Mathieu Valbuena scored on his Kallithea debut to become the oldest player to find the net in the history of the A’ National/Super League. The Frenchman managed to break a record he had held since April 1997 and knock Tassos Mitropoulos off the top of that list after 27 years and 133 days.
Valbuena scored at the age of 39 years and 339 days, leaving behind the Greek midfielder, who had put Veria’s side ahead of the score against AEK on April 21, 1997, when he was 39 years and 241 days old.
FIRST AND OLYMPIC
Mathieu Valbuena is also at the top of the list of the oldest scorers in the First National/Super League and for Olympiakos, since the goal he scored on April 12, 2023 against AEK, at the Karaiskakis Stadium gave him this record.
He was 38 years and 138 days old and left second to Ariel Ibagasa, who in the Xanthi – Olympiacos 0-2 match had scored at the age of 37 years and 90 days.
ELDER AND OF ATHENS KALLITHEA
Of course, with this goal he also becomes the oldest goalscorer in the history of Athens Kallithea in the top division, leaving behind Alexis Alexandris, who had scored in the Kallithea team’s 3-1 win against Aris on 25 May 2005 At the time, the Greek striker was 36 years and 216 days old.
THE 5 OLDEST SCORERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL/SUPER LEAGUE
Valbuena Mathieu 39 years and 339 days
01/09/2024 ATHENS KALLITHEA – PANATHINAICOS 2-2
Mitropoulos Tassos 39 years and 241 days
04/21/1997 VERIA – AEK 1-1
Umbides Javier 39 years and 95 days
15/05/2021 FEARLESS – VOLOS 1-0
Kioutsoukantoniadis Lefteris 38 years and 294 days old
11/10/1964 APOLLON SM. – AEK 1-7
Vazeha Christof 38 years and 189 days
25/05/2003 PANATHINAICOS – AKRATOS 3-1
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