Paris Olympics 2024 will kick start with football group stage matches starting from July 24. Spain and Argentina teams will be in action on day one, setting the tone for the rest of the tournament. 16 teams, divided into four equal groups will aim for the podium finish. While the Olympics generally allows U-23 athletes as squad members, there is a rule allowing three ‘overage’ players. Interestingly such a rule does not apply to the Women’s category wherein teams are allowed to field their strongest side for the Olympic Games. Teams look to take advantage of this rule and pup-in experienced stars to guide them in the Olympic games. Check out the list of such overaged players below. Most Medals Won By An Athlete in Olympics and Other Major Records in History of Multi-Sport Mega Event Ahead of Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Complete List of ‘Overage Players’ in Men's Football at Paris Olympic 2024

Sr. Number Team Name of Overage Players
1 Argentina Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Otamendi and Geronimo Rulli
2 France Alexandre Lacazette, Loic Bade and Jean-Phillippe Mateta
3 Spain Juan Miranda, Abel Ruiz, and Sergio Gomez
4 Morocco Munir El Kajoui, Soufiane Rahimi and Achraf Hakimi
5 Egypt Mohammed Elneny and Zizo
6 USA Walker Zimmerman, Djordje Mihailovic, and Miles Robinson
7 Paraguay Gatito Fernandez and Fabian Balbuena
8 Dominic Republic Junior Firpo, Heinze Morschel and Luiyi de Lucas
9 Guinea Amadou Diawara, Abdoulaye Toure and Naby Keita
10 New Zealand Joe bell, Sarpreet Singh and Michael Boxall
11 Iraq Saad Natiq, Aymen Hussein and Ibrahim Bayesh
12 Israel Daniel Peretz, Sean Goldberg and Omri Gandelman
13 Ukraine Dmytro Kryskiv and Maksym Talovierov
14 Uzbekistan Khusniddin Alikulov, Eldor Shomurodov and Oston Urunov
15 Mali Demba Diallo and Salam Jiddou

 

Many of these established stars have been very successful athletes at the senior and club level, their performances at the Olympics certainly differ while playing with U-23 and upcoming stars of the nation. World Champions Argentina invested at both offensive and defensive ends of the field, while France is going in with an experienced attack with their ‘overage players’ selections. Paris Olympics 2024: All Eyes on LeBron James, Rafael Nadal, Simone Biles, and Other Sports Stars Making Comeback in Summer Olympic Games.

Stacked with young talent Spain is not actually using the ‘overage rule’ to a great extent with 24-year-old Abel Ruiz being their oldest squad member. Morocco is relying on their World Cup experienced players who performed exceptionally in Saudi. While Japan remains the only side without an overage player in the competition.

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