Chelsea football club: Premier League oldest players

Oldest Chelsea players

Below are Chelsea's oldest Premier League players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent actual Premier League appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in years and days from their date of birth to the day of their most recent Premier League game.

Player	Age (Y:d)	Age (days)	Match
Mark Schwarzer	41:216	15192	11 May 2014 A v Cardiff City
Thiago Silva	39:213	14458	23 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Willy Caballero	38:363	14243	26 Sep 2020 A v West Bromwich Albion
Graham Rix	37:202	13717	14 May 1995 H v Arsenal
Glenn Hoddle	37:198	13713	14 May 1995 H v Arsenal
Didier Drogba	37:73	13588	24 May 2015 H v Sunderland
Gianfranco Zola	36:310	13459	11 May 2003 H v Liverpool
Gerry Peyton	36:255	13404	30 Jan 1993 H v Sheffield Wednesday
Mal Donaghy	36:233	13382	04 May 1994 H v Coventry City
Kevin Hitchcock	36:217	13366	10 May 1999 A v Tottenham Hotspur
John Terry	36:165	13314	21 May 2017 H v Sunderland
Ed de Goey	36:8	13157	28 Dec 2002 A v Leeds United
Frank Lampard	35:318	13102	04 May 2014 H v Norwich City
Henrique Hilario	35:310	13094	27 Aug 2011 H v Norwich City
Marcel Desailly	35:230	13014	25 Apr 2004 A v Newcastle United
Nigel Spackman	35:154	12938	05 May 1996 H v Blackburn Rovers
Ruud Gullit	35:139	12923	18 Jan 1998 A v Everton
Claude Makélélé	35:82	12866	11 May 2008 H v Bolton Wanderers
Carlo Cudicini	35:70	12854	15 Nov 2008 A v West Bromwich Albion
Gianluca Vialli	34:310	12729	16 May 1999 H v Derby County
Steve Clarke	34:254	12673	10 May 1998 H v Bolton Wanderers
Olivier Giroud	34:230	12649	18 May 2021 H v Leicester City
Graeme Le Saux	34:205	12624	11 May 2003 H v Liverpool
Mark Hughes	34:190	12609	10 May 1998 H v Bolton Wanderers
Dennis Wise	34:155	12574	19 May 2001 A v Manchester City
Paulo Ferreira	34:121	12540	19 May 2013 H v Everton
Dave Beasant	34:28	12447	17 Apr 1993 A v Manchester United
Mick Harford	34:26	12445	10 Mar 1993 H v Everton
Neil Sullivan	33:361	12415	21 Feb 2004 H v Arsenal
Belletti	33:322	12376	09 May 2010 H v Wigan Athletic
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	33:317	12371	02 May 2023 A v Arsenal
César Azpilicueta	33:272	12326	28 May 2023 H v Newcastle United
Jes Høgh	33:259	12313	22 Jan 2000 A v Aston Villa
Slaviša Jokanović	33:253	12307	27 Apr 2002 A v Middlesbrough
Michael Ballack	33:224	12278	09 May 2010 H v Wigan Athletic
George Weah	33:217	12271	06 May 2000 A v Arsenal
Gus Poyet	33:185	12239	19 May 2001 A v Manchester City
Ashley Cole	33:141	12195	11 May 2014 A v Cardiff City
Gary Cahill	33:136	12190	05 May 2019 H v Watford
Emmanuel Petit	33:131	12185	01 Feb 2004 A v Blackburn Rovers
Frank Leboeuf	33:117	12171	19 May 2001 A v Manchester City
Carlos Mineiro	33:91	12145	01 Nov 2008 H v Sunderland
Samuel Eto'o	33:39	12093	19 Apr 2014 H v Sunderland
Petr Čech	33:3	12057	24 May 2015 H v Sunderland
Paul Parker	33:0	12054	05 Apr 1997 H v Arsenal
Pedro	32:364	12052	26 Jul 2020 H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Yossi Benayoun	32:336	12024	08 May 2013 H v Tottenham Hotspur
Andriy Shevchenko	32:323	12011	18 Aug 2009 A v Sunderland
Branislav Ivanović	32:313	12001	31 Dec 2016 H v Stoke City
Deco	32:233	11921	17 Apr 2010 A v Tottenham Hotspur
Nicolas Anelka	32:223	11911	23 Oct 2011 A v Queens Park Rangers
Albert Ferrer	32:205	11893	28 Dec 2002 A v Leeds United
Frode Grodås	32:199	11887	11 May 1997 A v Everton
Dan Petrescu	32:124	11812	24 Apr 2000 A v Manchester United
N'Golo Kanté	32:38	11726	06 May 2023 A v AFC Bournemouth
Mario Stanić	32:35	11723	15 May 2004 H v Leeds United
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	32:35	11723	01 May 2004 H v Southampton
David Luiz	32:20	11708	12 May 2019 A v Leicester City
Willian	31:347	11670	22 Jul 2020 A v Liverpool
Kalidou Koulibaly	31:335	11658	21 May 2023 A v Manchester City
Florent Malouda	31:334	11657	13 May 2012 H v Blackburn Rovers
Ricardo Carvalho	31:310	11633	24 Mar 2010 A v Portsmouth
Tony Cascarino	31:245	11568	04 May 1994 H v Coventry City
Cesc Fàbregas	31:243	11566	02 Jan 2019 H v Southampton
Didier Deschamps	31:211	11534	14 May 2000 H v Derby County
Gonzalo Higuaín	31:153	11476	12 May 2019 A v Leicester City
Marcos Alonso	31:142	11465	19 May 2022 H v Leicester City
Edouard Mendy	31:72	11395	13 May 2023 H v Nottingham Forest
Bjarne Goldbaek	31:58	11381	04 Dec 1999 A v Sunderland
Michael Essien	31:39	11362	11 Jan 2014 A v Hull City
Jorginho	31:32	11355	21 Jan 2023 A v Liverpool
Marco Ambrosio	30:330	11288	25 Apr 2004 A v Newcastle United
Hernan Crespo	30:301	11259	02 May 2006 A v Blackburn Rovers
Dimitri Kharin	30:272	11230	16 May 1999 H v Derby County
Roberto Di Matteo	30:117	11075	23 Sep 2000 A v Manchester United
Hakim Ziyech	30:66	11024	25 May 2023 A v Manchester United
Winston Bogarde	30:65	11023	26 Dec 2000 A v Ipswich Town
Radamel Falcao	30:58	11016	09 Apr 2016 A v Swansea City
Fernando Torres	30:51	11009	11 May 2014 A v Cardiff City
Erland Johnsen	30:28	10986	03 May 1997 H v Leeds United
Alexei Smertin	29:364	10957	30 Apr 2005 A v Bolton Wanderers
Asmir Begović	29:329	10922	15 May 2017 H v Watford
Mark Bosnich	29:309	10902	18 Nov 2001 A v Everton
Mark Stein	29:296	10889	22 Nov 1995 H v Bolton Wanderers
Andy Townsend	29:289	10882	08 May 1993 A v Sheffield United
Terry Phelan	29:287	10880	28 Dec 1996 H v Sheffield Wednesday
Filipe Luís	29:281	10874	18 May 2015 A v West Bromwich Albion
Bernard Lambourde	29:275	10868	10 Feb 2001 H v Manchester United
José Bosingwa	29:251	10844	02 May 2012 H v Newcastle United
Pierluigi Casiraghi	29:248	10841	08 Nov 1998 A v West Ham United
Brian Laudrup	29:244	10837	25 Oct 1998 A v Leeds United
Craig Forrest	29:214	10807	22 Apr 1997 A v Wimbledon
Raul Meireles	29:161	10754	25 Aug 2012 H v Newcastle United
Alex	29:140	10733	05 Nov 2011 A v Blackburn Rovers
Raheem Sterling	29:136	10729	23 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Claudio Pizarro	29:129	10722	10 Feb 2008 H v Liverpool
Loïc Rémy	29:90	10683	02 Apr 2016 A v Aston Villa
Antonio Rüdiger	29:79	10672	22 May 2022 H v Watford
Juan Sebastian Veron	29:53	10646	01 May 2004 H v Southampton
Mateo Kovačić	29:21	10614	28 May 2023 H v Newcastle United