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2 World Cups · 2010–2014
Succession '10
14%
U23 value share
Succession '14
10%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
32.4k→62.7k
+94% 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
80k40k0k15%8%0%2010201414%10%

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€87m€80m'10'14

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.028.527.027.928.9'10'14

Tournament by tournament

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

2010 squad — Group◑ 22/23 · value retention 72%

Paper Index: #133 of 240 all-time · #18 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.45)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Kostas ChalkiasGK 36 PAOK 50 0 450 100 €2.2M€2M ’10 00
2 Giourkas SeitaridisDF 29 Panathinaikos 600 2 4,705 261 €3.0M€14M ’04 10
3 Christos PatsatzoglouDF 31 Omonia 00 0 0 271 €1.5M€4M ’04 20
4 Nikos SpyropoulosDF 26 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 60 €5.0M€5M ’10 00
5 Vangelis MorasDF 28 Bologna 00 0 0 00 €0.8M— 00
6 Alexandros TziolisMF 25 Siena 281 3 2,119 71 €2.5M€3M ’09 30
7 Georgios SamarasFW 25 Celtic 558 6 2,896 60 €4.2M€8M ’06 30
8 Avraam PapadopoulosDF 25 Olympiacos 00 0 0 70 €3.5M€4M ’09 30
9 Angelos CharisteasFW 30 1. FC Nürnberg 12226 14 6,215 81 €1.8M€8M ’04 10
10 Giorgos KaragounisMF 33 Panathinaikos 210 1 804 466 €6.0M€8M ’04 30
11 Loukas VyntraDF 29 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 170 €3.0M€3M ’09 30
12 Alexandros TzorvasGK 27 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 10 €2.5M€2M ’10 30
13 Michalis SifakisGK 25 Aris 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’09 00
14 Dimitris SalpingidisFW 28 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 81 €6.0M€6M ’09 31
15 Vasilis TorosidisDF 25 Olympiacos 00 0 0 111 €8.0M€8M ’09 31
16 Sotirios KyrgiakosDF 30 Liverpool 659 1 5,583 291 €5.0M€7M ’05 20
17 Theofanis GekasFW 30 Hertha BSC 10039 8 6,152 20 €3.0M€7M ’07 20
18 Sotiris NinisMF 20 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 00 €7.5M€8M ’09 20
19 Sokratis PapastathopoulosDF 22 Genoa 512 1 3,480 30 €5.0M€5M ’10 20
20 Pantelis KapetanosFW 27 FCSB 00 0 0 60 €2.5M€2M ’10 10
21 Kostas KatsouranisMF 30 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 241 €8.0M€8M ’07 30
22 Stelios MalezasDF 25 PAOK 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 00
23 Sakis PrittasMF 31 Aris 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’08 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Giourkas Seitaridis
peak €14M (2004-12) → €3M at kickoff · −79%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League754,5409
La Liga604,7050
Serie A855,3892
Bundesliga28717,77074
Total top-5 50732,40485
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)1477,851
Premiership (Sco)1227,951
Primeira Liga (Por)14811,081
All competitions (20 named + 28 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Super League (Gre)2925226,090
Bundesliga (Ger)28717,770
UEFA Cup27120,691
UEFA Champions League24418,458
Primeira Liga (Por)14811,081
Eredivisie (Ned)1477,851
Premiership (Sco)1227,951
Serie A (Ita)855,389
UEFA Europa League815,599
UCL qualifying796,194
Premier League (Eng)754,540
LaLiga (Spa)604,705
DFB-Pokal (Ger)361,977
2. Bundesliga (Ger)141,007
Coppa Italia (Ita)11735
FA Cup (Eng)8509
Premier Liga (Rus)8630
Copa del Rey (Spa)5378
EFL Cup (Eng)5450
Segunda (Spa)299
Other competitions (28 — minor leagues, cups, youth)103579,200
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
20/22 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
15%
prospect share
Goal dependency
46%
Theofanis Gekas of squad league goals
Value dependency
9%
Kostas Katsouranis of squad value
Precocity
1,189′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1,189′), Georgios Samaras (147′).

2014 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 65%

Paper Index: #137 of 240 all-time · #19 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.46)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Orestis KarnezisGK 28 Granada [ 56 ] 60 0 540 00 €1.5M€2M ’13 40
2 Giannis ManiatisMF 27 Olympiacos 00 0 0 161 €4.0M€4M ’12 40
3 Giorgos TzavellasDF 26 PAOK 251 3 2,046 00 €2.0M€3M ’10 00
4 Kostas ManolasDF 22 Olympiacos 00 0 0 132 €6.0M€6M ’14 40
5 Vangelis MorasDF 32 Hellas Verona 1162 2 9,324 80 €0.7M€3M ’10 00
6 Alexandros Tziolis 2ndMF 29 Kayserispor [ 57 ] 501 3 3,466 71 €2.0M€3M ’09 00
7 Georgios Samaras 2ndFW 29 Celtic [ 58 ] 558 6 2,896 184 €3.0M€8M ’06 41
8 Panagiotis KoneMF 26 Bologna 12113 5 8,297 00 €5.0M€5M ’14 30
9 Kostas MitroglouFW 26 Fulham 30 0 151 219 €12.0M€12M ’14 10
10 Giorgos Karagounis 2ndMF 37 Fulham 601 1 3,011 506 €1.0M€8M ’04 40
11 Loukas Vyntra 2ndDF 33 Levante 482 1 4,091 230 €1.0M€4M ’11 00
12 Panagiotis GlykosGK 28 PAOK 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’14 10
13 Stefanos KapinoGK 20 Panathinaikos 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’13 00
14 Dimitris Salpingidis 2ndFW 32 PAOK 00 0 0 81 €2.5M€6M ’09 40
15 Vasilis Torosidis 2ndDF 29 Roma 292 1 2,060 202 €5.5M€8M ’09 40
16 Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosMF 27 Bologna 393 3 2,508 70 €1.6M€4M ’11 20
17 Theofanis Gekas 2ndFW 34 Konyaspor 13855 12 9,140 20 €0.8M€7M ’07 40
18 Giannis FetfatzidisMF 23 Genoa 312 4 1,341 31 €3.8M€4M ’12 20
19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos 2ndDF 26 Borussia Dortmund 1435 3 11,192 110 €15.0M€15M ’14 41
20 José HolebasDF 29 Olympiacos 00 0 0 181 €2.5M€3M ’12 40
21 Kostas Katsouranis 2ndMF 34 PAOK 00 0 0 291 €1.5M€8M ’07 30
22 Andreas SamarisMF 24 Olympiacos 00 0 0 60 €2.5M€2M ’14 21
23 Panagiotis TachtsidisMF 23 Torino 442 3 2,651 00 €3.0M€4M ’13 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Giorgos Karagounis
peak €8M (2004-10) → €1M at kickoff · −88%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League995,2609
La Liga806,2132
Serie A46931,90826
Bundesliga26019,33360
Total top-5 90862,71497
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)883,670
Premiership (Sco)17110,153
Primeira Liga (Por)1259,259
Süper Lig (Tur)655,538
All competitions (21 named + 28 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Super League (Gre)2889213,619
Serie A (Ita)46931,908
UEFA Champions League26019,305
Bundesliga (Ger)26019,333
UEFA Cup19213,677
Premiership (Sco)17110,153
UEFA Europa League15110,871
Primeira Liga (Por)1259,259
UCL qualifying1128,400
Serie B (Ita)1088,625
Premier League (Eng)995,260
2. Bundesliga (Ger)905,601
Eredivisie (Ned)883,670
LaLiga (Spa)806,213
Süper Lig (Tur)655,538
Ligue 2 (Fra)413,551
Coppa Italia (Ita)362,815
DFB-Pokal (Ger)342,372
FA Cup (Eng)12854
Copa del Rey (Spa)11964
EFL Cup (Eng)6553
Other competitions (28 — minor leagues, cups, youth)117186,612
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
10%
prospect share
Goal dependency
57%
Theofanis Gekas of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Sokratis Papastathopoulos of squad value
Precocity
1,189′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1,189′), Georgios Samaras (147′).