Modrić becomes the oldest player to appear in an official match in the history of Real Madrid.

Luka Modrić became the oldest player to compete in an official match in Real Madrid‘s history in Vigo. The Croatian appeared in the match against Celta in Balaídos at the age of 39 years and 40 days. In doing so, he surpasses Puskas‘ previous record. The Hungarian played his last official match for our club in 1966 at the age of 39 years and 36 days.

250 league wins
In Balaídos, Modrić also reached the figure of 250 league wins as a Real Madrid player. Our captain, who played his 369th game in the competition, reached this milestone in his thirteenth season at the club and has scored 28 goals that have helped the team to win the championship on four occasions (2017, 2020, 2022 and 2024). The team against which he has won the most league games is Celta, beating them on 19 occasions.
Madrid’s most successful player
Modrić is also the most successful player in the history of Real Madrid. He arrived in 2012 and, since then, he has won 27 titles in 547 games: 6 European Cups, 5 Club World Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 4 Spanish League titles, 2 Spanish Cups and 5 Spanish Super Cups.