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4 World Cups · 2006–2026
Succession '06
10%
U23 value share
Succession '26
45%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
110.5k→212.6k
+92% 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
250k125k0k50%25%0%200620102014202610%5%8%45%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 5% → 45%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#48 of 48 on the Cliff Index (-0.81): minutes-weighted age 25.8, 40% 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
€100m€177m€122m€522m'06'10'14'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
31.027.524.025.627.929.425.8'06'10'14'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Did not qualify
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2006
Group
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2010
Group
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2014
Group
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2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Round of 32
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2006 squad — Group · value retention 88%

Paper Index: #108 of 240 all-time · #15 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.24)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Jean-Jacques TiziéGK 33 Espérance de Tunis 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’05 20
2 Kanga AkaléMF 25 Auxerre 9111 n/a 5,905 00 €3.5M€4M ’05 30
3 Arthur BokaDF 23 Strasbourg 610 n/a 4,776 00 €2.4M€2M ’06 30
4 Kolo TouréDF 25 Arsenal 1313 n/a 10,187 372 €7.8M€8M ’05 20
5 Didier ZokoraMF 25 Saint-Étienne 660 n/a 5,850 60 €7.0M€7M ’06 30
6 Blaise KouassiDF 31 Troyes 1091 n/a 9,380 00 €1.8M€2M ’06 00
7 Emerse FaéMF 22 Nantes 826 n/a 5,928 00 €3.0M€4M ’04 00
8 Bonaventure KalouMF 28 Paris Saint-Germain 9129 n/a 7,325 202 €6.5M€8M ’05 21
9 Arouna KonéFW 22 PSV Eindhoven 00 n/a 0 20 €6.0M€6M ’04 30
10 Gilles Yapi YapoMF 24 Young Boys 603 n/a 4,197 00 €2.5M€4M ’04 10
11 Didier DrogbaFW 28 Chelsea 13561 n/a 9,372 2211 €26.0M€31M ’05 21
12 Abdoulaye MéïtéDF 25 Marseille 1161 n/a 9,732 60 €4.0M€5M ’05 20
13 Marco ZoroDF 22 Messina 522 n/a 4,286 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 00
14 Bakari KonéFW 24 Nice 327 n/a 2,812 00 €3.0M€3M ’06 31
15 Aruna DindaneFW 25 Lens 286 n/a 1,896 224 €4.0M€8M ’04 32
16 Gérard GnanhouanGK 27 Montpellier 350 n/a 3,150 00 €1.0M€1M ’04 00
17 Cyril DomoraudDF 34 Créteil 2057 n/a 17,351 00 €1.0M€1M ’04 10
18 Kader KeïtaMF 24 Lille 276 n/a 1,849 10 €2.0M€2M ’06 20
19 Yaya TouréMF 23 Olympiacos 00 n/a 0 60 €8.0M€8M ’06 30
20 Guy DemelDF 24 Hamburger SV 551 n/a 3,972 10 €4.8M€5M ’06 00
21 Emmanuel EbouéDF 23 Arsenal 190 n/a 1,139 110 €2.0M€2M ’05 00
22 RomaricMF 23 Le Mans 210 n/a 1,402 00 €1.2M€1M ’04 40
23 Boubacar BarryGK 26 Beveren 00 n/a 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’05 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Didier Drogba
peak €31M (2005-04) → €26M at kickoff · −16%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League20514,94925
La Liga695,9094
Serie A584,5702
Bundesliga553,9721
Ligue 1102981,109112
Total top-5 1416110,509144
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)23317,012
Pro League (Bel)66856,450
Süper Lig (Tur)4352
All competitions (24 named + 23 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)102981,109
Pro League (Bel)66856,450
Ligue 2 (Fra)30022,644
Eredivisie (Ned)23317,012
Premier League (Eng)20514,949
UEFA Cup14911,507
UEFA Champions League13410,162
Serie B (Ita)987,009
Coupe de France (Fra)776,546
Super League (Sui)694,618
LaLiga (Spa)695,909
Serie A (Ita)584,570
Bundesliga (Ger)553,972
CAF Champions League423,589
Premier League (Ukr)332,127
FA Cup (Eng)241,739
UCL qualifying231,764
Super League (Gre)201,785
Coppa Italia (Ita)12915
EFL Cup (Eng)11868
Ligue 1 (Tun)11990
DFB-Pokal (Ger)6513
Süper Lig (Tur)4352
AFC Champions League2180
Other competitions (23 — minor leagues, cups, youth)31025,189
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
21/23 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
10%
prospect share
Goal dependency
42%
Didier Drogba of squad league goals
Value dependency
26%
Didier Drogba of squad value
Precocity
2,860′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Emerse Faé (2,860′), Marco Zoro (990′), Abdoulaye Méïté (90′).

2010 squad — Group · value retention 83%

Paper Index: #70 of 240 all-time · #10 of 32 in 2010 (composite +0.27)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Boubacar Barry 2ndGK 30 Lokeren 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’09 30
2 Benjamin AngouaDF 23 Valenciennes 151 0 1,350 00 €0.8M€1M ’10 00
3 Arthur Boka 2ndDF 27 VfB Stuttgart 1291 10 9,573 90 €3.5M€5M ’07 10
4 Kolo Touré 2ndDF 29 Manchester City 25610 8 20,892 612 €20.0M€22M ’08 30
5 Didier Zokora 2ndMF 29 Sevilla 1800 2 14,729 140 €14.0M€14M ’10 30
6 Steve GohouriDF 29 Wigan Athletic 343 1 2,795 00 €0.8M€2M ’07 00
7 Seydou DoumbiaFW 22 Young Boys 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’10 10
8 Salomon KalouFW 24 Chelsea 11325 17 6,538 365 €14.0M€15M ’09 31
9 Cheick TiotéMF 23 Twente 00 0 0 10 €3.0M€3M ’10 30
10 GervinhoFW 23 Lille 9121 17 6,800 00 €10.0M€10M ’10 30
11 Didier Drogba 2ndFW 32 Chelsea 246123 56 18,165 6031 €38.0M€40M ’08 31
12 Jean-Jacques GossoMF 27 Monaco 390 2 3,066 00 €3.5M€4M ’09 00
13 Romaric 2ndMF 27 Sevilla 1449 17 10,635 40 €9.0M€15M ’09 61
14 Emmanuel KonéMF 23 Internațional 00 0 0 40 €0.8M€1M ’10 00
15 Aruna Dindane 2ndFW 29 Portsmouth 10933 12 8,385 224 €3.0M€8M ’04 30
16 Aristide ZogboGK 28 Maccabi Netanya 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’10 00
17 Siaka TiénéDF 28 Valenciennes 812 3 5,898 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 20
18 Kader Keïta 2ndMF 28 Galatasaray 11519 15 7,292 192 €10.0M€18M ’07 30
19 Yaya Touré 2ndMF 27 Barcelona 1019 12 7,351 331 €18.0M€25M ’09 31
20 Guy Demel 2ndDF 28 Hamburger SV 1432 10 10,741 20 €6.0M€6M ’09 20
21 Emmanuel Eboué 2ndDF 27 Arsenal 1194 16 7,838 422 €7.0M€8M ’08 00
22 Sol BambaDF 25 Hibernian 10 0 1 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 00
23 Daniel YeboahGK 25 ASEC Mimosas 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’04 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Kader Keïta
peak €18M (2007-06) → €10M at kickoff · −44%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League76656,143132
La Liga15511,0866
Bundesliga24017,9645
Ligue 175556,856119
Total top-5 1916142,049262
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)14910,351
Premiership (Sco)827,063
Pro League (Bel)73862,088
J1 League (Jpn)18334
Süper Lig (Tur)272,022
All competitions (27 named + 46 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)76656,143
Ligue 1 (Fra)75556,856
Pro League (Bel)73862,088
UEFA Champions League30722,089
Bundesliga (Ger)24017,964
LaLiga (Spa)15511,086
Eredivisie (Ned)14910,351
UEFA Cup14610,954
Super League (Sui)1228,596
Ligue 2 (Fra)1005,315
FA Cup (Eng)926,798
Premiership (Sco)827,063
Premier League (Isr)745,870
EFL Cup (Eng)624,722
CAF Champions League352,970
UCL qualifying352,614
Coupe de France (Fra)352,448
UEFA Europa League342,109
Premier League (Ukr)332,127
Copa del Rey (Spa)282,297
DFB-Pokal (Ger)272,431
Süper Lig (Tur)272,022
Super League (Gre)201,785
J1 League (Jpn)18334
2. Bundesliga (Ger)171,191
Premier League (Egy)3270
AFC Champions League2180
Other competitions (46 — minor leagues, cups, youth)62249,310
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
21/23 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
5%
prospect share
Goal dependency
47%
Didier Drogba of squad league goals
Value dependency
21%
Didier Drogba of squad value
Precocity
1,877′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gervinho (1,877′), Sol Bamba (1′).

2014 squad — Group value coverage 22/23 · value retention 55%

Paper Index: #71 of 240 all-time · #10 of 32 in 2014 (composite +0.26)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Boubacar Barry 3rdGK 34 Lokeren 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’09 30
2 Ousmane VieraDF 27 Çaykur Rizespor 00 0 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’14 00
3 Arthur Boka 3rdDF 31 VfB Stuttgart 2155 16 15,837 90 €2.0M€5M ’07 30
4 Kolo Touré 3rdDF 33 Liverpool 32711 10 25,913 622 €4.0M€22M ’08 10
5 Didier Zokora 3rdDF 33 Trabzonspor [ 60 ] 2030 3 16,270 200 €3.2M€16M ’10 20
6 Mathis BollyFW 23 Fortuna Düsseldorf 72 0 381 00 €0.8M€1M ’13 10
7 Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproDF 21 Toulouse 542 2 3,369 00 €2.0M€2M ’14 00
8 Salomon Kalou 2ndFW 28 Lille 22266 29 13,995 548 €8.0M€15M ’09 30
9 Cheick Tioté 2ndMF 27 Newcastle United 1071 7 8,877 10 €10.0M€12M ’12 30
10 Gervinho 2ndFW 27 Roma 20554 46 15,077 112 €16.0M€16M ’12 32
11 Didier Drogba 3rdFW 36 Galatasaray 306139 72 22,434 8742 €3.0M€40M ’08 30
12 Wilfried BonyFW 25 Swansea City 3417 4 2,472 00 €15.0M€15M ’14 32
13 Didier Ya KonanFW 30 Hannover 96 12539 18 8,945 50 €4.0M€9M ’11 10
14 Ismaël DiomandéMF 21 Saint-Étienne 191 0 732 00 €1.5M€2M ’14 10
15 Max GradelFW 26 Saint-Étienne 7014 10 4,135 00 €3.2M€4M ’13 10
16 Sylvain GbohouoGK 25 Séwé Sport 00 0 0 00 —— 00
17 Serge AurierDF 21 Toulouse 1048 12 8,792 00 €6.5M€6M ’14 30
18 Constant DjakpaDF 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 740 5 4,673 00 €1.0M€2M ’10 10
19 Yaya Touré 3rdMF 31 Manchester City 23550 35 18,727 516 €30.0M€36M ’12 30
20 Serey DiéMF 29 Basel 00 0 0 40 €2.5M€2M ’13 00
21 Giovanni SioFW 25 Basel 294 4 1,538 51 €2.5M€6M ’12 10
22 Sol Bamba 2ndDF 29 Trabzonspor 10 0 1 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 30
23 Sayouba MandéGK 20 Stabæk 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’12 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Didier Drogba
peak €40M (2008-02) → €3M at kickoff · −92%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League111883,315215
La Liga1239,2714
Serie A332,7259
Bundesliga37625,49946
Ligue 168751,358139
Total top-5 2337172,168413
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)977,899
Eredivisie (Ned)21616,110
Premiership (Sco)988,488
Pro League (Bel)58751,090
Süper Lig (Tur)16814,056
All competitions (32 named + 51 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)111883,315
Ligue 1 (Fra)68751,358
Pro League (Bel)58751,090
Bundesliga (Ger)37625,499
UEFA Champions League30922,862
Super League (Sui)22217,164
Eredivisie (Ned)21616,110
Süper Lig (Tur)16814,056
Eliteserien (Nor)1388,312
UEFA Europa League1309,297
FA Cup (Eng)1259,560
LaLiga (Spa)1239,271
Premiership (Sco)988,488
Championship (Eng)977,899
League One (Eng)935,653
Ligue 2 (Fra)854,290
UEFA Cup836,638
EFL Cup (Eng)775,866
First League (Cze)594,464
2. Bundesliga (Ger)402,777
Coupe de France (Fra)382,976
UCL qualifying332,531
Serie A (Ita)332,725
Premier League (Ukr)332,127
DFB-Pokal (Ger)302,381
CAF Champions League272,389
Copa del Rey (Spa)221,871
Super League (Gre)201,785
Super League (Chn)11945
Ligue 1 (Tun)799
Coppa Italia (Ita)4285
Segunda (Spa)28
Other competitions (51 — minor leagues, cups, youth)76461,523
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
18/23 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Didier Drogba of squad league goals
Value dependency
25%
Yaya Touré of squad value
Precocity
7,187′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Serge Aurier (7,187′), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (2,108′), Gervinho (1,877′).

2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 65%

Paper Index: #85 of 240 all-time · #15 of 48 in 2026 (composite +0.04)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Yahia FofanaGK 25 Çaykur Rizespor 440 0 3,960 00 €5.0M€7M ’25 40
2 Ousmane DiomandeDF 22 Sporting CP 00 0 0 181 €42.0M€45M ’25 10
3 Ghislain KonanDF 30 Gil Vicente 953 6 8,168 00 €3.0M€8M ’22 30
4 Jean Michaël SeriMF 34 Maribor 14713 24 11,684 60 €0.1M€35M ’18 10
5 Wilfried SingoDF 25 Galatasaray 1509 12 10,938 132 €23.0M€28M ’25 20
6 Seko FofanaMF 31 Porto 27533 24 21,152 00 €8.0M€32M ’23 20
7 Odilon KossounouDF 25 Atalanta 1102 2 7,231 260 €15.0M€35M ’23 40
8 Franck Kessié faded greatMF 29 Al-Ahli 23242 17 17,942 111 €12.0M€55M ’21 41
9 Ange-Yoan BonnyFW 22 Inter Milan 7011 10 3,676 100 €35.0M€35M ’25 40
10 Simon AdingraFW 24 Monaco 8812 6 4,845 20 €22.0M€30M ’24 10
11 Yan DiomandeFW 19 RB Leipzig 4314 10 3,025 00 €90.0M€90M ’26 40
12 Elye WahiFW 23 Nice 15749 15 8,572 92 €18.0M€40M ’23 30
13 Christopher OpériDF 29 İstanbul Başakşehir 413 7 3,617 00 €4.0M€4M ’24 10
14 Oumar DiakitéFW 22 Cercle Brugge 549 2 3,229 00 €5.0M€9M ’24 20
15 Amad DialloFW 23 Manchester United 7412 14 4,841 20 €45.0M€50M ’25 42
16 Mohamed KonéGK 24 Charleroi 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’26 00
17 Guéla DouéDF 23 Strasbourg 823 12 6,018 00 €20.0M€20M ’26 40
18 Ibrahim SangaréMF 28 Nottingham Forest 1364 9 10,203 00 €20.0M€35M ’22 40
19 Nicolas Pépé faded greatFW 31 Villarreal 27071 44 17,217 80 €6.0M€75M ’19 42
20 Emmanuel AgbadouDF 28 Beşiktaş 1052 4 8,756 00 €16.0M€20M ’25 30
21 Evan NdickaDF 26 Roma 22813 12 19,895 80 €35.0M€35M ’26 00
22 Evann GuessandFW 24 Crystal Palace 14123 17 6,737 00 €25.0M€30M ’25 20
23 Alban LafontGK 27 Panathinaikos 3120 0 27,997 00 €3.0M€20M ’23 00
24 Bazoumana TouréFW 20 TSG Hoffenheim 435 15 2,935 00 €40.0M€40M ’26 30
25 Parfait GuiagonMF 25 Charleroi 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’26 00
26 Christ Inao OulaïMF 20 Trabzonspor 00 0 0 00 €23.0M€23M ’26 40
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Nicolas Pépé
peak €75M (2019-09) → €6M at kickoff · −92%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League36522,48141
La Liga1025,41214
Serie A65349,32877
Bundesliga30122,67328
Ligue 11476112,744173
Total top-5 2897212,638333
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)16711,948
Eredivisie (Ned)897,180
Premiership (Sco)5161
Primeira Liga (Por)22817,981
Pro League (Bel)25319,201
Superliga (Den)211,052
Süper Lig (Tur)16312,488
Saudi Pro League (KSA)19115,833
All competitions (33 named + 86 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)1476112,744
Serie A (Ita)65349,328
Premier League (Eng)36522,481
Bundesliga (Ger)30122,673
UEFA Europa League26618,248
Pro League (Bel)25319,201
Ligue 2 (Fra)24019,514
Primeira Liga (Por)22817,981
Saudi Pro League (KSA)19115,833
Championship (Eng)16711,948
Süper Lig (Tur)16312,488
UEFA Champions League1137,863
Serie B (Ita)1085,568
Coupe de France (Fra)1066,982
LaLiga (Spa)1025,412
Eredivisie (Ned)897,180
Coppa Italia (Ita)533,752
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)524,165
Premier League (Isr)442,475
Super League (Sui)342,206
Allsvenskan (Swe)322,215
FA Cup (Eng)302,096
DFB-Pokal (Ger)241,875
EFL Cup (Eng)231,462
Superliga (Den)211,052
UCL qualifying201,813
Ligue 1 (Tun)181,324
Super League (Gre)161,395
CAF Champions League9710
Copa del Rey (Spa)7542
AFC Champions League6443
Premiership (Sco)5161
Segunda (Spa)261
Other competitions (86 — minor leagues, cups, youth)101476,583
Squad traits
Mean height
183 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
45%
prospect share
Goal dependency
21%
Nicolas Pépé of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Yan Diomande of squad value
Precocity
13,620′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Alban Lafont (13,620′), Elye Wahi (5,451′), Evan Ndicka (4,027′).