{"id":7836,"date":"2023-11-08T16:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/7836\/pepe-tops-list-of-oldest\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:56:32","slug":"pepe-tops-list-of-oldest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=7836","title":{"rendered":"Pepe tops list of oldest UCL scorers, bumps Ronaldo out of top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pepe tops list of oldest UCL scorers, bumps Ronaldo out of top 10\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Chris Wright, Toe Poke writer<span class=\"timestamp \">November 8, 2023, 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proving once again that age is nothing more than a number, FC Porto&#8217;s Pepe this week set a new Champions League record by becoming the oldest player to score a goal in 68 years history of the European Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Pepe is already the oldest outfield player to have played in the competition &#8211; a record he further extended by playing the full 90 minutes in Porto&#8217;s 2-0 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over Antwerp in Group H on Tuesday.  However, Portugal&#8217;s veteran centre-back also contributed to his side&#8217;s second goal, with a thumping header in stoppage time, sealing his status as the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history at the age of 40 years, 8 months and 12 days.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table float-r\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Group H<\/h2>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th\/>\n<th>General practitioner<\/th>\n<th>W<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>L<\/th>\n<th>DG<\/th>\n<th>SPT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>1 &#8211; Barcelona<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>+6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>2 &#8211; FC Porto<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>+6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>3 &#8211; Shakhtar<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>4 &#8211; Antwerp<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-11<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">1, 2: UCL round of 16;  3: UEL elimination round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pepe belied his fearsomely combative reputation by revealing his major goal was actually doubly important because of a special promise he made to his mother before kick-off.  &#8220;Today is a special day for me. It&#8217;s my mother&#8217;s birthday and I told her that I will do everything I can to score a goal,&#8221; he said after the match.<\/p>\n<p>Porto coach Sergio Conceicao added: &#8220;He is perhaps, as I have said many times, the most competitive player I have worked with, not only as a coach. C &#8220;He is an incredible competitive animal because he puts <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> and his family above everything else. and makes sacrifices to hold this position at 40.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>By finding the net against Antwerp, Pepe broke the record held by Roma legend Francesco Totti for almost a decade.  Additionally, the Porto captain&#8217;s goal also had the effect of knocking former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo out of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo topped the list after scoring against Villarreal at the age of 36 years, 9 months and 18 days in November 2021, during his second spell with Manchester <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a>.  However, Pepe&#8217;s strike helped drop his fellow Portuguese international to 11th place overall.<\/p>\n<p>This is what the top 10 looks like after Pepe moved to the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>10. Paolo Maldini, AC Milan v Liverpool, 2005 (36 years, 10 months, 29 days)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcc5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OTD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OTD<\/a> in 2005, Liverpool became European champions for the 5th time after THIS match in Istanbul \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd14 Have you seen a better <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> game?<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnThisDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#This day<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MondayMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MondayMotivation<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LFC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iaWpFQc0Cz\">pic.twitter.com\/iaWpFQc0Cz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1264858749187043329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maldini scored on the biggest stage in the Champions League when he scored for Milan in the 2005 final against Liverpool in Istanbul.  THE <em>Rossoneri<\/em> the left back volleyed off an Andrea Pirlo cross to kick off with less than a minute played in an all-time classic.  Milan led 3-0 at half-time, but a strong Liverpool comeback meant the match ended 3-3 after 120 minutes, and the Reds ultimately triumphed via the ensuing penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>9. Laurent Blanc, Olympiacos v Manchester United, 2002 (36 years, 11 months, 4 days)<\/h2>\n<p>The first of two centre-backs included here, the polished French defender scored a header for Manchester United in their 3-2 group stage victory over two decades ago, which still keeps him in the top 10 to this day .<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OLIVER GIROUD RISES!  \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old is still doing his job for Milan.  \ud83d\udd34 \u26ab\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TcICIDaurx\">pic.twitter.com\/TcICIDaurx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 CBS Sports Golazo \u26bd\ufe0f (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGolazo\/status\/1721999788021776600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ever-present Giroud also took his place in the top 10 oldest Champions League scorers on Tuesday when the Milan striker took flight to head home his team&#8217;s winning goal against PSG.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>7. Edin Dzeko, Inter Milan vs. AC Milan, 2023 (37 years, 1 month, 23 days)<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MILAN 0-2 INTER | HIGHLIGHTS | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22\/23 \u26bd\u26ab\ud83d\udd35\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqfrB6JN3Q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Inter were two goals ahead in 11 minutes when they faced rivals AC Milan in the first leg of last season&#8217;s Champions League semi-final derby.  THE <em>Nerazzuri<\/em>The first goal of the match was scored by Dzeko, who volleyed home from close range after just eight minutes of play.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>6. Luka Modric, Real Madrid v Celtic, 2022 (37 years, 1 month, 24 days)<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic | Highlights | Champions League\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KrgKn_vEr5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Beating Dzeko by just one day, Modric&#8217;s decisive goal came in Real Madrid&#8217;s 5-1 demolition of Celtic in last season&#8217;s group stage.  The veteran midfielder converted a penalty just six minutes from time to get the ball rolling at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>5. Javier Zanetti, Inter Milan v Tottenham Hotspur, 2010 (37 years, 2 months, 10 days)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26ab\ufe0f\ud83d\udd35 Javier Zanetti at Inter: <\/p>\n<p>UEFA Champions League \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>UEFA Cup \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>Series A \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<br \/>Club World Cup \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>Italian Cup \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/javierzanetti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@javierzanetti<\/a>!  \ud83e\udd73 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NghRvoBKLt\">pic.twitter.com\/NghRvoBKLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1557245610012446721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Zanetti <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1557245610012446721\">sent a smart finish into the far top corner<\/a> to open the score against Tottenham and become, at the time, the oldest scorer in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>However, this group stage match at San Siro remains especially in the memories of young Gareth Bale. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1035229512093630465\">scoring an incredible second half hat trick with solo goals<\/a> &#8211; and yet we always end up on the losing side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inter vs Tottenham \u23f0\ud83d\udd03<\/p>\n<p>When <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarethBale11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GarethBale11<\/a> Hit one <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> \u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCLdrawing<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lkavokN5oO\">pic.twitter.com\/lkavokN5oO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1035229512093630465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>4. Filippo Inzaghi, AC Milan v Real Madrid, 2010 (37 years, 2 months, 25 days)<\/h2>\n<p>Fifteen days later, Inzaghi overtook Zanetti by scoring both goals of the match. <em>Rossoneri<\/em> in a 2-2 draw against fellow European heavyweights Real Madrid in the 2010-11 group stage.  Milan finished far behind <em>The Whites<\/em> in Group C before being eliminated by Tottenham in the round of 16 thanks to a single goal from Peter Crouch in the two matches.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>3. Ryan Giggs, Benfica v Manchester United, 2011 (37 years, 9 months, 16 days)<\/h2>\n<p>After falling behind to an opener from Oscar Cardozo, Giggs became the Champions League&#8217;s oldest goalscorer as he restored parity for Manchester United with a crisp strike from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>2. Francesco Totti, CSKA Moscow vs. AS Roma, 2014 (38 years, 1 month, 29 days)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc51 38 years and 59 days \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>Francesco <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Totti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Totti<\/a> is still the oldest scorer in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> story, after this \ud83d\ude80 last time we visited CSKA Moscow&#8230; \u2b50\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ASRoma<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3zJys75cAb\">pic.twitter.com\/3zJys75cAb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASRomaEN\/status\/1059723763414122497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Before Pepe, Totti held the record for the competition&#8217;s oldest goalscorer for almost a decade.  THE <em>Giallorossi<\/em> great opened the scoring in the first half of a 1-1 draw against CSKA Moscow in the group stage with a softly struck free kick, only to see his side succumb to the equalizer in the 93rd minute in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>1. Pepe, Porto v Antwerp, 2023 (40 years, 8 months, 12 days)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PEPE BECOMES OLDEST GOAL SCORER <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> HISTORY (40 years, 256 days).  \ud83c\udf77 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTKlvm8Xrv\">pic.twitter.com\/XTKlvm8Xrv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 CBS Sports Golazo \u26bd\ufe0f (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGolazo\/status\/1722010579550814256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pepe moved to the top of the list by becoming the oldest goalscorer in European Cup and Champions League history with his header in stoppage time against Antwerp.<\/p>\n<p>Pepe scored his first ever Champions League goal for Porto at the age of 22 when he scored a somewhat improbable brace in a 3-2 defeat to Rangers in September 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen years and 28 career trophies later, he has entered the record books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pepe tops list of oldest UCL scorers, bumps Ronaldo out of top 10\u060c Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNovember 8, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Proving once again that age is nothing more than a number, FC Porto&#8217;s Pepe this week set a new Champions League record by becoming the oldest player to score a goal in 68 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5004,256,5002,5001,1044,5003,357,1305,3284],"class_list":["post-7836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-bumps","tag-list","tag-oldest","tag-pepe","tag-ronaldo","tag-scorers","tag-top","tag-tops","tag-ucl"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7839,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7836\/revisions\/7839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}