New Zealand national football team statistics and records: oldest players

Competitions:

Oldest New Zealand players

New Zealand's oldest players, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is given in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Adrian Elrick 45:144 16581 21 Feb 1995
	
v Singapore
Ivan Vicelich 38:71 13951 14 Nov 2014
	
v China PR
Ken Armstrong 38:0 13880 04 Jun 1962
	
v New Caledonia
Mark Paston 37:335 13850 14 Nov 2014
	
v China PR
Michael Boxall 37:287 13802 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Simon Elliott 36:356 13505 01 Jun 2011
	
v Mexico
Kosta Barbarouses 36:103 13252 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Shane Smeltz 36:7 13156 06 Oct 2017
	
v Japan
Andrew Durante 35:197 12981 16 Nov 2017
	
v Peru
Sam Malcolmson 35:74 12858 15 Jun 1982
	
v Scotland
Ryan Nelsen 34:363 12782 16 Oct 2012
	
v Tahiti
Rory Fallon 34:202 12621 08 Oct 2016
	
v Mexico
Wynton Rufer 34:181 12600 28 Jun 1997
	
v Australia
Chris Wood 34:177 12596 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Vaughan Barry Coveny 34:173 12592 04 Jun 2006
	
v Brazil
Tommy Smith 34:160 12579 07 Sep 2024
	
v Mexico
Winston Reid 34:83 12502 25 Sep 2022
	
v Australia
Chris Zoricich 34:49 12468 22 Jun 2003
	
v France
Ben Sigmund 33:283 12337 14 Nov 2014
	
v China PR
Steve Sumner 33:82 12136 23 Jun 1988
	
v Saudi Arabia
Michael Utting 33:26 12080 22 Jun 2003
	
v France
Chris Jackson 32:339 12027 22 Jun 2003
	
v France
Leo Bertos 32:329 12017 14 Nov 2014
	
v China PR
Brian Turner 32:327 12015 23 Jun 1982
	
v Brazil
Michael McGlinchey 32:314 12002 17 Nov 2019
	
v Lithuania
Storm Roux 32:309 11997 18 Nov 2025
	
v Ecuador
Tony Lochhead 32:306 11994 14 Nov 2014
	
v China PR
Max Crocombe 32:294 11982 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Mark Elrick 32:291 11979 23 Jan 2000
	
v Korea Republic
John Hill 32:159 11847 15 Jun 1982
	
v Scotland
Tim Payne 32:143 11831 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Jason Alfred Batty 32:65 11753 27 May 2003
	
v Scotland
Kris Bouckenooghe 32:49 11737 28 Mar 2009
	
v Thailand
Duncan Oughton 32:3 11691 17 Jun 2009
	
v South Africa
Chris Killen 31:332 11655 05 Sep 2013
	
v Saudi Arabia
Themi Tzimopoulos 31:320 11643 06 Oct 2017
	
v Japan
Danny Hay 31:318 11641 29 Mar 2007
	
v Venezuela
Marco Rojas 31:223 11546 16 Jun 2023
	
v Sweden
Che Bunce 31:207 11530 24 Mar 2007
	
v Costa Rica
Francis De Vries 31:186 11509 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Mark Anthony Atkinson 31:128 11451 24 Jun 2001
	
v Australia
Ryan Thomas 31:100 11423 30 Mar 2026
	
v Chile
Frank van Hattum 31:82 11405 07 Feb 1990
	
v Pyongyang NTH KOREA
Bobby Almond 31:68 11391 23 Jun 1982
	
v Brazil
Glenn Moss 30:305 11263 20 Nov 2013
	
v Mexico
Ross Nicholson 30:296 11254 31 May 2006
	
v Estonia
Stefan Marinović 30:245 11203 09 Jun 2022
	
v Oman
Bill Tuiloma 30:236 11194 18 Nov 2025
	
v Ecuador
Jeremy Christie 30:175 11133 13 Nov 2013
	
v Mexico
Jeremy Brockie 30:168 11126 24 Mar 2018
	
v Canada
Tim Brown 30:90 11048 05 Jun 2011
	
v Australia
Nikko Boxall 30:28 10986 24 Mar 2022
	
v New Caledonia
Alex Rufer 29:354 10947 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Cameron Howieson 29:296 10889 14 Oct 2024
	
v Malaysia
Steve Wooddin 29:277 10870 20 Oct 1984
	
v Fiji
Duncan Cole 29:232 10825 01 Mar 1988
	
v Brazil
Andy Barron 29:177 10770 20 Jun 2010
	
v Italy
Andre de Jong 29:147 10740 30 Mar 2026
	
v Chile
Ken Cresswell 29:96 10689 09 Sep 1987
	
v Australia
David Mulligan 29:72 10665 05 Jun 2011
	
v Australia
Sean Douglas 29:35 10628 13 Jun 2001
	
v Vanuatu
Raffaele De Gregorio 29:14 10607 04 Jun 2006
	
v Brazil
Gavin Wilkinson 28:345 10572 16 Oct 2002
	
v Poland
Harry Ngata 28:306 10533 25 Jun 2000
	
v Solomon Islands
Jake Butler 28:297 10524 05 Sep 2013
	
v Saudi Arabia
Noah Hickey 28:294 10521 29 Mar 2007
	
v Venezuela
Alan Boath 28:269 10496 09 Sep 1987
	
v Australia
Scott Smith 28:108 10335 22 Jun 2003
	
v France
Jeff Campbell 28:88 10315 21 Nov 2007
	
v Vanuatu
Niko Kirwan 28:43 10270 17 Oct 2023
	
v Australia
Ricki Herbert 27:364 10226 09 Apr 1989
	
v Israel
James McGarry 27:355 10217 30 Mar 2026
	
v Chile
Keith Mackay 27:340 10202 13 Nov 1984
	
v England
Logan Rogerson 27:306 10168 30 Mar 2026
	
v Chile
Andrew Boyens 27:259 10121 05 Jun 2011
	
v Australia
Perry Cotton 27:194 10056 24 May 1993
	
v Fiji
Deklan Wynne 27:186 10048 22 Sep 2022
	
v Australia
Bobby Almonds 27:181 10043 15 Oct 1979
	
v England
Aaran Lines 27:167 10029 06 Jun 2004
	
v Fiji
Paul Urlovic 27:157 10019 27 Apr 2006
	
v Chile
Campbell Banks 27:155 10017 27 Apr 2006
	
v Chile
Oliver Sail 27:154 10016 16 Jun 2023
	
v Sweden
Sarpreet Singh 27:102 9964 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Nando Pijnaker 27:97 9959 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Dan Keat 27:51 9913 18 Nov 2014
	
v Thailand
Clayton Lewis 27:38 9900 22 Mar 2024
	
v Egypt
Callum McCowatt 27:33 9895 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Raf De Gregorio 27:17 9879 06 Jun 2004
	
v Fiji
Owen Parker-Price 26:343 9840 18 Nov 2025
	
v Ecuador
Joe Bell 26:337 9834 30 Mar 2026
	
v Chile
Callan Elliot 26:330 9827 02 Jun 2026
	
v Haiti
Nik Tzanev 26:293 9790 13 Oct 2023
	
v Congo DR
Aaron Scott 26:251 9748 26 Mar 2013
	
v Solomon Islands
Aaron Clapham 26:233 9730 05 Sep 2013
	
v Saudi Arabia
Jeff Fleming 26:231 9728 27 Apr 2006
	
v Chile
Joey Champness 26:203 9700 17 Nov 2023
	
v Greece
Chad Coombes 26:175 9672 03 Mar 2010
	
v Mexico
Craig Henderson 26:149 9646 20 Nov 2013
	
v Mexico
James Pritchett 26:141 9638 19 Nov 2008
	
v Fiji
Chris James 26:139 9636 20 Nov 2013
	
v Mexico
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