The Fluminense history maker, 44, with his eyes on Peter Shilton

He's made 1,378 elder appearances, had his debut successful 1997 and is the oldest subordinate astatine the Club World Cup.

Fluminense's Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel has already had immoderate vocation - and he's showing nary signs of slowing down.

The 44-year-old starred successful Monday's 2-0 triumph implicit Juventus to assistance the Brazilian broadside into the Club World Cup quarter-final, against either Man City oregon Al-Hilal.

He produced 4 saves, including a important precocious artifact with his legs, arsenic the 2023 Copa Libertadores winners stunned this season's Champions League runners-up, earlier celebrating successful style.

He adjacent makes 40-year-old teammate Thiago Silva look young successful comparison, though some made a mockery of their years successful the 33C heat.

Just 4 days before, helium made past with a record-breaking 507th cleanable expanse - overtaking erstwhile Italy planetary Gianluigi Buffon. The grounds is 508 now.

Now, helium volition person his eyes acceptable connected an adjacent much awesome grounds - the astir appearances successful satellite football.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the erstwhile England goalkeeper Peter Shilton is the existent grounds holder with 1,390 appearances. Shilton himself claims helium has played 1,387., external

Even then, determination are question marks astir the existent tally Fabio is chasing.

Shilton is recorded arsenic having played 1,249 games successful his nine vocation and a grounds 125 England appearances, taking him to 1,374 appearances.

So wherefore isn't Fabio, who has played his full vocation successful Brazil and has ne'er played for his state contempt winning the Under-19 World Cup successful 1997, already the grounds holder?

According to England Football Online,, external Shilton played 13 times for England Under-23s, which would instrumentality america to the 1,387 tally Shilton believes helium has.

Whether oregon that should number arsenic a elder quality is up for statement but, having passed the 1,374 milestone with zero fanfare, Fluminense and Fabio are intelligibly being harmless alternatively than sorry.

Whether they are chasing 1,387, oregon 1,390, it volition surely beryllium conscionable a substance of time. He turns 45 successful September but, having signed a caller declaration successful May until the extremity of 2026, the grounds looks definite to beryllium his.

How agelong the grounds stays with him is different happening though.

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who is 40 and inactive playing for nine and country, has appeared successful 1,281 official, elder games successful his career.

The Al Nassr guardant is conscionable is 62 abbreviated of 1,000 vocation goals and, having already stated that arsenic his aim, Ronaldo volition undoubtedly beryllium chasing Fabio down.