Still Got It? Best Players Aged 35+ in 2026/27

Footballers aged 35 and over who are still performing at a high level. Not a legends list — current form, minutes and impact matter.

Footballers aged 35 and over who are still performing at a high level. Not a legends list … Read more

Footballers aged 35 and over who are still performing at a high level. Not a legends list — current form, minutes and impact matter.

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Avg. club Elo 1,742
Avg. age 38.4

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7.6

Lionel Messi

€12.7M

Right Winger

Inter Miami

Argentina · 396.26.68.67.48.9

8.0

Cristiano Ronaldo

€10.2M

Centre Forward

Al-Nassr

Portugal · 419.77.76.37.78.4

6.3

Robert Lewandowski

€5.8M

Centre Forward

Chicago Fire

Poland · 386.56.26.26.56.2

7.0

Karim Benzema

€5.2M

Centre Forward

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

France · 386.57.77.56.46.9

6.9

Manuel Neuer

€4.8M

Goalkeeper

Bayern München

Germany · 406.46.57.57.07.2

6.7

David De Gea

€3.6M

Goalkeeper

Fiorentina

Spain · 356.56.86.46.96.8

6.7

Luka Modrić

€3.6M

Central Midfielder

AC Milan

Croatia · 416.66.37.46.86.5

6.8

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

€3M

Central Midfielder Inter

Inter

Armenia · 376.57.06.47.46.6

7.2

Yann Sommer

€2.1M

Goalkeeper

Club Brugge KV

Switzerland · 376.86.87.87.76.9

7.2

Marko Arnautović

€2.1M

Centre Forward

FK Crvena Zvezda

Austria · 376.27.76.57.28.6

7.7

Luis Suárez

€1.6M

Centre Forward

Inter Miami

Uruguay · 397.56.37.57.39.8

6.5

Iago Aspas

€1.4M

Centre Forward

Celta Vigo

Spain · 396.36.36.66.96.3

6.7

Nemanja Matić

€1.4M

Defensive Midfielder

Sassuolo

Serbia · 386.26.36.76.77.4

7.1

Cédric Bakambu

€1.3M

Centre Forward

San Diego

Congo - Kinshasa · 356.38.16.27.57.1

7.5

Kieran Trippier

€1.3M

Right Back Wolves

Wolves

United Kingdom · 368.37.37.57.17.4

6.6

Axel Witsel

€1.2M

Central Midfielder Nice

Nice

Belgium · 376.66.56.86.76.5

7.4

Nicolás Otamendi

€1.1M

Centre Back

River Plate

Argentina · 387.57.37.68.06.5

6.5

Ivan Perišić

€1M

Left Winger

PSV Eindhoven

Croatia · 376.36.96.86.46.3

6.2

Edin Džeko

€975K

Centre Forward

FC Schalke 04

Bosnia and Herzegovina · 406.16.26.26.36.0

6.3

Jamie Vardy

€975K

Centre Forward Burnley

Burnley

United Kingdom · 396.17.16.16.06.1

6.5

Hulk

€825K

Centre Forward

Fluminense

Brazil · 406.56.86.46.26.3

6.6

Olivier Giroud

€750K

Centre Forward Lille

Lille

France · 407.76.16.96.06.4

6.5

James Milner

€475K

Central Midfielder

Brighton

United Kingdom · 406.16.66.76.5

6.4

Joaquín Larrivey

€25K

Centre Forward

ConcepciónElo —

Argentina · 426.56.3

7.5

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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Centre Forward

Deportivo La Coruna

Gabon · 376.56.37.59.47.6

Player	Position	Club	Elo	Elevenrate value	Nationality	Age	Last 5
7.6Lionel Messi	Right Winger	Inter Miami		€12.7M	Argentina	39	6.26.68.67.48.9
8.0Cristiano Ronaldo	Centre Forward	Al-Nassr		€10.2M	Portugal	41	9.77.76.37.78.4
6.3Robert Lewandowski	Centre Forward	Chicago Fire		€5.8M	Poland	38	6.56.26.26.56.2
7.0Karim Benzema	Centre Forward	Al-Hilal Saudi FC		€5.2M	France	38	6.57.77.56.46.9
6.9Manuel Neuer	Goalkeeper	Bayern München		€4.8M	Germany	40	6.46.57.57.07.2
6.7David De Gea	Goalkeeper	Fiorentina		€3.6M	Spain	35	6.56.86.46.96.8
6.7Luka Modrić	Central Midfielder	AC Milan		€3.6M	Croatia	41	6.66.37.46.86.5
6.8Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Central Midfielder	Inter		€3M	Armenia	37	6.57.06.47.46.6
7.2Yann Sommer	Goalkeeper	Club Brugge KV		€2.1M	Switzerland	37	6.86.87.87.76.9
7.2Marko Arnautović	Centre Forward	FK Crvena Zvezda		€2.1M	Austria	37	6.27.76.57.28.6
7.7Luis Suárez	Centre Forward	Inter Miami		€1.6M	Uruguay	39	7.56.37.57.39.8
6.5Iago Aspas	Centre Forward	Celta Vigo		€1.4M	Spain	39	6.36.36.66.96.3
6.7Nemanja Matić	Defensive Midfielder	Sassuolo		€1.4M	Serbia	38	6.26.36.76.77.4
7.1Cédric Bakambu	Centre Forward	San Diego		€1.3M	Congo - Kinshasa	35	6.38.16.27.57.1
7.5Kieran Trippier	Right Back	Wolves		€1.3M	United Kingdom	36	8.37.37.57.17.4
6.6Axel Witsel	Central Midfielder	Nice		€1.2M	Belgium	37	6.66.56.86.76.5
7.4Nicolás Otamendi	Centre Back	River Plate		€1.1M	Argentina	38	7.57.37.68.06.5
6.5Ivan Perišić	Left Winger	PSV Eindhoven		€1M	Croatia	37	6.36.96.86.46.3
6.2Edin Džeko	Centre Forward	FC Schalke 04		€975K	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	6.16.26.26.36.0
6.3Jamie Vardy	Centre Forward	Burnley		€975K	United Kingdom	39	6.17.16.16.06.1
6.5Hulk	Centre Forward	Fluminense		€825K	Brazil	40	6.56.86.46.26.3
6.6Olivier Giroud	Centre Forward	Lille		€750K	France	40	7.76.16.96.06.4
6.5James Milner	Central Midfielder	Brighton		€475K	United Kingdom	40	6.16.66.76.5
6.4Joaquín Larrivey	Centre Forward	Concepción	—	€25K	Argentina	42	6.56.3
7.5Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Centre Forward	Deportivo La Coruna		—	Gabon	37	6.56.37.59.47.6