Messi, Ronaldo & Zlatan feature in random football facts named by fans

Twitter user @RandomFtblFacts has been asking fans to send them random football facts and have been reposting the best ones to their account.

Facts about the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Eric Cantona have all featured.

We’ve named some of the best random football facts that have been posted so far below…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played professional football in 4 different decades – @TheVirgilEra

Zlatan made his debut for in the 1990s with Malmo FF. Now 40, he is still going strong at AC Milan.

Jamie Vardy joined the Premier League at age 27 but still has more Premier League goals than Cristiano Ronaldo, Cantona and Mo Salah – @PrimeEbimbe

That’s a testament to how good Jamie Vardy is. His 133 goals is more than Ronaldo (102), Salah (120) and Cantona (70).

Philipp Lahm went 13 months without committing a foul – @utvnoah

Lahm was a defender but didn’t commit a foul for just over a year. Ridiculous.

Eidur Gudjohnsen made his debut for Iceland as a sub vs Estonia in 1996, the person he replaced was his father, Arnor. – @avfcIewis

A day that the Gudjohnsen family will never forget.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played for six clubs that have won the UCL but he has never won one himself. – @derrygomes67

Another crazy Zlatan stat. Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and Manchester United have all won at least one Champions League, but not when Zlatan played for them.

Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick for Arsenal won the FIFA Puskas Award but not Premier League goal of the month. – @ChrisHorton94

Giroud’s unreal scorpion kick against Crystal Palace in January 2017 won the Puskas Award in 2017. Andy Carroll’s scissor kick for West Ham won the Premier League Goal of the Month.

Three years ago today, Olivier Giroud