THE CLIFF

2002 → 2026

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7 World Cups · 2002–2026

Succession '06

generational floor

Succession '26

21%

recovered

Top-5 minutes

481.0k→411.2k

-15% 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

Cliff verdict · 2026

#34 of 48 on the Cliff Index (-0.13): minutes-weighted age 27.2, 59% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 50% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament

Tournament by tournament

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2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #6 of 240 all-time · #2 of 32 in 2002 (composite +2.30)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC
1	Ulrich Ramé	GK	29	Bordeaux	159	0	n/a	14,310	11	0	—	n/a	0
2	Vincent Candela	DF	28	Roma	245	16	n/a	20,741	10	0	—	n/a	2
3	Bixente Lizarazu	DF	32	Bayern Munich	329	26	n/a	27,411	42	0	—	n/a	3
4	Patrick Vieira	MF	25	Arsenal	245	18	n/a	20,836	32	1	—	n/a	3
5	Philippe Christanval	DF	23	Barcelona	107	1	n/a	8,941	19	0	—	n/a	0
6	Youri Djorkaeff	MF	34	Bolton Wanderers	344	121	n/a	25,798	15	4	—	n/a	2
7	Claude Makélélé	MF	29	Real Madrid	336	14	n/a	27,938	36	1	—	n/a	1
8	Marcel Desailly	DF	33	Chelsea	458	16	n/a	40,159	45	3	—	n/a	3
9	Djibril Cissé	FW	20	Auxerre	57	30	n/a	4,027	0	0	—	n/a	3
10	Zinedine Zidane	MF	29	Real Madrid	382	65	n/a	30,886	44	8	—	n/a	1
11	Sylvain Wiltord	FW	28	Arsenal	255	86	n/a	18,099	36	6	—	n/a	3
12	Thierry Henry	FW	24	Arsenal	220	81	n/a	14,067	38	19	—	n/a	2
13	Mikaël Silvestre	DF	24	Manchester United	163	2	n/a	13,098	37	1	—	n/a	0
14	Alain Boghossian	MF	31	Parma	180	19	n/a	13,327	0	0	—	n/a	0
15	Lilian Thuram	DF	30	Juventus	348	9	n/a	30,376	22	1	—	n/a	3
16	Fabien Barthez	GK	30	Manchester United	298	0	n/a	26,711	47	0	—	n/a	3
17	Emmanuel Petit	MF	31	Chelsea	356	15	n/a	29,401	19	0	—	n/a	2
18	Frank Leboeuf	DF	34	Marseille	330	49	n/a	28,682	13	1	—	n/a	2
19	Willy Sagnol	DF	25	Bayern Munich	136	1	n/a	11,213	32	0	—	n/a	0
20	David Trezeguet	FW	24	Juventus	152	90	n/a	11,016	24	13	—	n/a	3
21	Christophe Dugarry	FW	30	Bordeaux	292	52	n/a	19,647	10	3	—	n/a	3
22	Johan Micoud	MF	28	Parma	273	52	n/a	22,406	12	2	—	n/a	2
23	Grégory Coupet	GK	29	Lyon	246	0	n/a	21,904	18	0	—	n/a	0

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	890	73,525	128
La Liga	238	18,935	12
Serie A	1050	85,153	146
Bundesliga	210	16,264	19
Ligue 1	3523	287,117	458
Total top-5	5911	480,994	763

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (15 named + 14 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	3523	287,117
Serie A (Ita)	1050	85,153
Premier League (Eng)	890	73,525
UEFA Champions League	562	45,635
Ligue 2 (Fra)	499	41,708
UEFA Cup	446	36,167
Coupe de France (Fra)	305	27,643
LaLiga (Spa)	238	18,935
Bundesliga (Ger)	210	16,264
Coppa Italia (Ita)	140	10,589
FA Cup (Eng)	119	10,089
EFL Cup (Eng)	28	2,551
Copa del Rey (Spa)	22	1,706
UCL qualifying	19	1,488
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	16	1,453
Other competitions (14 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	333	28,413

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

18/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

Goal dependency

16%

Youri Djorkaeff of squad league goals

Precocity

7,384′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Zinedine Zidane (7,384′), Patrick Vieira (6,960′), Emmanuel Petit (6,159′).

2006 squad — Final (runner-up) · value retention 85%

Paper Index: #2 of 240 all-time · #1 of 32 in 2006 (composite +2.49)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Mickaël Landreau	GK	27	Nantes [ 71 ]	335	0	n/a	30,071	11	0	€6.5M	€11M ’04	0	0
2	Jean-Alain Boumsong	DF	26	Newcastle United	220	4	n/a	18,839	6	0	€10.0M	€10M ’05	0	0
3	Eric Abidal	DF	26	Lyon	127	0	n/a	10,428	14	0	€8.5M	€10M ’05	6	0
4	Patrick Vieira 2nd	MF	29	Juventus	361	35	n/a	30,977	64	2	€28.0M	€35M ’04	7	2
5	William Gallas	DF	28	Chelsea	262	14	n/a	22,146	37	2	€12.0M	€12M ’05	0	0
6	Claude Makélélé 2nd	MF	33	Chelsea	462	15	n/a	38,639	74	1	€11.8M	€18M ’04	7	0
7	Florent Malouda	MF	25	Lyon	196	30	n/a	15,206	29	3	€10.0M	€10M ’05	6	0
8	Vikash Dhorasoo	MF	32	Paris Saint-Germain	372	16	n/a	30,445	26	0	€4.0M	€4M ’04	2	0
9	Sidney Govou	FW	26	Lyon [ 72 ]	187	38	n/a	12,573	43	7	€10.0M	€15M ’05	4	0
10	Zinedine Zidane 2nd	MF	33	Real Madrid [ 73 ]	506	95	n/a	40,832	80	14	€12.5M	€25M ’04	6	3
11	Sylvain Wiltord 2nd	FW	32	Lyon	361	114	n/a	25,316	70	15	€7.0M	€7M ’06	7	0
12	Thierry Henry 2nd	FW	28	Arsenal	358	187	n/a	26,195	79	41	€45.0M	€45M ’04	14	3
13	Mikaël Silvestre 2nd	DF	28	Manchester United	299	6	n/a	24,461	65	2	€7.8M	€8M ’05	1	0
14	Louis Saha	FW	27	Manchester United	176	47	n/a	10,790	6	0	€10.0M	€18M ’04	3	0
15	Lilian Thuram 2nd	DF	34	Juventus	462	10	n/a	40,252	59	1	€5.0M	€6M ’05	7	0
16	Fabien Barthez 2nd	GK	34	Marseille [ 74 ]	402	0	n/a	35,908	57	0	€3.0M	€5M ’04	7	0
17	Gaël Givet	DF	24	Monaco	146	7	n/a	11,015	20	1	€7.5M	€8M ’06	0	0
18	Alou Diarra	MF	24	Lens	126	8	n/a	9,973	0	0	€5.0M	€5M ’06	2	0
19	Willy Sagnol 2nd	DF	29	Bayern Munich	233	6	n/a	19,004	55	0	€13.5M	€15M ’06	7	0
20	David Trezeguet 2nd	FW	28	Juventus	244	147	n/a	17,687	51	28	€30.0M	€30M ’06	4	0
21	Pascal Chimbonda	DF	27	Wigan Athletic	130	8	n/a	11,020	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’06	0	0
22	Franck Ribéry	MF	23	Marseille	55	8	n/a	4,767	0	0	€11.0M	€11M ’06	7	1
23	Grégory Coupet 2nd	GK	33	Lyon	384	0	n/a	34,252	50	0	€8.0M	€8M ’05	0	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Zinedine Zidane

peak €25M (2004-10) → €12M at kickoff · −50%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	1414	115,060	285
La Liga	319	26,269	41
Serie A	688	56,603	130
Bundesliga	152	12,246	6
Ligue 1	3831	310,618	333
Total top-5	6404	520,796	795

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Premiership (Sco)	18	1,549
Süper Lig (Tur)	14	947

All competitions (17 named + 18 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	3831	310,618
Premier League (Eng)	1414	115,060
UEFA Champions League	896	72,522
Serie A (Ita)	688	56,603
LaLiga (Spa)	319	26,269
UEFA Cup	312	25,492
Coupe de France (Fra)	300	26,437
Ligue 2 (Fra)	261	19,468
FA Cup (Eng)	161	12,907
Bundesliga (Ger)	152	12,246
Coppa Italia (Ita)	74	5,440
EFL Cup (Eng)	72	6,057
UCL qualifying	31	2,760
Copa del Rey (Spa)	27	1,864
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	19	1,597
Premiership (Sco)	18	1,549
Süper Lig (Tur)	14	947
Other competitions (18 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	511	42,190

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

21/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

24%

Thierry Henry of squad league goals

Value dependency

17%

Thierry Henry of squad value

Precocity

11,340′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Mickaël Landreau (11,340′), Zinedine Zidane (7,384′), Patrick Vieira (6,960′).

2010 squad — Group · value retention 84%

Paper Index: #7 of 240 all-time · #1 of 32 in 2010 (composite +2.23)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Hugo Lloris	GK	23	Lyon	143	0	1	12,807	20	0	€14.0M	€14M ’09	3	0
2	Bacary Sagna	DF	27	Arsenal	186	1	13	15,929	20	0	€14.5M	€15M ’09	3	0
3	Eric Abidal 2nd	DF	30	Barcelona	232	0	11	19,233	42	0	€20.0M	€20M ’10	2	0
4	Anthony Réveillère	DF	30	Lyon	349	6	17	29,269	57	1	€6.5M	€8M ’05	0	0
5	William Gallas 2nd	DF	32	Arsenal	363	26	4	31,161	63	3	€16.0M	€19M ’08	0	0
6	Marc Planus	DF	28	Bordeaux	211	3	1	17,873	15	1	€7.0M	€7M ’07	0	0
7	Franck Ribéry 2nd	MF	27	Bayern Munich	152	37	43	12,299	15	5	€50.0M	€50M ’10	3	0
8	Yoann Gourcuff	MF	23	Bordeaux	168	26	28	10,086	25	5	€24.0M	€24M ’10	2	0
9	Djibril Cissé 2nd	FW	28	Panathinaikos	270	117	15	19,445	21	4	€12.0M	€20M ’04	1	0
10	Sidney Govou 2nd	FW	30	Lyon	292	49	26	19,471	71	10	€9.5M	€15M ’05	3	0
11	André-Pierre Gignac	FW	24	Toulouse	134	43	16	9,912	0	0	€15.0M	€15M ’09	3	0
12	Thierry Henry 3rd faded great	FW	32	Barcelona	455	232	103	33,358	111	50	€12.0M	€50M ’06	5	0
13	Patrice Evra	DF	29	Manchester United	254	3	11	21,053	58	1	€27.0M	€27M ’10	2	0
14	Jérémy Toulalan	MF	26	Lyon	220	1	9	17,675	30	0	€22.0M	€22M ’09	2	0
15	Florent Malouda 2nd	MF	29	Chelsea	316	60	45	23,511	65	7	€18.5M	€20M ’07	3	1
16	Steve Mandanda	GK	25	Marseille	108	0	0	9,612	18	0	€12.0M	€12M ’09	0	0
17	Sébastien Squillaci	DF	29	Sevilla	228	14	5	19,778	32	3	€8.0M	€18M ’09	1	0
18	Alou Diarra 2nd	MF	28	Bordeaux	242	16	9	19,519	18	2	€14.0M	€14M ’09	1	0
19	Abou Diaby	MF	24	Arsenal	102	13	7	6,539	23	4	€7.5M	€8M ’10	3	0
20	Mathieu Valbuena	MF	25	Marseille	105	12	11	5,845	15	1	€4.5M	€6M ’09	1	0
21	Nicolas Anelka	FW	31	Chelsea	379	129	53	28,996	54	13	€30.0M	€30M ’10	2	0
22	Gaël Clichy	DF	24	Arsenal	154	1	8	12,314	36	0	€15.0M	€15M ’09	1	0
23	Cédric Carrasso	GK	28	Bordeaux	125	0	0	11,129	9	0	€8.5M	€8M ’09	0	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Thierry Henry

peak €50M (2006-06) → €12M at kickoff · −76%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	1473	116,359	372
La Liga	238	18,534	39
Serie A	52	2,488	5
Bundesliga	72	5,367	24
Ligue 1	3353	264,066	349
Total top-5	5188	406,814	789

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Süper Lig (Tur)	53	4,078

All competitions (19 named + 21 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	3353	264,066
Premier League (Eng)	1473	116,359
UEFA Champions League	818	63,739
Ligue 2 (Fra)	299	23,135
Coupe de France (Fra)	266	22,239
LaLiga (Spa)	238	18,534
UEFA Cup	191	13,805
FA Cup (Eng)	149	11,501
Bundesliga (Ger)	72	5,367
EFL Cup (Eng)	65	5,390
UCL qualifying	59	4,542
Süper Lig (Tur)	53	4,078
Serie A (Ita)	52	2,488
Copa del Rey (Spa)	29	2,141
Super League (Gre)	28	2,439
UEFA Europa League	18	1,383
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	12	970
Coppa Italia (Ita)	11	872
Serie B (Ita)	3	24
Other competitions (21 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	540	42,334

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

180 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

29%

Thierry Henry of squad league goals

Value dependency

14%

Franck Ribéry of squad value

Precocity

5,658′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Anthony Réveillère (5,658′), Nicolas Anelka (5,358′), Hugo Lloris (4,932′).

2014 squad — Quarter-final · value retention 86%

Paper Index: #39 of 240 all-time · #5 of 32 in 2014 (composite +1.12)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Hugo Lloris 2nd	GK	27	Tottenham Hotspur	282	0	2	25,272	36	0	€16.0M	€19M ’12	5	0
2	Mathieu Debuchy	DF	28	Newcastle United	275	17	17	21,192	18	0	€10.0M	€15M ’12	4	0
3	Patrice Evra 2nd	DF	33	Manchester United	393	9	25	33,196	86	2	€7.5M	€27M ’10	4	0
4	Raphaël Varane	DF	21	Real Madrid	61	3	1	4,865	22	0	€24.0M	€25M ’13	5	0
5	Mamadou Sakho	DF	24	Liverpool	169	8	2	13,719	3	0	€19.0M	€19M ’13	4	0
6	Yohan Cabaye	MF	28	Paris Saint-Germain	284	47	41	22,104	12	1	€22.0M	€22M ’14	4	0
7	Rémy Cabella [ 90 ]	MF	24	Montpellier	114	27	17	7,629	6	0	€10.0M	€10M ’14	0	0
8	Mathieu Valbuena 2nd	MF	29	Marseille	241	27	48	15,933	37	3	€14.0M	€15M ’13	4	1
9	Olivier Giroud	FW	27	Arsenal	143	60	29	11,528	14	4	€20.0M	€20M ’14	5	1
10	Karim Benzema	FW	26	Real Madrid	271	115	60	17,158	64	36	€34.0M	€40M ’12	5	3
11	Antoine Griezmann	FW	23	Real Sociedad	141	40	16	10,982	6	0	€25.0M	€25M ’14	5	0
12	Rio Mavuba	MF	30	Lille	348	5	16	28,906	14	0	€7.5M	€10M ’12	1	0
13	Eliaquim Mangala	DF	23	Porto	0	0	0	0	20	1	€23.0M	€23M ’14	0	0
14	Blaise Matuidi	MF	27	Paris Saint-Germain	299	18	12	24,456	18	3	€20.0M	€20M ’14	5	1
15	Bacary Sagna 2nd	DF	31	Arsenal [ 91 ]	300	4	20	25,899	38	0	€12.0M	€19M ’12	1	0
16	Stéphane Ruffier [ 92 ]	GK	27	Saint-Étienne	227	0	0	20,298	0	0	€9.0M	€9M ’13	0	0
17	Lucas Digne	DF	20	Paris Saint-Germain	64	2	4	5,342	7	0	€10.0M	€10M ’13	1	0
18	Moussa Sissoko	MF	24	Newcastle United	239	26	20	18,882	0	0	€11.0M	€12M ’10	4	1
19	Paul Pogba	MF	21	Juventus	66	12	10	4,869	14	0	€45.0M	€45M ’14	5	1
20	Loïc Rémy	FW	27	Newcastle United [ 93 ]	204	77	23	14,846	18	4	€12.0M	€19M ’12	2	0
21	Laurent Koscielny	DF	28	Arsenal	155	11	2	13,024	22	2	€18.0M	€18M ’12	4	0
22	Morgan Schneiderlin [ 94 ]	MF	24	Southampton	72	7	1	6,156	0	0	€8.5M	€8M ’14	1	0
23	Mickaël Landreau 2nd	GK	35	Bastia	618	0	1	55,421	20	0	€1.8M	€11M ’04	0	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Patrice Evra

peak €27M (2010-01) → €8M at kickoff · −72%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	1039	87,299	98
La Liga	343	24,097	113
Serie A	63	4,801	12
Ligue 1	3521	285,480	292
Total top-5	4966	401,677	515

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship (Eng)	72	4,654
Primeira Liga (Por)	51	4,389
Pro League (Bel)	60	4,762

All competitions (21 named + 29 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	3521	285,480
Premier League (Eng)	1039	87,299
UEFA Champions League	475	36,791
LaLiga (Spa)	343	24,097
Coupe de France (Fra)	280	24,020
Ligue 2 (Fra)	203	14,413
UEFA Europa League	125	8,696
UEFA Cup	116	9,050
FA Cup (Eng)	76	6,146
Championship (Eng)	72	4,654
League One (Eng)	64	4,898
Serie A (Ita)	63	4,801
Pro League (Bel)	60	4,762
Copa del Rey (Spa)	56	3,757
EFL Cup (Eng)	52	3,969
Primeira Liga (Por)	51	4,389
Segunda (Spa)	39	2,598
UCL qualifying	32	2,618
Coppa Italia (Ita)	6	423
Serie B (Ita)	3	24
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)	1	90
Other competitions (29 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	597	48,961

Squad traits

Mean height

181 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

182 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

21%

prospect share

Goal dependency

22%

Karim Benzema of squad league goals

Value dependency

12%

Paul Pogba of squad value

Precocity

11,340′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Mickaël Landreau (11,340′), Blaise Matuidi (7,553′), Moussa Sissoko (7,526′).

2018 squad — Champion · value retention 97%

Paper Index: #32 of 240 all-time · #4 of 32 in 2018 (composite +1.37)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Hugo Lloris 3rd	GK	31	Tottenham Hotspur	424	0	2	37,911	49	0	€25.0M	€25M ’18	6	0
2	Benjamin Pavard	DF	22	VfB Stuttgart	55	1	0	4,202	0	0	€30.0M	€30M ’18	6	1
3	Presnel Kimpembe	DF	22	Paris Saint-Germain	54	0	0	4,576	4	0	€30.0M	€30M ’18	1	0
4	Raphaël Varane 2nd	DF	25	Real Madrid	164	4	4	13,330	62	2	€70.0M	€70M ’18	7	1
5	Samuel Umtiti	DF	24	Barcelona	181	5	2	15,669	21	0	€60.0M	€60M ’18	6	1
6	Paul Pogba 2nd	MF	25	Manchester United	184	39	41	14,761	37	2	€90.0M	€90M ’18	6	1
7	Antoine Griezmann 2nd	FW	27	Atlético Madrid	284	119	42	22,109	46	17	€100.0M	€100M ’18	7	4
8	Thomas Lemar	FW	22	Monaco	115	17	29	7,523	15	2	€65.0M	€65M ’18	1	0
9	Olivier Giroud 2nd	FW	31	Chelsea	266	109	42	17,998	30	12	€18.0M	€27M ’16	7	0
10	Kylian Mbappé	FW	19	Paris Saint-Germain	68	29	20	3,961	17	10	€120.0M	€120M ’18	7	4
11	Ousmane Dembélé	FW	21	Barcelona	75	21	25	4,912	13	3	€80.0M	€80M ’18	4	0
12	Corentin Tolisso	MF	23	Bayern Munich	142	27	18	10,792	20	5	€40.0M	€40M ’17	5	0
13	N'Golo Kanté	MF	27	Chelsea	143	5	11	12,340	6	0	€60.0M	€60M ’18	7	0
14	Blaise Matuidi 2nd	MF	31	Juventus	432	33	24	33,499	54	7	€30.0M	€30M ’16	5	0
15	Steven Nzonzi	MF	29	Sevilla	285	17	15	23,600	21	1	€30.0M	€30M ’17	5	0
16	Steve Mandanda 2nd	GK	33	Marseille	374	0	0	33,377	41	0	€2.5M	€17M ’12	1	0
17	Adil Rami	DF	32	Marseille	311	15	13	27,145	25	2	€7.0M	€14M ’12	0	0
18	Nabil Fekir	FW	24	Lyon	116	45	27	8,496	5	0	€60.0M	€60M ’18	6	0
19	Djibril Sidibé	DF	25	Monaco	152	11	20	11,984	15	2	€23.0M	€23M ’18	1	0
20	Florian Thauvin	FW	25	Marseille	201	62	35	14,173	6	1	€50.0M	€50M ’18	1	0
21	Lucas Hernandez	DF	22	Atlético Madrid	53	0	1	4,205	11	0	€35.0M	€35M ’18	7	0
22	Benjamin Mendy	DF	23	Manchester City	113	2	15	9,025	10	0	€40.0M	€40M ’18	1	0
23	Alphonse Areola	GK	25	Paris Saint-Germain	119	0	0	10,580	14	0	€15.0M	€15M ’18	0	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Steve Mandanda

peak €17M (2012-05) → €2M at kickoff · −85%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	789	62,329	101
La Liga	777	62,457	134
Serie A	195	15,435	35
Bundesliga	92	6,628	13
Ligue 1	2458	199,319	278
Total top-5	4311	346,168	561

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (18 named + 27 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	2458	199,319
Premier League (Eng)	789	62,329
LaLiga (Spa)	777	62,457
UEFA Champions League	522	41,754
Ligue 2 (Fra)	383	29,451
UEFA Europa League	232	18,336
Coupe de France (Fra)	211	17,559
Serie A (Ita)	195	15,435
Copa del Rey (Spa)	116	8,926
Bundesliga (Ger)	92	6,628
FA Cup (Eng)	55	3,823
EFL Cup (Eng)	40	2,990
Segunda (Spa)	39	2,598
UCL qualifying	29	2,315
2. Bundesliga (Ger)	21	1,700
Coppa Italia (Ita)	19	1,515
UEFA Cup	19	1,707
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	13	997
Other competitions (27 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	731	58,762

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

23/23 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

33%

prospect share

Goal dependency

21%

Antoine Griezmann of squad league goals

Value dependency

11%

Kylian Mbappé of squad value

Precocity

7,553′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Blaise Matuidi (7,553′), Samuel Umtiti (6,530′), Hugo Lloris (4,932′).

2022 squad — Final (runner-up) · value retention 67%

Paper Index: #9 of 240 all-time · #1 of 32 in 2022 (composite +2.17)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Hugo Lloris 4th	GK	35	Tottenham Hotspur	569	0	2	50,879	70	0	€7.0M	€30M ’18	6	0
2	Benjamin Pavard 2nd	DF	26	Bayern Munich	178	6	6	14,639	31	2	€35.0M	€45M ’20	1	0
3	Axel Disasi	DF	24	Monaco	107	6	3	8,677	0	0	€25.0M	€25M ’22	3	0
4	Raphaël Varane 3rd	DF	29	Manchester United	291	11	6	24,139	88	2	€40.0M	€80M ’18	6	0
5	Jules Koundé	DF	24	Barcelona	157	7	6	13,502	15	1	€60.0M	€60M ’21	6	0
6	Mattéo Guendouzi	MF	23	Marseille	141	7	16	10,334	6	2	€25.0M	€50M ’19	1	0
7	Antoine Griezmann 3rd faded great	FW	31	Atlético Madrid	435	164	71	33,231	85	30	€25.0M	€150M ’18	7	0
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni	MF	22	Real Madrid	111	5	9	8,788	5	0	€80.0M	€80M ’22	7	1
9	Olivier Giroud 3rd	FW	36	Milan	370	139	53	23,246	52	22	€4.0M	€27M ’16	6	4
10	Kylian Mbappé 2nd	FW	23	Paris Saint-Germain	197	147	65	14,384	59	40	€160.0M	€200M ’18	7	8
11	Ousmane Dembélé 2nd	FW	25	Barcelona	174	41	50	11,006	40	10	€60.0M	€120M ’19	7	0
12	Randal Kolo Muani	FW	23	Eintracht Frankfurt	93	26	24	7,241	6	2	€30.0M	€30M ’22	3	1
13	Youssouf Fofana	MF	23	Monaco	119	4	10	8,766	0	0	€25.0M	€25M ’22	4	0
14	Adrien Rabiot	MF	27	Juventus	268	22	19	17,978	60	7	€18.0M	€50M ’18	6	1
15	Jordan Veretout	MF	29	Marseille	305	45	36	24,124	6	0	€14.0M	€35M ’21	1	0
16	Steve Mandanda 3rd	GK	37	Rennes	491	0	1	43,751	47	0	€1.5M	€17M ’12	1	0
17	William Saliba	DF	21	Arsenal	98	3	1	8,554	0	0	€50.0M	€50M ’22	1	0
18	Dayot Upamecano	DF	24	Bayern Munich	155	5	9	12,465	34	0	€50.0M	€60M ’20	5	0
19	Karim Benzema 2nd	FW	34	Real Madrid	534	267	131	37,784	146	86	€35.0M	€60M ’16	0	0
20	Kingsley Coman	FW	26	Bayern Munich	185	31	40	10,898	49	13	€60.0M	€65M ’21	6	0
21	Lucas Hernandez 2nd	DF	26	Bayern Munich	141	1	7	10,354	39	2	€50.0M	€70M ’19	1	0
22	Théo Hernandez	DF	25	Milan	180	22	26	15,286	13	0	€55.0M	€55M ’22	6	1
23	Alphonse Areola 2nd	GK	29	West Ham United	186	0	0	16,536	19	0	€8.0M	€18M ’19	0	0
24	Ibrahima Konaté	DF	23	Liverpool	79	2	1	6,018	18	2	€35.0M	€45M ’19	5	0
25	Eduardo Camavinga	MF	20	Real Madrid	111	4	5	6,766	19	0	€50.0M	€60M ’21	2	0
26	Marcus Thuram	FW	25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	160	43	24	10,777	8	2	€30.0M	€40M ’20	5	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Antoine Griezmann

peak €150M (2018-10) → €25M at kickoff · −83%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	795	60,649	93
La Liga	1535	115,993	429
Serie A	440	33,475	77
Bundesliga	785	57,465	88
Ligue 1	2280	182,541	321
Total top-5	5835	450,123	1008

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (19 named + 37 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	2280	182,541
LaLiga (Spa)	1535	115,993
UEFA Champions League	915	68,526
Premier League (Eng)	795	60,649
Bundesliga (Ger)	785	57,465
Serie A (Ita)	440	33,475
Ligue 2 (Fra)	337	25,088
UEFA Europa League	268	21,594
Coupe de France (Fra)	207	16,818
Copa del Rey (Spa)	177	12,383
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	79	5,679
FA Cup (Eng)	59	4,176
Coppa Italia (Ita)	42	3,101
EFL Cup (Eng)	40	2,998
Segunda (Spa)	39	2,598
UCL qualifying	27	2,222
2. Bundesliga (Ger)	21	1,700
Bundesliga (Aut)	17	1,510
UEFA Cup	10	960
Other competitions (37 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	895	72,613

Squad traits

Mean height

186 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

188 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

17%

prospect share

Goal dependency

26%

Karim Benzema of squad league goals

Value dependency

15%

Kylian Mbappé of squad value

Precocity

7,031′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Kylian Mbappé (7,031′), Eduardo Camavinga (6,766′), William Saliba (6,588′).

2026 squad — Semi-final · value retention 79%

Paper Index: #4 of 240 all-time · #2 of 48 in 2026 (composite +2.36)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Brice Samba	GK	32	Rennes	177	0	0	15,863	6	0	€7.0M	€15M ’23	0	0
2	Malo Gusto	DF	23	Chelsea	146	2	15	9,363	7	1	€35.0M	€35M ’24	5	0
3	Lucas Digne 2nd	DF	32	Aston Villa	394	11	45	30,601	32	1	€6.0M	€35M ’19	6	0
4	Dayot Upamecano 2nd	DF	27	Bayern Munich	238	9	12	18,803	68	1	€70.0M	€70M ’25	8	0
5	Jules Koundé 2nd	DF	27	Barcelona	276	12	15	23,121	46	3	€60.0M	€65M ’25	8	0
6	Manu Koné	MF	25	Roma	156	8	7	12,343	0	0	€50.0M	€50M ’25	5	0
7	Ousmane Dembélé 3rd	FW	29	Paris Saint-Germain	262	76	77	15,855	79	28	€100.0M	€120M ’19	8	7
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni 2nd	MF	26	Real Madrid	224	9	12	17,306	42	1	€70.0M	€100M ’24	4	0
9	Marcus Thuram 2nd	FW	28	Inter Milan	271	86	53	18,864	39	9	€50.0M	€75M ’24	1	0
10	Kylian Mbappé 3rd	FW	27	Real Madrid	311	247	84	23,742	98	70	€180.0M	€200M ’18	8	10
11	Michael Olise	FW	24	Bayern Munich	148	41	61	9,835	27	10	€150.0M	€150M ’26	8	0
12	Bradley Barcola	FW	23	Paris Saint-Germain	128	34	30	7,283	43	6	€70.0M	€70M ’25	8	3
13	N'Golo Kanté 2nd faded great	MF	35	Fenerbahçe	264	14	22	21,611	31	0	€4.0M	€100M ’18	0	0
14	Adrien Rabiot 2nd	MF	31	Milan	379	47	34	27,569	60	7	€18.0M	€50M ’18	7	0
15	Ibrahima Konaté 2nd	DF	27	Liverpool	184	4	3	14,696	36	4	€45.0M	€60M ’25	2	0
16	Mike Maignan	GK	30	Milan	306	0	3	27,307	32	0	€20.0M	€45M ’23	8	0
17	William Saliba 2nd	DF	25	Arsenal	215	8	2	18,800	33	0	€100.0M	€100M ’26	6	0
18	Warren Zaïre-Emery	MF	20	Paris Saint-Germain	113	8	9	7,385	44	2	€80.0M	€80M ’26	2	0
19	Théo Hernandez 2nd	DF	28	Al-Hilal	264	33	34	22,397	35	0	€20.0M	€60M ’22	5	0
20	Désiré Doué	FW	21	Paris Saint-Germain	111	20	20	5,825	29	10	€120.0M	€120M ’26	8	0
21	Lucas Hernandez 3rd	DF	30	Paris Saint-Germain	209	2	12	14,890	65	3	€18.0M	€70M ’19	0	0
22	Jean-Philippe Mateta	FW	28	Crystal Palace	231	74	14	13,922	0	0	€30.0M	€40M ’25	3	0
23	Robin Risser	GK	21	Lens	33	0	1	2,970	0	0	€30.0M	€30M ’26	0	0
24	Rayan Cherki	MF	22	Manchester City	179	18	40	8,672	10	3	€90.0M	€90M ’26	7	0
25	Maghnes Akliouche	MF	24	Monaco	109	18	21	6,887	20	3	€50.0M	€50M ’26	1	0
26	Maxence Lacroix	DF	26	Crystal Palace	181	8	5	15,286	6	0	€50.0M	€50M ’26	3	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

N'Golo Kanté

peak €100M (2018-12) → €4M at kickoff · −96%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	1169	87,277	99
La Liga	703	53,586	97
Serie A	730	60,081	102
Bundesliga	844	62,889	112
Ligue 1	2063	147,363	379
Total top-5	5509	411,196	789

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship (Eng)	192	15,815
Süper Lig (Tur)	14	1,144
Saudi Pro League (KSA)	110	9,683

All competitions (20 named + 51 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1 (Fra)	2063	147,363
Premier League (Eng)	1169	87,277
UEFA Champions League	888	65,961
Bundesliga (Ger)	844	62,889
Serie A (Ita)	730	60,081
LaLiga (Spa)	703	53,586
Coupe de France (Fra)	233	17,723
UEFA Europa League	208	15,567
Ligue 2 (Fra)	208	14,910
Championship (Eng)	192	15,815
Saudi Pro League (KSA)	110	9,683
Copa del Rey (Spa)	103	7,662
FA Cup (Eng)	101	7,192
EFL Cup (Eng)	90	6,346
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	81	6,188
Coppa Italia (Ita)	61	4,977
Bundesliga (Aut)	17	1,510
Süper Lig (Tur)	14	1,144
UCL qualifying	7	570
AFC Champions League	6	505
Other competitions (51 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	1100	86,465

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

185 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

21%

prospect share

Goal dependency

31%

Kylian Mbappé of squad league goals

Value dependency

12%

Kylian Mbappé of squad value

Precocity

7,385′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Warren Zaïre-Emery (7,385′), Kylian Mbappé (7,031′), William Saliba (6,588′).