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1 World Cup · 2026
Succession '26
40%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes '26
116.9k
at kick-off
Mean age '26
29.1
weighted by minutes
Cliff verdict · 2026

#14 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.56): minutes-weighted age 29.1, 85% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 100% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€144m'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Did not qualify
no squad →
2006
Did not qualify
no squad →
2010
Did not qualify
no squad →
2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Round of 32
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2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 49%

Paper Index: #124 of 240 all-time · #29 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.38)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Lionel MpasiGK 31 Le Havre 40 0 315 00 €0.4M€1M ’22 40
2 Aaron Wan-BissakaDF 28 West Ham United 2334 21 20,146 150 €15.0M€40M ’19 40
3 Steve KapuadiDF 28 Widzew Łódź 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€3M ’25 20
4 Axel TuanzebeDF 28 Burnley 651 1 4,330 60 €5.0M€10M ’19 40
5 Dylan BatubinsikaDF 30 AEL 251 0 2,017 50 €0.6M€2M ’24 00
6 Ngal'ayel MukauMF 21 Lille 521 1 2,733 82 €15.0M€15M ’25 40
7 Nathanaël MbukuMF 24 Montpellier 836 3 4,133 20 €2.0M€9M ’21 30
8 Samuel MoutoussamyMF 29 Atromitos 1443 7 7,710 00 €1.2M€5M ’19 40
9 Brian CipengaFW 28 Castellón 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’26 21
10 Théo BongondaMF 30 Spartak Moscow 928 8 5,444 60 €3.0M€11M ’21 20
11 Gaël KakutaFW 34 AEL 21735 27 15,143 60 €0.2M€8M ’21 00
12 Joris KayembeDF 31 Genk 30 0 87 00 €2.0M€4M ’21 00
13 Meschak EliaFW 28 Alanyaspor 81 0 165 173 €1.5M€8M ’24 20
14 Noah SadikiMF 21 Sunderland 330 1 2,896 00 €35.0M€35M ’26 40
15 Aaron TshibolaMF 31 Kilmarnock 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€3M ’16 00
16 Timothy FayuluGK 26 Noah 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’24 00
17 Cédric BakambuFW 35 Real Betis 23158 12 11,895 21 €1.2M€25M ’18 30
18 Charles PickelMF 29 Espanyol 572 0 3,185 00 €2.5M€4M ’22 20
19 Fiston MayeleFW 31 Pyramids 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’25 21
20 Yoane WissaFW 29 Newcastle United 19656 19 11,541 41 €25.0M€42M ’25 43
21 Matthieu EpoloGK 21 Standard Liège 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’26 00
22 Chancel MbembaDF 31 Lille 1167 2 9,608 315 €2.0M€20M ’23 80
23 Simon BanzaFW 29 Al Jazira 386 3 1,484 60 €10.0M€18M ’24 20
24 Gédéon KaluluDF 28 Aris Limassol 480 5 3,410 00 €1.0M€5M ’23 10
25 Edo KayembeMF 28 Watford 130 0 799 00 €4.0M€5M ’22 30
26 Arthur MasuakuDF 32 Lens 1392 14 9,907 111 €2.0M€10M ’19 40
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
peak €40M (2019-09) → €15M at kickoff · −62%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League66648,35753
La Liga29716,65553
Serie A352,5061
Bundesliga3360
Ligue 179649,39484
Total top-5 1797116,948191
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)22616,289
Eredivisie (Ned)482,327
Premiership (Sco)704,947
Primeira Liga (Por)27219,524
Pro League (Bel)62445,977
Süper Lig (Tur)20514,779
All competitions (36 named + 105 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)79649,394
Premier League (Eng)66648,357
Pro League (Bel)62445,977
Ligue 2 (Fra)57343,524
LaLiga (Spa)29716,655
Primeira Liga (Por)27219,524
Super League (Sui)26618,917
Championship (Eng)22616,289
Süper Lig (Tur)20514,779
UEFA Europa League18212,751
Super League (Gre)1209,222
UEFA Champions League1198,185
Ekstraklasa (Pol)1068,963
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)1067,624
Super League (Chn)906,740
Coupe de France (Fra)834,957
CAF Champions League744,904
Premiership (Sco)704,947
EFL Cup (Eng)695,022
Premier League (Egy)674,935
Serie B (Ita)583,352
Premier Liga (Rus)563,299
Eredivisie (Ned)482,327
Segunda (Spa)452,935
FA Cup (Eng)443,260
Serie A (Ita)352,506
Pro League (UAE)342,557
Copa del Rey (Spa)291,724
UCL qualifying281,532
Premier League (Isr)171,227
HNL (Cro)16498
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)13704
League One (Eng)12927
Coppa Italia (Ita)8668
AFC Champions League7629
Bundesliga (Ger)336
Other competitions (105 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1763135,461
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
40%
prospect share
Goal dependency
30%
Cédric Bakambu of squad league goals
Value dependency
24%
Noah Sadiki of squad value
Precocity
4,110′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nathanaël Mbuku (4,110′), Arthur Masuaku (2,361′), Théo Bongonda (2,170′).