5 players who peaked after turning 30

#4 Antonio Di Natale

Di Natale's goal tallies skyrocketed after he turned thirty

In Di Natale's case, the numbers are hard to argue against. Looking at the forward's goalscoring exploits, it is clear that he hit his peak after turning thirty.

He used to play for Empoli until 2004 when they got relegated following which Udinese signed him. The Italian found his feet slowly in Udine, scoring about 14 goals per season for the first five campaigns. But then he exploded.

Di Natale was aged 32 going into the 2009-10 season, and he hit top form. He netted 29 goals to finish as the top scorer in the Serie A, a total which was more than half of his side's goals. He was voted as the best player in Italy that year.

In the season that followed, he scored 28 goals, finishing as the top scorer in Serie A again. His exploits led Udinese to the Champions League. The following three seasons saw him score 29, 26 and 20 goals respectively. Certainly a commendable tally.

Aged 37, he overtook Roberto Baggio in 2015 as the sixth highest scorer in Serie A history with 206 goals.

As the numbers tell us comprehensively, Antonio Di Natale definitely liked twilight better than dawn.