Match ReportBundesligaUnverified source· 31 Aug 2026
Džeko returns to Bundesliga after 5,734 days
At 40, Edin Džeko stepped onto a Bundesliga pitch for the first time in over 15 years.
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FC Schalke 04Age
40 years 166 days
Club
Schalke
Appearance
14-minute cameo vs Augsburg
Gap
15 years 255 days since last Bundesliga game
What happened. Edin Džeko made his Bundesliga return for Schalke as a second-half substitute in a defeat at Augsburg, 5,734 days after his last top-flight appearance.
- Džeko is now the eighth-oldest player ever in the Bundesliga.
- Only three outfield players are older in Bundesliga history.
- His gap between appearances is second only to Wolfgang Böhni.
A goal in the next two months would make Džeko the second-oldest scorer in Bundesliga history.
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