5 best strikers above 30

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema

In modern-day football, there is a lot more focus on fitness, endurance and longevity. Professional footballers stick to their well-designed regimes religiously and as a result, we see a lot of players performing at the top level even when they're well into their 30s.

We have seen plenty of players starting to decline in their late 20s but that's not the norm anymore. In fact, some of the best goalscorers in the world are presently 30-years-old or more.

Without further ado, let's take a look at 5 of the best strikers in the world who are above 30 years of age.

Note: Players who play predominantly on the wings have not been included


#5 Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez might not be at the peak of his powers anymore; tearing up defences at will and scoring worldies on the daily. But he is still one of the most formidable goalgetters in La Liga. But when the mighty stutter, everyone takes notice, don't they?

Suarez was absolutely unstoppable playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar in perhaps Barcelona's most dominant phase in the past decade. However, he has now fallen out of favour at Barcelona and has reportedly been nudged towards the exit door.

Suarez scored 21 goals from 34 appearances across the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season and at 33-years-old, he looks like he might have a few more years in him. He was directly involved in 24 goals for Barcelona from 28 appearances in La Liga last season.

The Uruguayan might not have a place at the Camp Nou anymore but he will surely walk into the first team elsewhere with ease.

#4 Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero has been one of the finest centre-forwards in the game over the past 10 years. The Argentinian international is now used alternatively with Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City but he still continues to come up trumps whenever called upon.

Though he missed a chunk of last season with injury, Aguero was excellent in front of goal and scored 24 goals from 34 appearances across all competitions. The Argentine striker has scored more than 20 goals in six of his eight seasons in the Premier League and he is yet to start showing signs of fading away.

An excellent dribbler of the ball, Sergio Aguero has the ability to shift the ball to his stronger foot and blast into the net from anywhere in the final third and is a constant threat whenever he is equipped with the ball. He is now 32-years-old and looks like he has quite a few more seasons left in his tank.

#3 Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema

They keep writing Karim Benzema off but the Frenchman comes back and proves them all wrong. This is something Benzema has made a healthy habit out of. He has had his ups and downs over the past few seasons but his exploits in the last season alone are enough to show that even at 32-years-old, he remains elite.

Despite being a divisive figure, Benzema has proved time and again that he's got the ability to go shoulder to shoulder with the finest forwards in the business and is also a very dependable customer in clutch situations.

Last season, Karim Benzema scored 26 goals and racked up 10 assists across all competitions and was perhaps Real Madrid's best player as they clinched their 34th La Liga title.

#2 Ciro Immobile

Ciro Immobile
Ciro Immobile

Ciro Immobile journeyed across Italy and then went to Borussia Dortmund before finally arriving at Lazio. It's safe to say that the Italian striker has picked up some very valuable lessons on his way because he is presently one of the best strikers in the world.

In fact, he won the European Golden shoe for being the leading domestic goalscorer across all of Europe's top division leagues. The 30-year-old scored 36 goals from 37 appearances in the league last season for Lazio and matched Gonzalo Higuain's record for the most number of goals scored in a single season in the Serie A.

What's interesting to note is that Immobile more than doubled his tally from the 2018-19 season at the age of 30. If that's not improvement, we don't know what is. Immobile looks set to lead Lazio to another title challenge this time and we expect to see him score a lot more goals in the years to come.

#1 Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski

It wouldn't be hyperbolic to say that Robert Lewandowski just got robbed off a Ballon d'Or. He was going to go top of the podium and there wasn't even going to be much of a debate about it. At the age of 32, he won the continental treble with Bayern Munich and it was his incredible goalscoring form that buoyed them on to European glory.

Lewandowski scored a whopping 55 goals from 47 appearances for Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 season. Nobody even came close. He scored 15 goals from 10 Champions League appearances and was virtually unstoppable.

The Pole is easily the best striker in the business right now. He is excellent with the ball at his feet. He is intelligent with his passing and movement and is also strong in the air. Lewandowski is undoubtedly a generational talent as far as strikers are concerned and it will be interesting to see for how long he can keep this up.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith