Here we show you some of the oldest goalscorers in UEFA Europa League since 2009
Can you guess at what age did Miroslav Klose scored his first goal in Europa League? We have gathered information on some of the most versatile players of all time.
This article will tell you about the top 10 oldest players to have scored in UEFA Europa League since 2009/10 season.
Oldest Goalscorers
- Joaquin – 41 years 56 days
- Daniel Hestad – 40 years 98 days
- Nahuel Molina – 38 years 323 days
- David Catala – 38 years 224 days
- Walter Samuel – 37 years 332 days
- Miroslav Klose – 37 years 261 days
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 37 years 222 days
- Horvath – 37 years 214 days
- Emre Belözoğlu – 37 years 91 days
- Markus Rosenberg – 37 years 62 days
Joaquin was one of the scorers in Real Betis’ 3-2 win at home against Real Sociedad. In this process, he broke Daniel Hestad’s record and became the oldest player to score in the history of the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the 2022/23 season against Sheriff in Europa League. He has now become the seventh oldest goalscorer in competition’s history.
The five time Ballon d’Or winner missed some chances in the match but he finally opened his goalscoring account with a penalty.
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“We could expect this when you miss pre-season so he has to work really hard and invest to get the right fitness then he will score more goals,” Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said.
“You can see he is really close and when he gets fitter he will finish them. I think he is totally committed to this project and to this team.
“He needed that goal. He was close many times. You see connections coming around him.
“We’re happy for him and the team wanted him to bring the goal, so that’s good.”
Ronaldo is just a goal away from scoring his 700th club career goal. He is already the highest goalscorer of all time with over 800 goals in more than 100 appearances.
