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.
25 of 25 players
Lionel Messi
€12.6M
Right Winger
Inter Miami
Inter Miami Argentina · 39
Cristiano Ronaldo
€10.2M
Centre Forward
Al-Nassr
Al-Nassr Portugal · 41
Robert Lewandowski
€5.9M
Centre Forward
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire Poland · 38
Karim Benzema
€5.1M
Centre Forward
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
Al-Hilal Saudi FC France · 38
Manuel Neuer
€4.8M
Goalkeeper
Bayern MĂĽnchen
Bayern München Germany · 40
Luka Modrić
€3.6M
Central Midfielder
AC Milan
AC Milan Croatia · 41
David De Gea
€3.6M
Goalkeeper
Fiorentina
Fiorentina Spain · 35
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
€3M
Central Midfielder
Inter
Inter Armenia · 37
Yann Sommer
€2.2M
Goalkeeper
Club Brugge KV
Club Brugge KV Switzerland · 37
Marko Arnautović
€2.1M
Centre Forward
FK Crvena Zvezda
FK Crvena Zvezda Austria · 37
Luis Suárez
€1.6M
Centre ForwardInter Miami
Inter Miami Uruguay · 39
Iago Aspas
€1.4M
Centre Forward
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo Spain · 39
Nemanja Matić
€1.4M
Defensive Midfielder
Sassuolo
Sassuolo Serbia · 38
Kieran Trippier
€1.3M
Right Back
Wolves
Wolves United Kingdom · 36
Axel Witsel
€1.2M
Central Midfielder
Nice
Nice Belgium · 37
CĂ©dric Bakambu
€1.2M
Centre Forward
San Diego
San Diego Congo - Kinshasa · 35
Nicolás Otamendi
€1.1M
Centre Back
River Plate
River Plate Argentina · 38
Edin DĹľeko
€1M
Centre Forward
FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04 Not set · 40
Ivan Perišić
€1M
Left Winger
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven Croatia · 37
Jamie Vardy
€1M
Centre Forward
Burnley
Burnley United Kingdom · 39
Hulk
€850K
Centre Forward
Fluminense
Fluminense Brazil · 40
Olivier Giroud
€750K
Centre Forward
Lille
Lille France · 40
James Milner
€475K
Central Midfielder
Brighton
Brighton United Kingdom · 40
JoaquĂn Larrivey
€25K
Centre Forward
ConcepciónElo —
ConcepciónElo — Argentina · 42
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
—
Centre Forward
Deportivo La Coruna
Deportivo La Coruna Gabon · Not set
| Player | Position | Club | Elo | Elevenrate value | Nationality | Age | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | Right Winger | Inter Miami | €12.6M | Argentina | 39 | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Centre Forward | Al-Nassr | €10.2M | Portugal | 41 | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Centre Forward | Chicago Fire | €5.9M | Poland | 38 | ||
| Karim Benzema | Centre Forward | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | €5.1M | France | 38 | ||
| Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper | Bayern München | €4.8M | Germany | 40 | ||
| Luka Modrić | Central Midfielder | AC Milan | €3.6M | Croatia | 41 | ||
| David De Gea | Goalkeeper | Fiorentina | €3.6M | Spain | 35 | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Central Midfielder | Inter | €3M | Armenia | 37 | ||
| Yann Sommer | Goalkeeper | Club Brugge KV | €2.2M | Switzerland | 37 | ||
| Marko Arnautović | Centre Forward | FK Crvena Zvezda | €2.1M | Austria | 37 | ||
| Luis Suárez | Centre Forward | Inter Miami | €1.6M | Uruguay | 39 | ||
| Iago Aspas | Centre Forward | Celta Vigo | €1.4M | Spain | 39 | ||
| Nemanja Matić | Defensive Midfielder | Sassuolo | €1.4M | Serbia | 38 | ||
| Kieran Trippier | Right Back | Wolves | €1.3M | United Kingdom | 36 | ||
| Axel Witsel | Central Midfielder | Nice | €1.2M | Belgium | 37 | ||
| Cédric Bakambu | Centre Forward | San Diego | €1.2M | Congo - Kinshasa | 35 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | Centre Back | River Plate | €1.1M | Argentina | 38 | ||
| Edin Džeko | Centre Forward | FC Schalke 04 | €1M | Not set | 40 | ||
| Ivan Perišić | Left Winger | PSV Eindhoven | €1M | Croatia | 37 | ||
| Jamie Vardy | Centre Forward | Burnley | €1M | United Kingdom | 39 | ||
| Hulk | Centre Forward | Fluminense | €850K | Brazil | 40 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | Centre Forward | Lille | €750K | France | 40 | ||
| James Milner | Central Midfielder | Brighton | €475K | United Kingdom | 40 | ||
| JoaquĂn Larrivey | Centre Forward | ConcepciĂłn | — | €25K | Argentina | 42 | |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Centre Forward | Deportivo La Coruna | — | Gabon | Not set |