Jesus Navas becomes the oldest player in the history of the Spanish national team (June 16, 2023)

Jesus Navas becomes the oldest player in the history of the Spanish national team

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/483401-jesus-navas-becomes-the-oldest-player-in-the-history-of-the-spanish-national-team 2023-06-16 22:20 Spain defender Jesus Navas came out in the starting line-up for the team's 2-1 win over ... Jesus Navas becomes the oldest player in the history of the Spanish national team

16.06.2023, 22:20

Spain defender Jesus Navas came out in the starting line-up for the team's 2-1 win over Italy in the Nations League semi-final.

Jesus Navas, Getty Images

According to the statistical portal OptaJose, the Sevilla captain became the oldest player to take part in official matches of the Spanish national team. At the time of the match, Navas was 37 years and 206 days old.

According to this indicator, Jesus was ahead of Santiago Canizares, who played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup match against Saudi Arabia at the age of 36 years and 248 days.

№	Team	M	Pts
1	Arsenal	37	82
2	Manchester City	35	74
3	Manchester United	37	68
4	Aston Villa	37	62
5	Liverpool	37	59
6	Bournemouth	36	55
7	Brighton	37	53
8	Brentford	37	52
9	Sunderland	37	51
10	Newcastle	37	49
11	Fulham	37	49
12	Chelsea	36	49
13	Everton	37	49
14	Leeds	37	47
15	Crystal Palace	36	45
16	Nottingham Forest	37	43
17	Tottenham	36	38
18	West Ham	37	36
19	Burnley	37	21
20	Wolves	37	19

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