The youngest and oldest player in the Euro Cup
KATHMANDU: JUNE 14 – Euro 2020 is the most popular football competition after the FIFA World Cup. The final of the competition, in which 24 countries are competing, will be held on July 11. Due to COVID-19 it has been increased from 23 to 26 players in a team.
Some information about the team and players, including the young players who started their careers while many players were in the team and the older players who reached the latter part of their careers.
Spain’s team is the youngest
Spain, three-time Euro champions, are the youngest team in the competition this time around. The average age of 26 Spanish players is 24.1 years. Barcelona midfielder Pedri (18) is the youngest player in Spain. Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba are the oldest players in Spain. Both were 32 years old.
Turkey is the youngest team after Spain. The average age of Turkey players is 24.6 years.
The England team ranks third on this list. The average age of England players is 24.8 years. Jude Bellingham, 17, is the youngest player on the team. He also became the youngest player to play a full 90 minutes for the team in the last 140 years. This achievement was achieved in 1881 by Thustron Rostron.
The oldest player in Sweden
The oldest players in Euro 2020 are in the Swedish team. The average age of a Swedish player is 29.2 years. Belgium is in the second place in terms of mature players. The average age of a Belgium player is 28.7 years.
Belgium is the most experienced team
Belgium is the most experienced team in the competition. A total of 1338 Belgium players have played. In other words, this team has gained the most experience for international games. Four Belgium players have played more than 100 international matches so far. Dries Mertens has played 99 games of his life against Russia.
Martin is the oldest goalkeeper
Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is the most mature player in Euro 2020. He is 38 years old. The record for the oldest player in the Euro is held by Gabor Kiraly of Hungary. He competed in the 2016 Euro Cup at the age of 40.
Caspar Kozlowski of Poland is the youngest
Poland’s Caspar Kozlowski is the youngest player in the tournament. He is 17 years old. He will turn 18 on October 16, 2021. England’s Jude Bellingham is the second youngest star. He is 17 years old. He will turn 18 on June 29. This time, for the first time in the history of the European Championships, Kozlowski and England’s Jude Bellingam are playing under two players under the age of 18.
