Robert Carmona

Carmona started football at the age of 5, joining the junior section of Unidad Buceo. After playing for several youth teams, in 1976, aged 14, he started his senior career as a playmaker for local club, Dr Pouey Las Piedras. In 1983, at 21, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, playing for Buenos Aires club Tristán Suárez. In 1984, he signed for Montevideo club, La Luz, and he returned in 2009, a record 25-year long gap between two spells for a team, which held as the world record until 2024, when the record was broken by defender Paulo da Silva from Paraguay. From 2005 until 2011, he was the player-manager of Albion, the club he has played for the most, during his lengthy career. He also played indoor soccer in the USA, where he featured for various local teams from 1987 to 2000, primarily around the New York/New Jersey and Philadelphia area. Other clubs outside Uruguay that he has played for are: Municipal Limeño (El Salvador), River Plate Asuncion (Paraguay), Inter Ibiza, Moncada and Iraklis de Alicante (Spain), and Audax Orione (Italy). Carmona currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest active player. Despite having undergone eight operations due to injuries, his intention is to continue playing football. He stated in May 2026 that he'll continue as long as he can.