Derby County manager Wayne Rooney is younger than Chelsea’s Thiago Silva.We’ve done you the massive favour of spending hours of research into looking at the players who are the same age. (Well, it was more of a brief Google search really.) Regardless, have a browse of some of our top picks, footballers who really are the same age - though you wouldn’t have thought it.
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was one of the first names on the team sheet for Borussia Monchengladbach from way back in 2011.
But he shares the same age - 29 - as Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard, who still remains searching for his second club according to reports.Can you think of any other notable examples?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Gianluigi Donnarumma might go on to earn the record for most appearances at the elite level, racking up 270 outings already despite being just 23.
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