Legendary Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy is still in the third place in the ranking of the oldest players in the Champions League.
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy in the Dynamo squad before the match against Napoli on 13 September 2016.The last time SaSho played in the main European Cup tournament was at the age of 41 years and 255 days, when he defended Dynamo's goal in a home match against Italian Napoli (1:2) in the 2016/17 season. Only Gianluigi Buffon (42 years 315 days) and Marco Ballotta (43 years 252 days) are above him in the ranking.
The main change in the ranking this week was the appearance of Porto captain Pepe at the top, who played at the age of 40 years and 241 days in the 3rd round of the current Champions League group stage match against Antwerp. This allowed him to reach the 6th place in the ranking of the oldest players in the Champions League.
The oldest players in the history of the Champions League are as follows
1. Marco Ballotta - 43 years 252 days (Real Madrid vs Lazio, 11 December 2007).
2. Gianluigi Buffon - 42 years 315 days (Barcelona vs Juventus, 2 December 2020)
3. Oleksandr Shovkovskiy - 41 years 255 days (Dynamo Kyiv - Napoli, 13 September 2016).
4. Mark Schwarzer - 41 years 206 days (Chelsea vs Athletic, 22 April 2014)
5. Allan McGregor - 40 years 275 days (Rangers vs Ajax, 1 November 2022)
6. Pepe - 40 years 241 days (Antwerp vs Porto, 25 October 2023)
7. Alessandro Costacurta - 40 years 211 days (AEK - AC Milan, 21 November 2006)
