Aston Villa football club: Premier League oldest players

Oldest Aston Villa players

Below are Aston Villa'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
Brad Friedel	40:4	14614	22 May 2011 H v Liverpool
Shay Given	39:25	14270	16 May 2015 A v Southampton
Peter Schmeichel	38:139	14019	06 Apr 2002 A v Middlesbrough
Pepe Reina	37:329	13844	26 Jul 2020 A v West Ham United
Ashley Young	37:314	13829	20 May 2023 A v Liverpool
Robert Pirés	37:182	13697	30 Apr 2011 A v West Bromwich Albion
Nigel Spink	37:136	13651	23 Dec 1995 A v Queens Park Rangers
Paul McGrath	36:145	13294	27 Apr 1996 H v Manchester City
Gordon Cowans	35:45	12829	11 Dec 1993 H v Wimbledon
Cyrille Regis	35:43	12827	24 Mar 1993 A v Norwich City
Dion Dublin	35:23	12807	15 May 2004 H v Manchester United
Colin Calderwood	35:15	12799	05 Feb 2000 H v Watford
Ian Taylor	34:340	12759	11 May 2003 A v Leeds United
Ronny Johnsen	34:332	12751	08 May 2004 A v Southampton
David Ginola	34:310	12729	01 Dec 2001 H v Leicester City
Patrik Berger	34:174	12593	03 May 2008 H v Wigan Athletic
Emile Heskey	34:122	12541	13 May 2012 A v Norwich City
Steve Staunton	34:103	12522	03 May 2003 H v Sunderland
Robin Olsen	34:85	12504	03 Apr 2024 A v Manchester City
Andy Townsend	34:35	12454	27 Aug 1997 A v Tottenham Hotspur
Paul Merson	33:361	12415	17 Mar 2002 H v Arsenal
Chris Sutton	33:287	12341	23 Dec 2006 H v Manchester United
Habib Beye	33:276	12330	23 Oct 2010 A v Sunderland
Joleon Lescott	33:272	12326	15 May 2016 A v Arsenal
Tom Heaton	33:260	12314	01 Jan 2020 A v Burnley
Ahmed Elmohamady	33:249	12303	16 May 2021 A v Crystal Palace
Joe Cole	33:174	12228	02 May 2015 H v Everton
Luc Nilis	33:107	12161	09 Sep 2000 A v Ipswich Town
Ray Houghton	33:67	12121	18 Mar 1995 H v West Ham United
Grant Holt	33:13	12067	26 Apr 2014 A v Swansea City
Frank McAvennie	32:288	11976	05 Sep 1992 H v Crystal Palace
Kevin Phillips	32:286	11974	07 May 2006 H v Sunderland
Stilian Petrov	32:263	11951	24 Mar 2012 A v Arsenal
Øyvind Leonhardsen	32:259	11947	03 May 2003 H v Sunderland
Richard Dunne	32:235	11923	13 May 2012 A v Norwich City
John Fashanu	32:139	11827	04 Feb 1995 A v Manchester United
Luke Young	32:32	11720	20 Aug 2011 H v Blackburn Rovers
Kevin Richardson	32:29	11717	02 Jan 1995 H v Leeds United
Neil Taylor	31:347	11670	20 Jan 2021 A v Manchester City
Martin Laursen	31:318	11641	10 Jan 2009 H v West Bromwich Albion
Mustapha Hadji	31:302	11625	14 Sep 2003 A v Manchester City
Ulises de la Cruz	31:253	11576	18 Apr 2006 A v Wigan Athletic
Robbie Keane	31:231	11554	25 Feb 2012 A v Wigan Athletic
Brad Guzan	31:226	11549	23 Apr 2016 H v Southampton
Emiliano Martínez	31:224	11547	14 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Mark Bunn	31:180	11503	15 May 2016 A v Arsenal
Kieran Richardson	31:177	11500	16 Apr 2016 A v Manchester United
Alan Wright	31:175	11498	22 Mar 2003 A v Southampton
Alan Hutton	31:158	11481	07 May 2016 H v Newcastle United
John Carew	31:133	11456	16 Jan 2011 A v Birmingham City
Juan Pablo Angel	31:99	11422	31 Jan 2007 A v Newcastle United
Didier Agathe	31:95	11418	19 Nov 2006 A v Wigan Athletic
Mark Kinsella	31:73	11396	25 Oct 2003 H v Everton
Philippe Coutinho	31:68	11391	20 Aug 2023 H v Everton
Shaun Teale	31:64	11387	14 May 1995 A v Norwich City
Diego Carlos	31:30	11353	14 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Thomas Sørensen	30:334	11292	13 May 2007 A v Bolton Wanderers
Dean Saunders	30:326	11284	14 May 1995 A v Norwich City
Marcus Allbäck	30:314	11272	15 May 2004 H v Manchester United
Alex Moreno	30:310	11268	14 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Danny Ings	30:302	11260	13 Jan 2023 H v Leeds United
David James	30:291	11249	19 May 2001 A v Newcastle United
Darren Bent	30:291	11249	24 Nov 2014 H v Southampton
Gábor Király	30:275	11233	02 Jan 2007 H v Chelsea
Lucas Digne	30:268	11226	14 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Steve Stone	30:264	11222	11 May 2002 A v Chelsea
Carlos Cuellar	30:263	11221	13 May 2012 A v Norwich City
Gareth Southgate	30:258	11216	19 May 2001 A v Newcastle United
Nolberto Solano	30:254	11212	23 Aug 2005 A v Portsmouth
Olof Mellberg	30:250	11208	11 May 2008 A v West Ham United
Dariusz Kubicki	30:171	11129	24 Nov 1993 H v Southampton
Stephen Warnock	30:152	11110	13 May 2012 A v Norwich City
Tyrone Mings	30:151	11109	12 Aug 2023 A v Newcastle United
Alpay Özalan	30:128	11086	05 Oct 2003 H v Bolton Wanderers
Carlos Sánchez	30:98	11056	15 May 2016 A v Arsenal
Ron Vlaar	30:96	11054	24 May 2015 H v Burnley
Jonathan Kodjia	30:70	11028	01 Jan 2020 A v Burnley
Guy Whittingham	30:29	10987	10 Dec 1994 H v Everton
Danny Drinkwater	29:347	10940	16 Feb 2020 H v Tottenham Hotspur
Wilfred Bouma	29:330	10923	11 May 2008 A v West Ham United
Conor Hourihane	29:301	10894	30 Nov 2020 A v West Ham United
Orjan Nyland	29:290	10883	27 Jun 2020 H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Henri Lansbury	29:282	10875	21 Jul 2020 H v Arsenal
Mark Delaney	29:273	10866	11 Feb 2006 H v Newcastle United
Philippe Senderos	29:266	10859	08 Nov 2014 A v West Ham United
Gilles De Bilde	29:206	10799	01 Jan 2001 A v Chelsea
John McGinn	29:178	10771	14 Apr 2024 A v Arsenal
Charles N'Zogbia	29:176	10769	21 Nov 2015 A v Everton
Franz Carr	29:173	10766	16 Mar 1996 A v Sheffield Wednesday
Gabby Agbonlahor	29:157	10750	19 Mar 2016 A v Swansea City
Simon Grayson	29:150	10743	16 May 1999 A v Arsenal
Gavin McCann	29:114	10707	05 May 2007 H v Sheffield United
Marlon Harewood	29:110	10703	13 Dec 2008 H v Bolton Wanderers
Karim El Ahmadi	29:103	10696	11 May 2014 A v Tottenham Hotspur
Garry Parker	29:102	10695	19 Dec 1994 A v Southampton
Lee Hendrie	29:92	10685	19 Aug 2006 A v Arsenal
Calum Chambers	29:73	10666	03 Apr 2024 A v Manchester City
Hassan Kachloul	29:59	10652	20 Apr 2002 A v Leicester City
Brett Holman	29:37	10630	04 May 2013 A v Norwich City
Jota	29:19	10612	05 Jul 2020 A v Liverpool