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1 World Cup · 2026
Succession '26
29%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes '26
179
at kick-off
Mean age '26
27.0
weighted by minutes
Cliff verdict · 2026

#45 of 48 on the Cliff Index (-0.37): minutes-weighted age 27.0, 41% 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
€21m'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
Group
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2026 squad — Group · value retention 75%

Paper Index: #229 of 240 all-time · #48 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.94)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Fahad TalibGK 31 Al-Talaba 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’21 00
2 Rebin SulakaDF 34 Port 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’22 20
3 Hussein AliDF 24 Pogoń Szczecin 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’20 00
4 Zaid TahseenDF 25 Pakhtakor 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’25 20
5 Akam HashimDF 27 Al-Zawraa 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’26 30
6 Manaf YounisDF 29 Al-Shorta 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’24 10
7 Youssef AmynMF 22 AEK Larnaca 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’25 10
8 Ibrahim BayeshMF 26 Al Dhafra 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’25 30
9 Ali Al-HamadiFW 24 Luton Town 110 0 125 00 €1.5M€2M ’24 50
10 Mohanad AliFW 25 Dibba 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’25 10
11 Ahmed QasemFW 22 Nashville SC 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’25 30
12 Jalal HassanGK 35 Al-Zawraa 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’22 20
13 Ali YousifFW 30 Al-Talaba 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’23 10
14 Zidane IqbalMF 23 Utrecht 00 0 0 10 €1.0M€4M ’25 30
15 Ahmed MaknziDF 24 Al-Karma 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’26 10
16 Amir Al-AmmariMF 28 Cracovia 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’26 30
17 Ali JasimFW 22 Al-Najma 20 0 9 00 €0.5M€1M ’25 20
18 Aymen HusseinFW 30 Al-Karma 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€1M ’24 21
19 Kevin YakobMF 25 AGF 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’23 10
20 Aimar SherMF 23 Sarpsborg 08 10 0 45 00 €1.5M€2M ’26 10
21 Marko FarjiFW 22 Venezia 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’25 20
22 Ahmed BasilGK 29 Al-Shorta 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’25 20
23 Merchas DoskiDF 26 Viktoria Plzeň 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’26 30
24 Zaid IsmailMF 24 Al-Talaba 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’26 20
25 Mustafa SaadoonDF 25 Al-Shorta 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’24 10
26 Frans PutrosDF 32 Persib 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’24 10
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League111250
Serie A3540
Total top-5 141790
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)301,127
Eredivisie (Ned)833,718
Primeira Liga (Por)6145
MLS (USA/Can)421,951
Superliga (Den)1006,145
Saudi Pro League (KSA)977,173
All competitions (33 named + 92 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Stars League (Irq)57944,364
Allsvenskan (Swe)28917,142
Stars League (Qat)1239,738
Eliteserien (Nor)1188,895
Superliga (Den)1006,145
Saudi Pro League (KSA)977,173
First League (Cze)945,997
Eredivisie (Ned)833,718
Ekstraklasa (Pol)794,125
AFC Champions League534,288
MLS (USA/Can)421,951
Pro League (UAE)392,044
Persian Gulf Pro League (Irn)372,888
Championship (Eng)301,127
League One (Eng)22580
UEFA Europa League201,411
Super League (Uzb)161,222
SuperLiga (Srb)131,156
Premier League (Eng)11125
2. Bundesliga (Ger)9324
CONCACAF Champions League6229
EFL Cup (Eng)6425
Primeira Liga (Por)6145
Ligue 1 (Tun)6207
FA Cup (Eng)4254
Super League (Gre)362
Serie A (Ita)354
K League 1 (Kor)3270
Coppa Italia (Ita)2107
UCL qualifying222
Serie B (Ita)221
UEFA Champions League11
DFB-Pokal (Ger)159
Other competitions (92 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1440106,461
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
29%
prospect share
Value dependency
17%
Ahmed Qasem of squad value
Precocity
45′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Aimar Sher (45′), Ali Jasim (9′).