oldest defender 2025 2026

David Luiz was the oldest defender in the Champions League in 2025-26. He was 38 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1David Luiz
D. Luiz
38
2025-26
Páfos Páfos
6.91
7
7
541
1
0
11
9
0
3
7
41
5
2
0
2Nicolás Otamendi
N. Otamendi
37
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
6.76
10
10
900
0
0
15
10
0
1
14
55
12
3
0
3Francesco Acerbi
F. Acerbi
37
2025-26
Inter Inter
7.21
5
5
390
0
0
6
3
0
1
16
27
5
2
0
4Matteo Darmian
M. Darmian
35
2025-26
Inter Inter
6.96
2
1
89
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
5Yuri Berchiche
Y. Berchiche
35
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.67
4
3
293
0
0
8
5
0
1
5
8
2
0
0
6Kieran Trippier
K. Trippier
34
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.78
9
9
663
0
3
20
14
0
0
6
26
5
1
0
7Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
34
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.07
12
12
1,080
2
3
6
4
0
4
7
69
15
2
0
8Juan Jesus
J. Jesus
34
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
6.44
7
3
349
0
0
8
3
0
0
7
14
7
1
0
9Haitam Aleesami
H. Aleesami
34
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
6.16
9
5
392
1
0
6
3
0
0
5
22
5
1
0
10Jan Bořil
J. Bořil
34
2025-26
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
6.45
3
1
130
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
9
6
1
1
11Dan Burn
D. Burn
33
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.71
11
11
964
1
2
16
7
0
2
9
63
15
2
0
12Davide Zappacosta
D. Zappacosta
33
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
6.67
10
8
742
1
0
13
9
0
6
7
13
5
0
0
13Fabian Schär
F. Schär
33
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.52
3
2
130
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
15
3
0
0
14Dani Carvajal
D. Carvajal
33
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6.68
5
0
98
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
15David Alaba
D. Alaba
33
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6.74
3
1
117
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
16Stefan de Vrij
S. de Vrij
33
2025-26
Inter Inter
6.88
3
3
225
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
26
5
1
0
17Brede Moe
B. Moe
33
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
6.17
2
1
75
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
4
3
0
0
18Christian Burgess
C. Burgess
33
2025-26
Union SG Union SG
6.56
8
8
720
0
0
12
4
0
0
9
61
6
3
0
19Antonio Rüdiger
A. Rüdiger
32
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6.64
7
7
630
0
0
4
3
0
1
5
31
6
2
0
20Ben Davies
B. Davies
32
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.70
1
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21Sead Kolašinac
S. Kolašinac
32
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
6.44
6
5
378
0
0
13
7
0
1
9
12
5
0
0
22Iñigo Lekue
I. Lekue
32
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.23
3
2
192
0
0
5
5
0
0
3
6
4
0
0
23Berat Gjimshiti
B. Gjimshiti
32
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
6.58
10
8
701
0
0
5
2
1
0
14
46
5
2
0
24Giovanni Di Lorenzo
G. Di Lorenzo
32
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
6.21
7
7
560
0
0
6
3
0
5
3
7
9
1
1
25Brandon Mechele
B. Mechele
32
2025-26
Club Brugge Club Brugge
6.64
10
10
897
1
0
17
8
0
1
9
61
8
1
0
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