The Top 25 Oldest MLS Players

Also see: Top 25 Oldest MLS Debuts Top 25 Youngest MLS Players EDIT 7/19/2011: Gregg Berhalter has now made it, albeit while serving as a player-coach. Keller's now up to third, while debutant goalkeepers Mondragon and Rost are also now among the top 25. Leaving are Lubos Kubik, Tony Meola, and Guillermo Barros Schelotto. EDIT 12/9/2010: Forgot to update the oldest player for each team list - McBride is now first for Chicago, and Eduardo Coudet is tops for Philly. EDIT 12/6/2010: End of season roundup: Kasey Keller passed Claudio Suarez for 4th place on the all time list. Pat Onstad remains in 1st, while Brian McBride finshed at #15 and Preston Burpo is up to #22. Debuting at #25 is Guillermo Barros Schelotto, but who knows if he'll get the chance to go any higher. He knocks Jeff Agoos off both lists, as well as Juan Manuel Pena on the regular season list (who debuted on the list during the season, and was exactly tied with Agoos). EDIT 5/11/2010: Pat Onstad is now the oldest player in league history. EDIT 3/28/2010: Updated Burpo/McBride/Onstad ages. Off the top 25: Francisco Lima & Cobi Jones (regular season), Paul Caligiuri (all comps). EDIT 3/26/2010: Updated for the new season. Keller is now 5th after the season opener. Brian McBride is now in the top 25 for the overall list (Lima off), and will make the regular season list this weekend. Preston Burpo will make it if he plays this weekend also. I'll be sure to update it again shortly. EDIT 3/24/2009: Tony Sanneh returns from exile to become the Galaxy's oldest ever player, replacing Paul Caligiuri (37.33) and Cobi Jones (if you only consider the regular season - 37.35). Each of those two are knocked off of one of the top 25s, while Carlos Llamosa (37.25) also is gone. Sanneh debuts at 19th, while Kasey Keller also joins the list at 9th. Keller immediately sets a record for the oldest MLS debut ever (see link above) and also for oldest Sounders FC player. Meanwhile, Pat Onstad is now the second oldest player in league history. He just passed Carlos Valderrama, and Preki is only a little more than a year away. EDIT 9/8/2008: Rick Titus' emergency loan resulted in him becoming the 5th oldest player in MLS history, and 6th oldest when taking into account all competitions. Oscar Pareja falls off. because of that. Titus is also the oldest TFC player ever, knocking off Danny Dichio. Meanwhile, Lima moves up a spot on the first list to 22nd. EDIT 7/20/2008: Francisco Lima debuted and is now the 23rd oldest player in league history. Ronald Watereus drops off as a result. Meanwhile, Claudio Suarez is up to 4th. All ages accurate through the 2010 season. Top 25 Oldest MLS Players - REGULAR SEASON ONLY Age Team Year 1 Onstad, Pat 43.22 DC 2011 2 Preki 42.31 KC 2005 3 Keller, Kasey 41.63 SEA 2011 4 Valderrama, Carlos 41.05 COL 2002 5 Suarez, Claudio 40.81 CHV 2009 6 Mondragon, Faryd 40.07 PHI 2011 7 Titus, Rick 39.49 TOR 2008 8 Matthaus, Lothar 39.47 NY 2000 9 Zenga, Walter 39.37 NE 1999 10 Dooley, Tom 39.32 NY 2000 11 Ravelli, Thomas 39.12 TB 1998 12 Warzycha, Robert 39.07 CLB 2002 13 Fraser, Robin 38.83 CLB 2005 14 Djorkaeff, Youri 38.60 NY 2006 15 McBride, Brian 38.34 CHI 2010 16 Johnston, Mo 38.33 KC 2001 17 Sanneh, Tony 38.28 LA 2009 18 Nowak, Peter 38.21 CHI 2002 19 Sanchez, Hugo 38.20 DAL 1996 20 Hislop, Shaka 38.18 DAL 2007 21 Rost, Frank 38.04 NY 2011 22 Haynes, Brian 38.00 DAL 2000 23 Berhalter, Gregg 37.94 LA 2011 24 Stoitchkov, Hristo 37.71 DC 2003 25 Burpo, Preston 37.67 NE 2010 Five active players on the list: Berhalter, Keller, Mondragon, Onstad, Rost. The oldest player in league history timeline can be found here. Top 25 Oldest MLS Players - ALL COMPETITIONS Age Team Year 1 Onstad, Pat 43.28 DC 2011 2 Preki 42.31 KC 2005 3 Keller, Kasey 41.63 SEA 2011 4 Valderrama, Carlos 41.10 COL 2002 5 Suarez, Claudio 40.81 CHV 2009 6 Mondragon, Faryd 40.07 PHI 2011 7 Matthaus, Lothar 39.55 NY 2000 8 Titus, Rick 39.49 TOR 2008 9 Dooley, Tom 39.38 NY 2000 10 Zenga, Walter 39.37 NE 1999 11 Warzycha, Robert 39.18 CLB 2002 12 Ravelli, Thomas 39.12 TB 1998 13 Fraser, Robin 38.83 CLB 2005 14 Djorkaeff, Youri 38.62 NY 2006 15 Johnston, Mo 38.61 KC 2001 16 McBride, Brian 38.34 CHI 2009 17 Sanneh, Tony 38.28 LA 2009 18 Nowak, Peter 38.24 CHI 2002 19 Sanchez, Hugo 38.23 DAL 1996 20 Hislop, Shaka 38.18 DAL 2007 21 Rost, Frank 38.04 NY 2011 22 Haynes, Brian 38.00 DAL 2000 23 Berhalter, Gregg 37.94 LA 2011 24 Stoitchkov, Hristo 37.75 DC 2003 25 Burpo, Preston 37.67 NE 2010 Players in red have a different overall age compared to their regular season age. Oldest Player for Each Team CHI McBride, Brian CHV Suarez, Claudio CLB Warzycha, Robert COL Valderrama, Carlos DAL Sanchez, Hugo DC Onstad, Pat HOU Onstad, Pat KC Preki LA Sanneh, Tony MIA Preki NE Zenga, Walter NY Matthaus, Lothar PHI Mondragon, Faryd RSL Washington, Dante SEA Keller, Kasey SJ Onstad, Pat TB Valderrama, Carlos TOR Titus, Rick