
 PlayerPos.AgeNationalityTeamLast AppGame
        
1Georgi PetkovG49-057BulgariaSlavia Sofia 10/05/2025Lokomotiv Sofia 0-0
2Fábio G45-077BrazilFluminense15/12/2025Vasco da Gama 1-1
3Rodrigo TabataM45-016QatarAl Kharaitiyat (D2)04/12/2025Al Sadd 0-5
4Hideomi Yamamoto D44-351JapanVentforet Kofu (D2)11/06/2025Fukui 2-1
5Wisam El BoudiG44-321LibyaAl-Majd21/01/2025Asswehly 1-7
6Hamed HajimehdiM44-309IranOne Taguig (Philippines)23/11/2025Tuloy 10-0
7José de Jesús CoronaG44-246MexicoTijuana29/09/2025Cruz Azul 2-0
8Josef JindřišekM44-174CzechiaVelke Hamry (D2)07/08/2025Dukla 0-2
9Beto GonçalvesF44-143IndonesiaBiak Numfor23/05/2025Dewa United 0-4
10NenêM44-141BrazilJuventude07/12/2025Corinthians 1-1
11Roque Santa CruzF44-103ParaguayLibertad 27/11/2025General Caballero 2-0
12Justin HaberG44-100MaltaHibernians17/09/2025Mosta 2-2
13Lee CasciaroF44-083Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps21/12/2025Lynx 3-0
14Claudio MuñozD44-023ChileAtlántico (Dominican Rep)14/12/2025Universidad O&M 2-0
15Humberto SuazoF44-001ChileSan Luis (D2)11/05/2025La Calera 0-0
16Hiromichi KatanoD43-259JapanRayong (Thailand)21/12/2025Sisaket 0-1
17Richard BlancoF43-193VenezuelaMetropolitanos09/11/2025Táchira 0-2
18Marek MatějovskýM43-156CzechiaMladá Boleslav25/05/2025Slovacko 2-2
19Atli GregersenD43-138Faroe Islands Víkingur31/10/2025Klaksvik 0-2
20Miguel LloydG43-040Dominican Rep.Cibao02/12/2025Defence Force 2-1
21Patrick PembertonG43-014Costa RicaSanta Ana 08/05/2025Puntarenas 0-3
22Suleiman BouareibaG42-338LybiaMahdia22/02/2025Al-Ahly 0-4
23Craig GordonG42-322ScotlandNT18/11/2025Denmark 4-2
24Miguel RuizD42-312SpainEsperança (Andorra)24/05/2025Escaldes 2-0
25Marc PujolM42-270AndorraEscaldes18/05/2025Pas de la Casa 5-1
26Fabiano BeltrameD42-267IndonesiaBiak Numfor23/05/2025Dewa United 0-4
27Pepe ReinaG42-265SpainComo (Italy)23/05/2025Inter 0-2
28Stojan DimovskiG42-240North MacedoniaTikvesh17/05/2025Struga 3-3
29Adrián de LemosG42-203Costa RicaGuastatoya (Guatemala)04/05/2025Antigua 0-2
30Milan PetrželaM42-177CzechiaSlovacko13/12/2025Teplice 0-1
31Vladimir StojkovićG42-142SerbiaRadnicki17/12/2025Čukarički 3-2
32Igor ZofcakM42-136SlovakiaMichalovce24/08/2025Slovan Bratislava 1-1 
33Sandro CárcamoG42-124HondurasPlatense03/11/2025Olimpia 0-1
34Thomas MikkelsenG42-103DenmarkBrøndby08/12/2025Vejle 1-2
35Mustafa JaafariM42-061QatarAl-Shahaniya04/04/2025Al Ahli Doha 2-3
36Sebastián SoriaF42-050QatarQatar SC28/12/2025Al-Duhail 0-1
37DanteD42-040BrazilNice (France)27/11/2025Porto 0-3
38Remko PasveerG42-039Netherlands Ajax17/12/2025Maassluis 7-2
39Federico MarchettiG42-030ItalyMarsaxlokk (Malta)08/03/2025Birkirkara 1-1
40José FonteD42-006PortugalCasa Pia28/12/2025Vitoria Guimaraes 0-0

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