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4 World Cups · 2002–2022
Succession '10
29%
U23 value share
Succession '22
18%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
86.8k239.1k
+176% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
250k125k0k30%15%0%200220102018202229%20%18%

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€85m€259m€353m'10'18'22

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.028.026.027.528.727.327.4'02'10'18'22

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Round of 16
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2006
Did not qualify
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2010
Group
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2014
Did not qualify
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2018
Round of 16
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2022
Group
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2026
Did not qualify
no squad →

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #109 of 240 all-time · #13 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.24)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Thomas SørensenGK 25 Sunderland 1050 n/a 9,408 00 n/a 40
2 Stig TøftingMF 32 Bolton Wanderers 1316 n/a 9,593 60 n/a 40
3 René HenriksenDF 32 Panathinaikos 00 n/a 0 240 n/a 20
4 Martin LaursenDF 24 Milan 724 n/a 5,901 00 n/a 40
5 Jan HeintzeDF 38 PSV Eindhoven 1408 n/a 11,526 330 n/a 20
6 Thomas HelvegDF 30 Milan 2095 n/a 16,481 131 n/a 40
7 Thomas GravesenMF 26 Everton 13110 n/a 10,300 00 n/a 40
8 Jesper GrønkjærMF 24 Chelsea 271 n/a 1,583 100 n/a 40
9 Jon Dahl TomassonFW 25 Feyenoord 233 n/a 1,508 207 n/a 44
10 Martin JørgensenMF 26 Udinese 12323 n/a 7,945 00 n/a 30
11 Ebbe SandFW 29 Schalke 04 9347 n/a 7,919 92 n/a 30
12 Niclas JensenDF 27 Manchester City 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 30
13 Steven LustüDF 31 Lyn 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
14 Claus JensenMF 25 Charlton Athletic 566 n/a 4,591 00 n/a 10
15 Jan MichaelsenMF 31 Panathinaikos 00 n/a 0 100 n/a 00
16 Peter KjærGK 36 Aberdeen 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
17 Christian PoulsenMF 22 Copenhagen 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 30
18 Peter LøvenkrandsFW 22 Rangers 00 n/a 0 10 n/a 10
19 Dennis RommedahlMF 23 PSV Eindhoven 00 n/a 0 191 n/a 41
20 Kasper BøgelundDF 21 PSV Eindhoven 00 n/a 0 10 n/a 20
21 Peter MadsenFW 24 Brøndby 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
22 Jesper ChristiansenGK 24 Vejle 00 n/a 0 20 n/a 00
23 Brian Steen NielsenMF 33 Malmö 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 10
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League27421,93014
Serie A40430,32732
Bundesliga43234,49867
Total top-5 111086,755113
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)81665,853
Premiership (Sco)483,138
J1 League (Jpn)6571
Superliga (Den)87973,496
Süper Lig (Tur)544,747
All competitions (19 named + 22 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Superliga (Den)87973,496
Eredivisie (Ned)81665,853
Bundesliga (Ger)43234,498
Serie A (Ita)40430,327
Premier League (Eng)27421,930
UEFA Cup16212,947
UEFA Champions League14811,231
Super League (Gre)978,382
Süper Lig (Tur)544,747
Premiership (Sco)483,138
UCL qualifying432,920
Coppa Italia (Ita)402,636
DFB-Pokal (Ger)372,971
Serie B (Ita)362,885
EFL Cup (Eng)292,659
FA Cup (Eng)241,983
Allsvenskan (Swe)201,669
J1 League (Jpn)6571
Eliteserien (Nor)6502
Other competitions (22 — minor leagues, cups, youth)48540,940
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
14/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
42%
Ebbe Sand of squad league goals
Precocity
96′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Jon Dahl Tomasson (96′).

2010 squad — Group · value retention 64%

Paper Index: #95 of 240 all-time · #13 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.08)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Thomas Sørensen 2ndGK 33 Stoke City 3340 1 29,553 00 €4.0M€6M ’05 30
2 Christian Poulsen 2ndMF 30 Juventus 2218 10 16,249 191 €6.5M€12M ’08 30
3 Simon KjærDF 21 Palermo 625 2 5,160 00 €12.0M€12M ’10 20
4 Daniel AggerDF 25 Liverpool 773 4 6,305 191 €11.5M€12M ’09 30
5 William KvistDF 25 Copenhagen 00 0 0 60 €2.5M€2M ’09 00
6 Lars JacobsenDF 30 Blackburn Rovers 471 0 3,046 60 €2.5M€2M ’10 30
7 Daniel JensenMF 30 Werder Bremen 1497 18 9,409 232 €3.0M€7M ’08 10
8 Jesper Grønkjær 2ndMF 32 Copenhagen 1457 17 9,018 212 €1.5M€9M ’04 20
9 Jon Dahl Tomasson 2ndFW 33 Feyenoord 16440 10 9,178 4211 €4.2M€15M ’04 21
10 Martin Jørgensen 2ndMF 34 AGF 33544 40 22,486 61 €2.0M€7M ’04 30
11 Nicklas BendtnerFW 22 Arsenal 8120 10 3,919 218 €8.0M€8M ’10 31
12 Thomas KahlenbergMF 27 VfL Wolfsburg 14219 30 9,889 00 €3.5M€6M ’06 30
13 Per KrøldrupDF 30 Fiorentina 1906 2 16,098 81 €4.5M€7M ’05 10
14 Jakob PoulsenMF 26 AGF 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 20
15 Simon PoulsenDF 25 AZ 00 0 0 30 €1.8M€2M ’10 30
16 Stephan AndersenGK 28 Brøndby 170 0 1,530 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 00
17 Mikkel BeckmannFW 26 Randers 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’08 10
18 Søren LarsenFW 28 MSV Duisburg 5810 1 1,883 81 €1.5M€5M ’05 10
19 Dennis Rommedahl 2ndMF 31 Ajax 754 3 4,825 292 €2.0M€4M ’04 31
20 Thomas EnevoldsenMF 22 Groningen 00 0 0 61 €2.5M€2M ’10 10
21 Christian EriksenMF 18 Ajax 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’10 20
22 Jesper Christiansen 2ndGK 32 Copenhagen 00 0 0 80 €1.5M€2M ’09 00
23 Patrick MtiligaDF 29 Málaga 240 0 1,996 00 €1.0M€1M ’05 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Jon Dahl Tomasson
peak €15M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −72%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League73055,22437
La Liga16511,07111
Serie A70950,53678
Bundesliga38023,88929
Ligue 11379,82419
Total top-5 2121150,544174
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)423,393
Eredivisie (Ned)96072,166
Premiership (Sco)3270
Superliga (Den)1452116,307
All competitions (21 named + 27 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Superliga (Den)1452116,307
Eredivisie (Ned)96072,166
Premier League (Eng)73055,224
Serie A (Ita)70950,536
Bundesliga (Ger)38023,889
UEFA Cup24118,831
UEFA Champions League22514,584
LaLiga (Spa)16511,071
Ligue 1 (Fra)1379,824
UCL qualifying906,768
Coppa Italia (Ita)644,769
EFL Cup (Eng)614,712
FA Cup (Eng)554,207
Championship (Eng)423,393
DFB-Pokal (Ger)372,989
UEFA Europa League362,531
Copa del Rey (Spa)151,232
2. Bundesliga (Ger)10721
Coupe de France (Fra)6501
Premiership (Sco)3270
Allsvenskan (Swe)2180
Other competitions (27 — minor leagues, cups, youth)54143,718
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
15/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
29%
prospect share
Goal dependency
25%
Martin Jørgensen of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Simon Kjær of squad value
Precocity
4,530′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Simon Kjær (4,530′), Nicklas Bendtner (1,692′), Jon Dahl Tomasson (96′).

2018 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 90%

Paper Index: #117 of 240 all-time · #17 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.32)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Kasper SchmeichelGK 31 Leicester City 1330 0 11,914 80 €10.0M€10M ’17 40
2 Michael Krohn-DehliMF 35 Deportivo La Coruña 1545 20 10,947 90 €0.8M€4M ’11 10
3 Jannik VestergaardDF 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 18514 2 14,896 40 €14.0M€14M ’17 00
4 Simon Kjær 2ndDF 29 Sevilla 22711 5 19,024 61 €10.0M€13M ’18 40
5 Jonas KnudsenDF 25 Ipswich Town 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 10
6 Andreas ChristensenDF 22 Chelsea 905 1 7,655 150 €40.0M€40M ’18 40
7 William Kvist 2ndMF 33 Copenhagen 760 2 6,246 200 €0.5M€8M ’12 10
8 Thomas DelaneyMF 26 Werder Bremen 457 6 3,715 141 €12.0M€12M ’18 40
9 Nicolai JørgensenFW 27 Feyenoord 150 2 390 123 €14.0M€15M ’18 30
10 Christian Eriksen 2ndMF 26 Tottenham Hotspur 17141 51 14,455 284 €80.0M€80M ’18 41
11 Martin BraithwaiteFW 27 Bordeaux 15039 16 11,519 00 €8.0M€8M ’18 40
12 Kasper DolbergFW 20 Ajax 00 0 0 00 €12.0M€14M ’17 10
13 Mathias JørgensenDF 28 Huddersfield Town 380 2 3,420 142 €5.0M€5M ’18 31
14 Henrik DalsgaardDF 28 Brentford 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 40
15 Viktor FischerFW 24 Copenhagen 230 3 770 80 €3.5M€7M ’13 10
16 Jonas LösslGK 29 Huddersfield Town 1320 1 11,869 00 €5.0M€5M ’18 00
17 Jens Stryger LarsenDF 27 Udinese 301 1 2,529 00 €2.0M€2M ’18 30
18 Lukas LeragerMF 24 Bordeaux 373 1 3,287 00 €6.0M€6M ’18 10
19 Lasse SchöneMF 32 Ajax 00 0 0 175 €3.0M€7M ’14 30
20 Yussuf PoulsenFW 23 RB Leipzig 599 7 3,728 40 €10.0M€10M ’17 31
21 Andreas CorneliusFW 25 Atalanta 313 1 1,034 51 €3.0M€8M ’13 30
22 Frederik RønnowGK 25 Brøndby 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’18 00
23 Pione SistoFW 23 Celta Vigo 648 12 4,199 00 €15.0M€15M ’18 40
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
William Kvist
peak €8M (2012-06) → €500k at kickoff · −93%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League43736,42941
La Liga23816,71715
Serie A13710,2929
Bundesliga52841,49938
Ligue 132026,66043
Total top-5 1660131,597146
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)39233,915
Eredivisie (Ned)69251,304
Premiership (Sco)151,350
Pro League (Bel)453,921
Superliga (Den)1836138,613
Süper Lig (Tur)554,859
All competitions (23 named + 44 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Superliga (Den)1836138,613
Eredivisie (Ned)69251,304
Bundesliga (Ger)52841,499
Premier League (Eng)43736,429
Championship (Eng)39233,915
Ligue 1 (Fra)32026,660
UEFA Europa League27620,338
LaLiga (Spa)23816,717
UEFA Champions League16412,020
Serie A (Ita)13710,292
UCL qualifying1238,905
Bundesliga (Aut)635,217
2. Bundesliga (Ger)614,473
DFB-Pokal (Ger)605,349
Süper Lig (Tur)554,859
FA Cup (Eng)534,445
Pro League (Bel)453,921
UEFA Cup322,432
EFL Cup (Eng)292,219
Copa del Rey (Spa)241,565
Premiership (Sco)151,350
Coupe de France (Fra)131,184
Coppa Italia (Ita)11873
Other competitions (44 — minor leagues, cups, youth)108888,078
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
20/23 measured
Defender height
189 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
20%
prospect share
Goal dependency
28%
Christian Eriksen of squad league goals
Value dependency
31%
Christian Eriksen of squad value
Precocity
5,044′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Andreas Christensen (5,044′), Simon Kjær (4,530′), Jannik Vestergaard (3,104′).

2022 squad — Group · value retention 63%

Paper Index: #90 of 240 all-time · #13 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.04)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Kasper Schmeichel 2ndGK 36 Nice 2970 0 26,674 80 €2.5M€12M ’18 30
2 Joachim AndersenDF 26 Crystal Palace 1383 4 11,962 61 €32.0M€32M ’22 30
3 Victor NelssonDF 24 Galatasaray 00 0 0 00 €14.0M€14M ’22 10
4 Simon Kjær 3rdDF 33 Milan 31911 7 26,217 121 €5.0M€13M ’18 10
5 Joakim MæhleDF 25 Atalanta 601 4 3,482 130 €14.0M€19M ’21 30
6 Andreas Christensen 2ndDF 26 Barcelona 1605 1 13,206 371 €30.0M€40M ’18 31
7 Mathias JensenMF 26 Brentford 521 4 2,973 00 €14.0M€14M ’22 20
8 Thomas Delaney 2ndMF 31 Sevilla 14113 14 9,993 381 €3.0M€27M ’18 10
9 Martin Braithwaite 2ndFW 31 Espanyol 24657 28 17,366 63 €5.0M€12M ’20 20
10 Christian Eriksen 3rd faded greatMF 30 Manchester United 29357 75 22,396 497 €25.0M€100M ’19 30
11 Andreas Skov OlsenMF 22 Club Brugge 703 5 2,667 51 €20.0M€20M ’22 20
12 Kasper Dolberg 2ndFW 25 Sevilla 7823 8 5,523 130 €12.0M€23M ’20 30
13 Rasmus KristensenDF 25 Leeds United 120 1 1,051 200 €15.0M€15M ’22 30
14 Mikkel DamsgaardMF 22 Brentford 552 4 2,606 00 €15.0M€20M ’21 30
15 Christian NørgaardMF 28 Brentford 464 4 3,721 00 €14.0M€14M ’22 10
16 Oliver ChristensenGK 23 Hertha BSC 150 0 1,350 00 €4.5M€4M ’22 00
17 Jens Stryger Larsen 2ndDF 31 Trabzonspor 1435 9 11,890 00 €2.0M€4M ’18 00
18 Daniel WassDF 33 Brøndby 35839 43 28,801 111 €2.5M€15M ’18 00
19 Jonas WindFW 23 VfL Wolfsburg 206 1 1,356 00 €14.0M€14M ’22 00
20 Yussuf Poulsen 2ndFW 28 RB Leipzig 17140 24 9,957 271 €10.0M€35M ’19 00
21 Andreas Cornelius 2ndFW 29 Copenhagen 10619 11 5,205 71 €6.0M€12M ’20 30
22 Frederik Rønnow 2ndGK 30 Union Berlin 400 0 3,497 00 €3.5M€4M ’20 00
23 Pierre-Emile HøjbjergMF 27 Tottenham Hotspur 25313 20 19,218 91 €45.0M€45M ’22 30
24 Robert SkovMF 26 1899 Hoffenheim 808 13 5,078 00 €9.0M€14M ’20 10
25 Jesper LindstrømMF 22 Eintracht Frankfurt 4311 7 2,912 61 €28.0M€28M ’22 30
26 Alexander BahDF 24 Benfica 00 0 0 60 €8.0M€8M ’22 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Christian Eriksen
peak €100M (2019-06) → €25M at kickoff · −75%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League101783,84171
La Liga41629,79538
Serie A63542,55636
Bundesliga65145,51786
Ligue 147737,39290
Total top-5 3196239,101321
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)37730,751
Eredivisie (Ned)26018,678
Premiership (Sco)151,350
Primeira Liga (Por)12690
Pro League (Bel)1159,051
Superliga (Den)1459110,052
Süper Lig (Tur)15813,085
All competitions (26 named + 61 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Superliga (Den)1459110,052
Premier League (Eng)101783,841
Bundesliga (Ger)65145,517
Serie A (Ita)63542,556
Ligue 1 (Fra)47737,392
LaLiga (Spa)41629,795
Championship (Eng)37730,751
UEFA Europa League31722,973
UEFA Champions League27319,729
Eredivisie (Ned)26018,678
Süper Lig (Tur)15813,085
Bundesliga (Aut)13511,030
Pro League (Bel)1159,051
FA Cup (Eng)816,664
EFL Cup (Eng)805,691
DFB-Pokal (Ger)745,586
UCL qualifying735,217
2. Bundesliga (Ger)614,473
Copa del Rey (Spa)483,098
Coppa Italia (Ita)432,724
First League (Cze)413,255
Coupe de France (Fra)302,212
Premiership (Sco)151,350
Primeira Liga (Por)12690
Eliteserien (Nor)3188
UEFA Cup2180
Other competitions (61 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1536123,415
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
24/26 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
18%
prospect share
Goal dependency
18%
Christian Eriksen of squad league goals
Value dependency
13%
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg of squad value
Precocity
5,044′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Andreas Christensen (5,044′), Simon Kjær (4,530′), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (2,870′).