Champions League final…

Thiago Silva (36y 249d) is Chelsea's oldest player to appear in a major European final, overtaking Claude Makelele versus Manchester United in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final (35y 93d).

Against West Ham last December…

Thiago Silva (37y 73d) is Chelsea’s oldest ever goalscorer in the Premier League, surpassing Didier Drogba vs Leicester City in 2015 (37y 49d).

Along came a Premier League record next…

Thiago Silva (37y 123d) is the oldest player to score in the Premier League since February 2013, when 39-year-old Ryan Giggs netted against Queens Park Rangers for Manchester United.

You just couldn’t stop him against Lille…

Chelsea's 37-year-old centre-back Thiago Silva won possession 12 times against Lille last season, the most he's ever done so in a Champions League match, on what was his 94th appearance in the competition.

Against Arsenal at the Bridge…

Against Arsenal in April, Thiago Silva became the oldest outfield player to ever play for Chelsea in the Premier League (37 years, 210 days) The previous oldest was Graham Rix (37 years 203 days), whose final appearance also was against Arsenal in our 2-1 victory in May 1995.