IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 40 - THE OLDEST GOAL SCORER
Posted on Jul 9, 2021 | History Statistics Category
Picture : Finland's Legend Jari Litmanen.
Oldest goal-scorer (including qualification): Jari Litmanen
Finland striker Jari Litmanen is the oldest goal-scorer in European championship history, including qualifiers and final tournaments. In 2010, he scored a goal in the qualifying match against San Marino at the age of 39 years 270 days.
4 players in the history of the competition have scored goals aged 37 and over. Two of them did it in the final stage (Ivica Vastić and Zoltán Gera).
| OLDEST GOAL-SCORERS | (INCLUDING | QUALIFICATION) | |||
| Player | Country | Age (Y-D) | Game | Date | |
| 1 | Jari Litmanen | Finland | 39-270 | San Marino (8:0) | 17/11/2010 |
| 2 | Ivica Vastić | Austria | 38-257 | Poland (1:1) | 12/06/2008 |
| 3 | Lee Casciaro | Gibraltar | 38-016 | Georgia (2:3) | 15/10/2019 |
| 4 | Zoltán Gera | Hungary | 37-061 | Portugal (3:3) | 22/06/2016 |