Footballers from the 90s still playing including Zlatan, Nakamura, Buffon & Miura

Zlatan Ibrahimovic turns 41 in October but the Swedish forward is poised to extend his illustrious career by signing a new one-year deal with AC Milan.

Per Fabrizio Romano, Zlatan’s contract extension will be announced imminently. He’ll earn between €1 million and €1.5 million net per season, plus add-ons depending on his performances.

Ibra scored eight goals in 27 games for Milan last season and helped the Rossoneri win their first Serie A title since his previous spell with the club back in 2011.

Some thought Zlatan would bow out after the high of adding another league title to his collection, but the man himself has other ideas – despite the fact he’s not expected to return to action until early 2023 after undergoing knee surgery.

The legendary striker is one of only a handful of footballers who made their debuts in the 1990s to still be playing.

Let’s take a look at the list in full:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40)

Year of professional debut: 1999

As we’ve already discussed him, we’ll start with Zlatan, one of the most charismatic footballers in history.

“I want to play as long as I can,” he told UEFA.com earlier this year. “The reality is I’ll play until I see that someone is better than me, so I’m still playing. The future is yet to be written.”

You have to admire a) the confidence he has in his own ability, and b) his love for the beautiful game.

Football will miss him when he eventually does retire.

Gianluigi Buffon (44)

Year of professional debut: 1995

Another veteran who seemingly can’t face the idea of hanging up his boots is the legendary Gianluigi Buffon.

One of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the Italian returned to boyhood club Parma in 2021 and currently competes in Serie B.

Back in March, Buffon insisted