Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 39th birthday today, Monday, February 5th. With a market value of 15 million euros, the Portuguese star striker has once again set a record. Before him, no player in the history of market values at Transfermarkt was valued so highly at this age. Ronaldo tripled the previous record set by Zlatan Ibrahimović, 5 million euros in December 2020, and Edwin van der Sar (October 2009).
Record market values at 39 years old: Ronaldo trumps Ibrahimović
Claudio Pizarro | 1. FC Cologne | Market value at 39 years old: €1 million
His gap is even clearer in terms of current market values in his age group (for statistics): Ronaldo is followed by Chelsea defender Thiago Silva (39) with 2 million euros. In the record ranking of the 39-year-olds, the Brazilian is still enough for a top 10 placement. Ronaldo, who was once again one of the most dangerous players in the world for Al-Nassr FC and the national team in the 2023 calendar year, also outperforms all players who are 37 or 38 years old. Only among the 36-year-olds is Lionel Messi, of all people, his eternal opponent as a player with a higher market value (35 million).
Among the most valuable players in their age group, this snapshot once again includes some players with a connection to the Bundesliga – or those who are still active there: Mathys Tel (50 million) from FC Bayern Munich is at the top among the 18-year-olds, his teammates Leroy Sané (80 million), Harry Kane (110 million) and Manuel Neuer (5 million) for the 28, 30 and 37 year olds respectively.
From 16 to 40: The most valuable players in their age group
Age: 16 – Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona – Market value: €60 million
Nobody can beat Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne (60 million) among the 32-year-olds, while İlkay Gündoğan (18 million) is ahead among the 33-year-olds. Toni Kroos (14 million) pushed Thomas Müller (10 million) off his place in the sun on his birthday on January 4th, now 34 years old. Among the 35-year-olds, Robert Lewandowski (20 million) is still at the top today and Jude Bellingham (20) and Erling Haaland (23), with a market value of 180 million euros, not only lead their age group, but in general – on a par with Kylian Mbappé ( 25) – all footballers worldwide.
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