10 oldest footballers to score in the Premier League

Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand
Celebrating a goal with Alan Shearer

#6 Graham Alexander - 37 years and 67 days (Burnley)

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Managing Scunthorpe United in the Sky Bet League One

Currently the manager of Scunthorpe United, Graham Alexander is also the 2nd footballer in English football history to make over 1,000 professional appearances after Tony Ford.

In the 2009/10 season, Alexander became the 6th oldest footballer to score in the Premier League after he scored for Burnley in 2009 against Hull City.


#5 Tugay Kerimoglu - 38 years and 98 days (Blackburn Rovers)

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Tugay Kerimoglu (L) in action against Arsenal

A former Turkish footballer who had played mostly for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers in his career.

He is currently the manager of Şanlıurfaspor and had previously worked as an assistant coach under Roberto Mancini in the 2013/14 season at Galatasaray and had also worked for a short time at Manchester City with Mark Huges.

He scored his last Premier League goal in a 3-2 game against Portsmouth ending up on the losing side in 2008.

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