Ranking since the European Championship title in 1996
At least for one person involved, the 4-1 defeat against Japan had something positive: Pascal Groß celebrated his debut in the German national team jersey as a late bloomer. The professional from Brighton & Hove Albion made his debut at the age of 32 years, two months and 25 days as a joker for national coach Hansi Flick, who brought him on for Emre Can in the 64th minute.
With Groß & Füllkrug: Oldest DFB debutants since the European Championship title in 1996
Martin Max | 33 years 8 months 10 days | Debuted on April 17, 2002
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Nominated by coach Rudi Völler
Roman Weidenfeller | 33 years 3 months 13 days | Debuted on November 19, 2013
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Pascal Groß | 32 years 2 months 25 days | Debut on September 9th, 2023
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Nominated by coach Hansi Flick
Michael Preetz | 31 years 5 months 20 days | Debuted on February 6, 1999
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Nominated by coach Erich Ribbeck
Niclas filling jug | 29 years 9 months 7 days | Debut on November 16, 2022
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Nominated by coach Hansi Flick
Robert Enke | 29 years 7 months 4 days | Debuted on March 28, 2007
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Sandro Wagner | 29 years 6 months 8 days | Debut on June 6th, 2017
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Nils Petersen | 29 years 5 months 27 days | Debut on June 2nd, 2018
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Horst Heldt | 29 years 4 months 19 days | Debuted on April 28, 1999
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Nominated by coach Erich Ribbeck
Michael Hartmann | 28 years 9 months 19 days | Debut on April 30, 2003
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Nominated by coach Rudi Völler
Lars Stindl | 28 years 9 months 11 days | Debut on June 6th, 2017
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Frank Rost | 28 years 8 months 25 days | Debuted on March 27, 2002
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Nominated by coach Rudi Völler
Jens Lehmann | 28 years 3 months 8 days | Debuted on February 18, 1998
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Nominated by coach Berti Vogts
Jonas Hofmann | 28 years 2 months 23 days | Debut on October 7th, 2020
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Cacau | 28 years 2 months 2 days | Debuted on May 29, 2009
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Marius Wolf | 27 years 9 months 26 days | Debut March 25, 2023
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Nominated by coach Hansi Flick
Jörg Böhme | 27 years 4 months 7 days | Debuted on 05/29/2001
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Nominated by coach Rudi Völler
Thomas Brdaric | 27 years 2 months 4 days | Debut March 27, 2002
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Nominated by coach Rudi Völler
Mark Uth | 27 years 1 month 19 days | Debut on 10/13/2018
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
Sascha Riether | 27 years 04 months 19 days | Debuted on August 11, 2010
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Nominated by coach Joachim Löw
“I’ll just try to fulfill my role when I get minutes,” said the Mannheim native before his first appearance. The veteran wants to “put himself at the service of the team and try to showcase my teammates as best I can.”
Since the last European Championship title win in 1996, Flick and his predecessors Joachim Löw, Jürgen Klinsmann, Rudi Völler, Erich Ribbeck and Berti Vogts have tried out newcomers of every age group. Groß is among the three oldest debutants in this period. There are eight center forwards in the top 20, including Niclas Füllkrug (BVB) since November 2022, and four goalkeepers – the oldest debutant, Martin Max, was almost 34 years old (for debutant statistics).
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