Ranking the 5 oldest goalscorers for Real Madrid

Luka Modric has maintained a high-performance level despite his age.
Luka Modric has maintained a high-performance level despite his age.

#3 Amancio (36 years, 5 months and 11 days)

Amancio Amaro Varela, a Real Madrid great
Amancio Amaro Varela, a Real Madrid great

Amancio played in the same era as fellow Los Blancos greats Alfredo Di Stefano, Paco Gento and Ferenc Puskas. He joined Real Madrid in 1962 after scoring 25 goals in 26 games for Deportivo de la Coruña.

Amancio was a prolific goalscorer during his time at the club and won Pichichi twice in 1969 and 1970. The Spaniard scored his last goal for the club in the 1975-76 season when he was 36 years, five months and 11 days old. His last goal came against Sporting Gijon on March 27th 1976 in La Liga.

Amancio won the Spanish La Liga nine times in his time in Madrid. He also won one European Cup for the side. He went on to coach the side in the 1984-85 season after hanging up his boots.


#2 Alfredo di Stefano (37 years, 10 months and 3 days)

Alfredo Di Stefano remains one of the all-time greats in Real Madrid history
Alfredo Di Stefano remains one of the all-time greats in Real Madrid history

Alfredo di Stefano is arguably the greatest player in Real Madrid history. The legendary forward has one of the side's stadia named after him. He joined Real Madrid in 1953 and went on to win the Ballon d'Or twice at the club.

Di Stefano is one of the most prolific players in the history of Real Madrid. He was the club's record goalscorer before Raul and then Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed his record. His last goal for the club came in the 1963-64 season in a 6-0 win against Zurich on May 7th 1964 in the European Cup semifinal.

Di Stefano scored in five consecutive European Cup finals for the club. He is also their joint record goalscorer in El Clasico history along with Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored 308 goals in 396 appearances before leaving the club for Espanyol.


#1 Ferenc Puskas (38 years, 7 months and 19 days)

Ferenc Puskas is remembered for being one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of football
Ferenc Puskas is remembered for being one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of football

Ferenc Puskas joined Real Madrid in 1958 from Kispert Honved in his native Hungary at the age of 31 years old. The striker struck up a beautiful partnership with Di Stefano at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Puskas spent eight seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu and helped the side win La Liga five times in a row. He also won the Pichichi on four occasions. His last goal for the club was on November 21st 1965 in a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in La Liga.

Puskas won the European Champions Cup three times with Los Blancos. He scored seven goals in two finals for the club. He retired from football and went into management afterwards.

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