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5 World Cups · 2006–2026
Succession '06
7%
U23 value share
Succession '26
7%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
40.2k6.3k
-84% 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
50k25k0k15%8%0%200620142018202220267%10%4%0%7%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 0% → 7%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#1 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+1.81): minutes-weighted age 32.1, 95% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 46% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€26m€24m€48m€60m€32m'06'14'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
33.029.025.027.529.326.629.332.1'06'14'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2006 squad — Group◑ 22/23 · value retention 84%

Paper Index: #172 of 240 all-time · #23 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.69)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Ebrahim MirzapourGK 27 Foolad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’04 30
2 Mehdi MahdavikiaMF 28 Hamburger SV 19627 n/a 14,662 52 €6.5M€8M ’04 30
3 Sohrab BakhtiarizadehDF 32 Saba Battery 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M 00
4 Yahya GolmohammadiDF 35 Saba Battery 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’04 21
5 Rahman RezaeiDF 31 Messina 1075 n/a 9,295 00 €1.0M€2M ’04 30
6 Javad NekounamMF 25 Al-Sharjah [ 36 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’05 20
7 Ferydoon ZandiMF 27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 556 n/a 2,980 00 €1.0M€1M ’04 20
8 Ali KarimiMF 27 Bayern Munich 202 n/a 926 31 €4.0M€5M ’06 20
9 Vahid HashemianFW 29 Hannover 96 11630 n/a 6,728 20 €2.0M€4M ’04 30
10 Ali DaeiFW 37 Saba Battery 10719 n/a 5,559 153 €1.0M€1M ’04 20
11 Rasoul KhatibiFW 27 Sepahan 40 n/a 90 00 €0.8M€1M ’06 20
12 Hassan RoudbarianGK 27 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’04 00
13 Hossein KaebiDF 20 Foolad 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’05 30
14 Andranik TeymourianMF 23 Abu Moslem 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 30
15 Arash BorhaniFW 22 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’04 20
16 Reza EnayatiFW 29 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’05 00
17 Javad KazemianFW 25 Persepolis 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’05 00
18 Moharram NavidkiaMF 23 VfL Bochum 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’04 00
19 Amir Hossein SadeghiDF 24 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 00
20 Mohammad NosratiDF 24 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’04 30
21 Mehrzad MadanchiMF 23 Persepolis 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 30
22 Vahid TaleblooGK 24 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 00
23 Masoud ShojaeiMF 21 Saipa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Mehdi Mahdavikia
peak €8M (2004-10) → €6M at kickoff · −13%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Serie A1079,2955
Bundesliga49830,94584
Total top-5 60540,24089
Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (11 named + 15 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)1540127,176
Bundesliga (Ger)49830,945
Serie A (Ita)1079,295
2. Bundesliga (Ger)855,905
AFC Champions League746,297
DFB-Pokal (Ger)533,741
Serie B (Ita)373,269
UEFA Champions League251,536
UEFA Cup191,486
UCL qualifying5287
Coppa Italia (Ita)3263
Other competitions (15 — minor leagues, cups, youth)76962,018
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
20/22 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Vahid Hashemian of squad league goals
Value dependency
25%
Mehdi Mahdavikia of squad value

2014 squad — Group · value retention 62%

Paper Index: #232 of 240 all-time · #30 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.97)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Rahman AhmadiGK 33 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’11 00
2 Khosro HeydariDF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’11 30
3 Ehsan HajsafiDF 24 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’09 30
4 Jalal HosseiniDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€3M ’09 30
5 Amir Hossein Sadeghi 2ndDF 32 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’13 30
6 Javad Nekounam 2ndMF 33 Al-Kuwait 14924 1 12,298 00 €1.2M€8M ’09 30
7 Masoud Shojaei 2ndFW 30 Las Palmas 1008 14 5,179 00 €1.2M€4M ’09 30
8 Reza HaghighiDF 25 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’13 10
9 Alireza JahanbakhshFW 20 NEC 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’14 30
10 Karim AnsarifardFW 24 Tractor Sazi 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’14 10
11 Ghasem HaddadifarMF 30 Zob Ahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’11 00
12 Alireza HaghighiGK 26 Sporting Covilhã [ 117 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’12 30
13 Hossein MahiniDF 27 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’14 00
14 Andranik Teymourian 2ndMF 31 Esteghlal 212 0 911 00 €2.0M€2M ’13 30
15 Pejman MontazeriDF 30 Umm Salal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’13 30
16 Reza GhoochannejhadFW 26 Charlton Athletic 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’12 31
17 Ahmad AlenemehDF 31 Naft Tehran 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’13 00
18 Bakhtiar RahmaniMF 22 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’13 00
19 Hashem BeikzadehDF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’13 00
20 Steven BeitashourDF 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’14 00
21 Ashkan DejagahMF 27 Fulham 20124 25 10,966 30 €3.0M€5M ’12 30
22 Daniel DavariGK 26 Eintracht Braunschweig [ 118 ] 290 1 2,610 00 €1.2M€1M ’14 00
23 Mehrdad PooladiDF 27 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’12 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Javad Nekounam
peak €8M (2009-07) → €1M at kickoff · −85%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League643,4097
La Liga24917,47732
Bundesliga18711,07819
Total top-5 50031,96458
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)261,730
Eredivisie (Ned)291,300
Pro League (Bel)302,191
MLS (USA/Can)978,576
All competitions (22 named + 37 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)3592294,713
AFC Champions League32527,776
LaLiga (Spa)24917,477
Bundesliga (Ger)18711,078
MLS (USA/Can)978,576
Premier League (Eng)643,409
2. Bundesliga (Ger)595,310
Stars League (Qat)332,931
Pro League (Bel)302,191
Segunda (Spa)292,243
Eredivisie (Ned)291,300
Copa del Rey (Spa)271,983
Championship (Eng)261,730
UEFA Cup251,644
DFB-Pokal (Ger)14710
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)121,004
UEFA Europa League9379
FA Cup (Eng)9543
EFL Cup (Eng)5299
UEFA Champions League362
CONCACAF Champions League190
UCL qualifying11
Other competitions (37 — minor leagues, cups, youth)68856,964
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
10%
prospect share
Goal dependency
41%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad league goals
Value dependency
12%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad value
Precocity
1,531′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ashkan Dejagah (1,531′).

2018 squad — Group◑ 22/23 · value retention 76%

Paper Index: #222 of 240 all-time · #30 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.92)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Alireza BeiranvandGK 25 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’17 30
2 Mahdi TorabiMF 23 Saipa 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 00
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 2ndDF 28 Olympiacos 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’15 30
4 Rouzbeh CheshmiMF 24 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 10
5 Milad MohammadiDF 24 Akhmat Grozny 00 0 0 00 €2.8M€3M ’18 20
6 Saeid EzatolahiMF 21 Amkar Perm 00 0 0 20 €1.2M€1M ’16 20
7 Masoud Shojaei 3rdMF 34 AEK Athens 1008 14 5,179 00 €0.7M€4M ’09 10
8 Morteza PouraliganjiDF 26 Al Sadd 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 30
9 Omid EbrahimiMF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€2M ’15 30
10 Karim Ansarifard 2ndFW 28 Olympiacos 00 0 0 00 €4.0M€4M ’18 31
11 Vahid AmiriMF 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’17 30
12 Mohammad Rashid MazaheriGK 29 Zob Ahan 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’17 00
13 Mohammad Reza KhanzadehDF 27 Padideh 00 0 0 00 €0.4M 00
14 Saman GhoddosMF 24 Östersund 00 0 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’17 30
15 Pejman Montazeri 2ndDF 34 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€1M ’13 00
16 Reza Ghoochannejhad 2ndFW 30 Heerenveen 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€3M ’17 00
17 Mehdi TaremiFW 25 Al-Gharafa 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’17 30
18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2ndFW 24 AZ 00 0 0 00 €12.0M€12M ’18 30
19 Majid HosseiniDF 21 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 30
20 Sardar AzmounFW 23 Rubin Kazan 00 0 0 62 €9.0M€13M ’16 30
21 Ashkan Dejagah 2ndMF 31 Nottingham Forest 20124 25 10,966 30 €0.8M€5M ’12 00
22 Amir AbedzadehGK 25 Marítimo 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 00
23 Ramin RezaeianDF 28 Oostende 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’17 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Ashkan Dejagah
peak €5M (2012-06) → €800k at kickoff · −84%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League432,4985
La Liga1005,1798
Bundesliga1588,46819
Total top-5 30116,14532
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)391,909
Eredivisie (Ned)18113,291
Primeira Liga (Por)8670
Pro League (Bel)462,950
All competitions (24 named + 43 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)2146172,334
AFC Champions League27123,333
Stars League (Qat)22417,927
Premier Liga (Rus)20112,145
Eredivisie (Ned)18113,291
Bundesliga (Ger)1588,468
Super League (Gre)14310,659
LaLiga (Spa)1005,179
Allsvenskan (Swe)594,898
Pro League (Bel)462,950
Segunda (Spa)452,922
Premier League (Eng)432,498
Championship (Eng)391,909
UEFA Europa League342,109
2. Bundesliga (Ger)272,229
Super League (Chn)262,163
DFB-Pokal (Ger)15830
Copa del Rey (Spa)14923
UEFA Champions League11522
UEFA Cup10550
UCL qualifying8330
FA Cup (Eng)8459
Primeira Liga (Por)8670
EFL Cup (Eng)2112
Other competitions (43 — minor leagues, cups, youth)75059,976
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
4%
prospect share
Goal dependency
75%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad league goals
Value dependency
25%
Alireza Jahanbakhsh of squad value
Precocity
1,531′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ashkan Dejagah (1,531′).

2022 squad — Group · value retention 55%

Paper Index: #231 of 240 all-time · #29 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.95)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Alireza Beiranvand 2ndGK 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€4M ’19 20
2 Sadegh MoharramiDF 26 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 60 €2.0M€2M ’22 10
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 3rdDF 32 AEK Athens 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’15 30
4 Shojae KhalilzadehDF 33 Al-Ahli Doha 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’19 00
5 Milad Mohammadi 2ndDF 29 AEK Athens 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€5M ’19 30
6 Saeid Ezatolahi 2ndMF 26 Vejle 00 0 0 20 €0.4M€2M ’18 30
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 3rdMF 29 Feyenoord 502 1 1,852 00 €3.0M€18M ’18 20
8 Morteza Pouraliganji 2ndDF 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€2M ’18 30
9 Mehdi Taremi 2ndFW 30 Porto 00 0 0 178 €20.0M€20M ’22 32
10 Karim Ansarifard 3rdFW 32 Omonia 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€4M ’18 20
11 Vahid Amiri 2ndMF 34 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’17 00
12 Payam NiazmandGK 27 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’19 00
13 Hossein KanaanizadeganDF 28 Al-Ahli Doha 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’22 20
14 Saman Ghoddos 2ndMF 29 Brentford 556 6 2,624 00 €2.2M€5M ’18 10
15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi 2ndDF 29 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’18 21
16 Mahdi Torabi 2ndMF 28 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’19 30
17 Ali GholizadehMF 26 Charleroi 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€4M ’20 30
18 Ali KarimiMF 28 Kayserispor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€1M ’19 30
19 Majid Hosseini 2ndDF 26 Kayserispor 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’20 30
20 Sardar Azmoun 2ndFW 27 Bayer Leverkusen 171 1 634 236 €12.0M€25M ’21 30
21 Ahmad NourollahiMF 29 Shabab Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’22 30
22 Amir Abedzadeh 2ndGK 29 Ponferradina 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’21 00
23 Ramin Rezaeian 2ndDF 32 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’17 21
24 Hossein HosseiniGK 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’18 20
25 Abolfazl JalaliDF 24 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’22 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
peak €18M (2018-07) → €3M at kickoff · −83%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League732,4133
Bundesliga176341
Ligue 1322,0635
Total top-5 1225,1109
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)562,082
Eredivisie (Ned)1499,896
Primeira Liga (Por)19415,663
Pro League (Bel)20714,283
Superliga (Den)332,653
Süper Lig (Tur)1288,360
All competitions (29 named + 52 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)3011237,911
AFC Champions League40133,509
Premier Liga (Rus)32221,622
Stars League (Qat)29924,860
Pro League (Bel)20714,283
Super League (Gre)19512,809
Primeira Liga (Por)19415,663
Eredivisie (Ned)1499,896
Süper Lig (Tur)1288,360
HNL (Cro)796,091
UEFA Europa League754,739
Premier League (Eng)732,413
Allsvenskan (Swe)655,363
Segunda (Spa)624,819
Championship (Eng)562,082
UEFA Champions League483,063
Super League (Chn)352,775
Superliga (Den)332,653
Ligue 1 (Fra)322,063
Pro League (UAE)322,467
2. Bundesliga (Ger)272,229
Bundesliga (Ger)17634
UCL qualifying15574
EFL Cup (Eng)13952
FA Cup (Eng)10695
DFB-Pokal (Ger)2165
Ligue 2 (Fra)2176
Copa del Rey (Spa)13
Coupe de France (Fra)155
Other competitions (52 — minor leagues, cups, youth)93875,169
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
25/25 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
67%
Saman Ghoddos of squad league goals
Value dependency
34%
Mehdi Taremi of squad value

2026 squad — Group · value retention 37%

Paper Index: #198 of 240 all-time · #38 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.82)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Alireza Beiranvand 3rdGK 33 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€4M ’19 30
2 Saleh HardaniDF 27 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’26 20
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 4thDF 36 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€2M ’15 20
4 Shojae Khalilzadeh 2ndDF 37 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€1M ’19 30
5 Milad Mohammadi 3rdDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€5M ’19 30
6 Saeid Ezatolahi 3rdMF 29 Shabab Al Ahli 00 0 0 20 €1.8M€2M ’26 30
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 4thMF 32 Dender EH 502 1 1,852 41 €0.5M€18M ’18 20
8 Mohammad MohebiMF 27 Rostov 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€4M ’24 31
9 Mehdi Taremi 3rdFW 33 Olympiacos 261 3 805 4813 €2.0M€20M ’22 30
10 Mehdi GhayediFW 27 Al Nasr 00 0 0 00 €4.5M€5M ’25 10
11 Ali AlipourFW 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’26 10
12 Payam Niazmand 2ndGK 31 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’19 00
13 Hossein Kanaanizadegan 2ndDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’24 20
14 Saman Ghoddos 3rdMF 32 Kalba 837 6 3,445 00 €1.2M€5M ’18 30
15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi 3rdMF 32 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’18 00
16 Mahdi Torabi 3rdMF 31 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€2M ’19 10
17 Arya YousefiDF 24 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’26 10
18 Amirhossein HosseinzadehFW 25 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’26 20
19 Ali NematiDF 30 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’22 30
20 Shahriyar MoghanlouFW 31 Kalba 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’24 30
21 Mohammad GhorbaniMF 24 Al Wahda 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€2M ’25 10
22 Hossein Hosseini 2ndGK 33 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’18 00
23 Ramin Rezaeian 3rdDF 36 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€1M ’17 32
24 Dennis EckertFW 29 Standard Liège 90 0 210 00 €2.0M€2M ’24 00
25 Danial EiriDF 22 Malavan 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’26 00
26 Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaMF 20 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’26 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Mehdi Taremi
peak €20M (2022-05) → €2M at kickoff · −90%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League1013,2344
La Liga92100
Serie A268051
Ligue 1322,0635
Total top-5 1686,31210
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)441,793
Eredivisie (Ned)21413,145
Primeira Liga (Por)28317,091
Pro League (Bel)20012,134
Superliga (Den)443,297
Süper Lig (Tur)151,254
All competitions (28 named + 62 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)4007315,947
AFC Champions League37630,962
Primeira Liga (Por)28317,091
Pro League (UAE)27119,380
Stars League (Qat)22018,493
Eredivisie (Ned)21413,145
Premier Liga (Rus)20814,704
Pro League (Bel)20012,134
Super League (Gre)1389,970
Premier League (Eng)1013,234
Allsvenskan (Swe)655,363
UEFA Europa League563,556
UEFA Champions League543,125
2. Bundesliga (Ger)513,771
Superliga (Den)443,297
Championship (Eng)441,793
Ligue 1 (Fra)322,063
Serie A (Ita)26805
Süper Lig (Tur)151,254
EFL Cup (Eng)14979
UCL qualifying12591
FA Cup (Eng)11785
LaLiga (Spa)9210
Coppa Italia (Ita)3233
DFB-Pokal (Ger)2209
Ligue 2 (Fra)2176
Copa del Rey (Spa)145
Coupe de France (Fra)155
Other competitions (62 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1662127,920
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
70%
Saman Ghoddos of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Mehdi Ghayedi of squad value