Stekelenburg held the record for over two years. In May 2022, he was 39 years and 231 days old when he guarded the goal against SC Heerenveen. Pasveer was already second on the list of oldest Ajax players behind Stekelenburg.
Here are the top 10 oldest Ajax players:
1. Remko Pasveer: 40 y & 259 d
2. Maarten Stekelenburg: 39 y & 231 d
3. Arnold Mühren: 37 y & 353 d
4. André Ooijer: 37 y & 300 d
5. Danny Blind: 37 y & 288 d
6. Klaas Jan Huntelaar:37 y & 155 d
7. Leo van Veen: 36 y & 329 d
8. Fred Grim: 36 y & 268 d
9. Ismael Urzaiz: 36 y & 224 d
10. Piet Schrijvers: 36 y & 153 d
For Pasveer, the match against FK Vojvodina was his 51st appearance for Ajax. In the previous fifty, he kept a clean sheet in more than half of them: 26 times. Pasveer logged the most minutes under Erik ten Hag (2520) and Alfred Schreuder (1890).
Pasveer still has a long way to go before becoming the oldest player in European competitions. The top spot on that list is held by Ilion Lika, who played for KF Tirana after his 43rd birthday. José Manuel Reina and Alan Mannus are second and third, respectively.
1. Ilion Lika (43 y & 78 d, KF Tirana)
2. José Manuel Reina (41 y & 189 d, Villarreal CF)
3. Alan Mannus (41 y & 69 d, Shamrock Rovers)
