EURO's oldest scorers: Modrić sets new record

Croatia's Luka Modrić is the oldest scorer in EURO history. The midfielder, 38 years and 289 days old, opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw against Italy at UEFA EURO 2024 – moments after having a penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Ten oldest EURO scorers

Luka Modrić 38 years 289 days (Croatia 1-1 Italy, 24/06/2024)
Ivica Vastic 38 years 257 days (Austria 1-1 Poland, 12/06/2008)
Goran Pandev 37 years 321 days (Austria 3-1 North Macedonia, 13/06/2021)
Zoltán Gera 37 years 61 days (Hungary 3-3 Portugal, 22/06/2016)
Gareth McAuley 36 years 194 days (Ukraine 0-2 Northern Ireland, 16/06/2016)
Cristiano Ronaldo 36 years 138 days (Portugal 2-2 France, 23/06/2021)
Robert Lewandowski 35 years 309 days (France 1-1 Poland, 25/06/2024)
Andriy Shevchenko 35 years 256 days (Ukraine 2-1 Sweden, 11/06/2012)
Giorgos Karagounis 35 years 102 days (Greece 1-0 Russia, 16/06/2012)
Jan Koller 35 years 77 days (Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic, 15/06/2008)

Leonardo Bonucci (34 years 71 days) is the oldest player to score in a final, becoming only the second over 30 to register in a EURO decider when he made it 1-1 in Italy's EURO 2020 showpiece victory against England.