Croatia’s Luka Modrić has set a new milestone by becoming the oldest player to score in a EURO tournament.
At 38 years and 289 days, the midfielder netted the opening goal against Italy in UEFA EURO 2024, shortly after missing a penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
A few other notable names feature among the top ten oldest scorers in EURO history.
Among them is Cristiano Ronaldo, who, at 39, has the potential to surpass Modrić’s record if he scores in Germany.
Top 10 oldest EURO scorers
1. Luka Modrić – 38 years, 289 days, Croatia 1-1 Italy, 24/06/2024
2. Ivica Vastic – 38 years, 257 days, Austria 1-1 Poland, 12/06/2008
3. Goran Pandev – 37 years, 321 days, Austria 3-1 North Macedonia, 13/06/2021
4. Zoltán Gera – 37 years, 61 days, Hungary 3-3 Portugal, 22/06/2016
5. Gareth McAuley – 36 years, 194 days, Ukraine 0-2 Northern Ireland, 16/06/2016
6. Cristiano Ronaldo – 36 years, 138 days, Portugal 2-2 France, 23/06/2021
7. Andriy Shevchenko – 35 years, 256 days, Ukraine 2-1 Sweden, 11/06/2012
8. Giorgos Karagounis – 35 years, 102 days, Greece 1-0 Russia, 16/06/2012
9. Jan Koller – 35 years, 77 days, Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic, 15/06/2008
10. Christian Panucci – 35 years, 62 days, Italy 1-1 Romania, 13/06/2008
Leonardo Bonucci holds the record as the oldest player to score in a EURO final, having done so at 34 years and 71 days during Italy’s 1-1 draw with England in the EURO 2020 final, where he became only the second player over 30 to score in a EURO decider.
