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List of the oldest players to play for the French team under Deschamps: Giroud leads the list at 37 years old, Kante is fifth at 34 years old

2:35pm, 15 November 2025【Football】

On November 15th, in the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Kante played the entire game and helped France defeat Ukraine 4-0 at home. Dezhuan listed the oldest players since Deschamps coached the French team. Giroud ranked first, and Kante ranked fifth.

Ranking of the oldest players to play for France under Deschamps:

Giroud - 37 years, 9 months and 9 days

Mandanda - 37 years, 8 months and 2 days

Lloris - 35 years, 11 months and 22 days

Evra - 35 years, 5 months and 27 days

Kante - 34 years, 7 months and 15 days

Benzema – 34 years, 5 months and 25 days

Abidal – 34 years, 2 months and 4 days

Jalai – 34 years and 14 days

Sagna – 33 years, 7 months and 23 days

Griezmann – 33 years, 5 months and 19 days

source:7m c