Players You Thought Were Older

Are there any players in football who you thought were really old because they've been in the game for ages, but actually just in their 20's? If so then post 'em up here!

I have 4 well known ones. There is Emile Heskey, who I thought must be around 32+ but he is in fact only 29.
Richard Wright is another who I thought was about 35 or something. He is 29.
My third one is Francis Jeffers of Sheffield Wednesday. I thought he was in his mid 20's at Arsenal and Everton, but he must have been much younger but he is only 26 at the moment.
And my final one is Nicolas Anelka. He is only 28. he must have been in his early 20's at Arsenal then.

There are also a few players from my hometown, Swindon. I had heard of Steve Adams before we signed him and I thought he was about 35, but he is only 26. And Hasney Aljofree is 29, but I thought he was quite old too. But I doubt you know these players.

So do you have any players who you thought were older?

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Obafemi Martins. He looks a lot older than 23.

mine is the other way round i thought carragher was about 25 but ive just found out hes nearly 30

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mine is the other way round i thought carragher was about 25 but ive just found out hes nearly 30

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Lol did you not find it curious that he retired from international football?

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mine is the other way round i thought carragher was about 25 but ive just found out hes nearly 30

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Lol did you not find it curious that he retired from international football?

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lower lleague swansea kris o'leary hes been at the club before i started to support them i fought he was at least 32 but hes only 28

James milner is another player i fought he wa at least 25 but hes in the under -21 england squad lol

Freddy Adu has been around for ages, but he's still only 18 (or so he says).

other way around, ledley king, i keep thinking hes only about 22/23 but hes about 26

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James milner is another player i fought he wa at least 25 but hes in the under -21 england squad lol

Freddy Adu has been around for ages, but he's still only 18 (or so he says).

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Lol Milner was Leeds youth product, he made his debut at the age of 16 years old, is currently the youngest ever player to feature in the Premierleague, and broke Rooney's record of youngest scorer (which I then believe was broken by James Vaughan). So he been around for about 5 years.

And Adu first became well known in Championship Manager 4/Football Manager 2004, when he was just 14 years old. That's why he seems like hes older, he started so young.

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mine is the other way round i thought carragher was about 25 but ive just found out hes nearly 30

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Lol did you not find it curious that he retired from international football?

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that wasnt because of age that was because neither sven erikson or Steve McLaren picked him for england squad so... no i didnt find it curious

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mine is the other way round i thought carragher was about 25 but ive just found out hes nearly 30

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Lol did you not find it curious that he retired from international football?

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that wasnt because of age that was because neither sven erikson or Steve McLaren picked him for england squad so... no i didnt find it curious

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He wouldn't retire at 25 if he wasn't getting picked. It was a mixture of that he couldn't play and he was getting older, and he wanted to focus on the league more rather than going to England matches and not playing.

It had nothing to do with is age whatsoever.

It was purely the fact that he was picked behind the likes of Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King. And when he was picked, he was being played out of position on a regular basis. If he thought it was due to his age he would never of said that he'd be there for England if they ever needed him.

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It had nothing to do with is age whatsoever.

It was purely the fact that he was picked behind the likes of Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King. And when he was picked, he was being played out of position on a regular basis. If he thought it was due to his age he would never of said that he'd be there for England if they ever needed him.

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I disagree. If you're 21, and you're not getting picked for your national side even though you believe you're good enough, you don't go off in a huff and declare you're never playing international football again.

Whilst its true that Carragher was being picked behind arguably lesser players, his age was a deciding factor. Hence he could spend the remainder of his career focussing on Liverpool, however long that may be. He knew that it was unlikely that the national coach's opinion of him was likely to change, and so rather than sit it out and wait for another manager to realise his potential, he hung up his international boots, knowing at the time that McClaren could well be in charge till at least the end of Euro 2008. He therefore decided that waiting around at this stage in his career was probably not the smartest move and decided to quit internaitonal football in favour of a smoother time with Liverpool.

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It had nothing to do with is age whatsoever.

It was purely the fact that he was picked behind the likes of Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King. And when he was picked, he was being played out of position on a regular basis. If he thought it was due to his age he would never of said that he'd be there for England if they ever needed him.

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I disagree. If you're 21, and you're not getting picked for your national side even though you believe you're good enough, you don't go off in a huff and declare you're never playing international football again.

Whilst its true that Carragher was being picked behind arguably lesser players, his age was a deciding factor. Hence he could spend the remainder of his career focussing on Liverpool, however long that may be. He knew that it was unlikely that the national coach's opinion of him was likely to change, and so rather than sit it out and wait for another manager to realise his potential, he hung up his international boots, knowing at the time that McClaren could well be in charge till at least the end of Euro 2008. He therefore decided that waiting around at this stage in his career was probably not the smartest move and decided to quit internaitonal football in favour of a smoother time with Liverpool.

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You could tell McLaren was going mad when he didnt pick Carragher liverpool had one of the best defences in the league last year and he deserves be starting more than ferdinhand but thats my opinion

i think if anyone else was england manager that actually watched liverpool games heyd know carra puts 100% into every game wheter hes playing for liverpool england or Accrington Stanley
while ferdinand puts about 60% into every game hes a great defender when he plays his best but he dosnt play his best

fabregas been around for ages feels like hes old lol

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i think if anyone else was england manager that actually watched liverpool games heyd know carra puts 100% into every game wheter hes playing for liverpool england or Accrington Stanley
while ferdinand puts about 60% into every game hes a great defender when he plays his best but he dosnt play his best

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The word you're looking for is consistent. Carra is a consistent player, someone you can rely on to have a good game week in, week out. Ferdinand is less consistant, less reliable, but nonetheless a great defender.
And MilkyMalky, you took the words right out of my mouth lol. Exactly what I was thinking.

And lpoolrule, why Accrington? Of all the teams in England, why them?

Edit: "fabregas been around for ages feels like hes old lol"

This is only his 3rd season at Arsenal He was signed as 17/18 yr old with great prospect, left as a reserve really. Last year played a bit more but I don't believe he was first teamer until about halfway through the season (I'm not an Arsenal fan so I have no idea). And now with the loss of some great player him (along with Adebayor) have been given the chance to shine.
But IMO he is too good for a 20 year old lol. All the best players nowadays are younger. Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, Adebayor, Mascherano, Tevez, etc.

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i think if anyone else was england manager that actually watched liverpool games heyd know carra puts 100% into every game wheter hes playing for liverpool england or Accrington Stanley
while ferdinand puts about 60% into every game hes a great defender when he plays his best but he dosnt play his best

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The word you're looking for is consistent. Carra is a consistent player, someone you can rely on to have a good game week in, week out. Ferdinand is less consistant, less reliable, but nonetheless a great defender.
And MilkyMalky, you took the words right out of my mouth lol. Exactly what I was thinking.

And lpoolrule, why Accrington? Of all the teams in England, why them?


. Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, Adebayor, Mascherano, Tevez, etc.

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fine then.... Barnet

oh yeah and dont forget torres in your list of amazing youngsters