Robert Carmona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Carmona | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1962 | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liffa Club | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1980 | N/A | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | Anant Montevideo | ||
| 1981 | Progreso | ||
| 1982 | Bella Vista | ||
| 1983 | Tristán Suárez | ||
| 1984 | La Luz | ||
| 1985 | Colón Montevideo | ||
| 1986 | Alto Perú | ||
| 1992–1999 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| 1993 | River Plate Asuncion | ||
| 1995–1996 | Philadelphia KiXX | ||
| 2002 | Colonia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Albion | ||
| 2006–2007 | Platense Montevideo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Albion | ||
| 2008–2009 | Basáñez | ||
| 2008–2009 | Albion | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2018 | La Luz | ||
| 2010–2021 | Albion | ||
| 2021–2023 | Hacele Un Gol a la Vida | ||
| 2023–2024 | C.D Iraklis | ||
| 2024 | Río de la Plata | ||
| 2024–2025 | Nuevo Casabó | ||
| 2025– | Liffa Club | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Albion | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Carmona (born 30 April 1962) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains fourth-division club Liffa Club. Carmona, 63, is the world's oldest active footballer, and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career.[1]
Besides Uruguay, Carmona has played in the lower leagues of Canada, United States, Spain, El Salvador, Paraguay, Argentina, and Italy for 30 clubs in total and over 2,200 official matches.[2][3][4] In August 2025, he stated that his current team, Liffa Club, is his 50th or 51st club.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Carmona started his junior career in 1976 as a playmaker and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career, playing without a season break ever since.[7][8][9][1] Despite having undergone eight operations due to injuries, his intention is to continue playing football.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances
- List of world association football records
- Kazuyoshi Miura
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Homenajeado en Uruguay el jugador del fútbol profesional en activo más veterano del mundo". guinnessworldrecords.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Entrevista a Robert Carmona; el futbolista más longevo del mundo en actividad". progresoaldia.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "La historia de Robert Carmona, el jugador en actividad más longevo del mundo: "A los 60 podría jugar en Primera División todos los domingos"". clarin.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Who is Robert Carmona? The oldest soccer player in the world". bolavip.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Loyola, Kelvin (28 August 2025). "An Interview with Robert Carmona: Football's Oldest Pro". urbanpitch.com.
- ^ "An Interview with Robert Carmona: Football's Oldest Pro". OneFootball. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Robert Carmona, football's oldest-ever player: Still starting aged 59 with no plans to retire". marca.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "El futbolista más veterano del mundo firmó a los 58 años por un club de La Paz, Canelones". elpais.com.uy. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "A punto de cumplir 59 años, Robert Carmona tiene nuevo equipo y va por otro récord". futbol.com.uy (Archived). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Living people
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- 1962 births
- 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen