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4 World Cups · 2002–2018
Succession '10
6%
U23 value share
Succession '18
48%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
52.3k→72.2k
+38% 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
150k75k0k50%25%0%20022010201420186%27%48%

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€98m€84m€134m'10'14'18

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
28.025.523.024.226.826.325.5'02'10'14'18

Tournament by tournament

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

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

Paper Index: #135 of 240 all-time · #18 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.45)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Ike ShorunmuGK 34 Lucerne 00 n/a 0 50 —n/a 20
2 Joseph YoboDF 21 Marseille 230 n/a 2,000 00 —n/a 30
3 Celestine BabayaroDF 23 Chelsea 1033 n/a 8,180 141 —n/a 20
4 Nwankwo KanuFW 25 Arsenal 10525 n/a 5,346 454 —n/a 20
5 Isaac OkoronkwoDF 24 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 30 —n/a 30
6 Taribo WestDF 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1483 n/a 12,385 100 —n/a 20
7 Pius IkediaMF 21 Ajax 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
8 Mutiu AdepojuMF 31 Salamanca 17522 n/a 10,812 00 —n/a 00
9 Bartholomew OgbecheFW 17 Paris Saint-Germain 214 n/a 1,088 00 —n/a 20
10 Jay-Jay OkochaMF 28 Paris Saint-Germain 17430 n/a 12,523 121 —n/a 30
11 Garba LawalMF 28 Roda JC 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
12 Austin EjideGK 18 Gabros International 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
13 Rabiu AfolabiDF 22 Standard Liège 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
14 Ifeanyi UdezeDF 21 PAOK 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
15 Justice ChristopherMF 20 Antwerp 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
16 Efe SodjeDF 29 Crewe Alexandra 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
17 Julius AghahowaFW 20 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 31
18 Benedict AkwuegbuFW 27 Shenyang Jinde 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
19 Eric EjioforDF 22 Maccabi Haifa 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
20 James ObiorahMF 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 00 n/a 0 40 —n/a 10
21 John UtakaMF 20 Al Sadd 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
22 Vincent EnyeamaGK 19 Enyimba 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
23 Femi OpabunmiMF 17 Ibadan 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League21414,75427
La Liga17510,81222
Serie A604,3193
Bundesliga1007,32218
Ligue 120015,12717
Total top-5 74952,33487
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)23415,587
Pro League (Bel)26619,174
Süper Lig (Tur)958,238
Saudi Pro League (KSA)2149
All competitions (26 named + 33 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Pro League (Bel)26619,174
Eredivisie (Ned)23415,587
Premier League (Eng)21414,754
Ligue 1 (Fra)20015,127
LaLiga (Spa)17510,812
UEFA Cup1188,501
Bundesliga (Aut)1006,894
Bundesliga (Ger)1007,322
Super League (Sui)967,617
Süper Lig (Tur)958,238
UEFA Champions League936,679
Super League (Gre)896,951
Segunda (Spa)725,322
Serie A (Ita)604,319
Premier League (Ukr)594,810
Premier Liga (Rus)352,403
Premier League (Egy)342,649
FA Cup (Eng)342,171
EFL Cup (Eng)252,141
UCL qualifying241,924
Copa del Rey (Spa)181,343
Coupe de France (Fra)141,037
Coppa Italia (Ita)10733
DFB-Pokal (Ger)10730
CAF Champions League6269
Saudi Pro League (KSA)2149
Other competitions (33 — minor leagues, cups, youth)39930,759
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
19/22 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
34%
Jay-Jay Okocha of squad league goals
Precocity
3,211′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Celestine Babayaro (3,211′), Jay-Jay Okocha (2,698′), Taribo West (1,435′).

2010 squad — Group · value retention 75%

Paper Index: #87 of 240 all-time · #12 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.02)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Vincent Enyeama 2ndGK 27 Hapoel Tel Aviv 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’09 30
2 Joseph Yobo 2ndDF 29 Everton 2438 2 20,229 00 €9.5M€12M ’08 30
3 Taye TaiwoDF 25 Marseille 16113 13 13,917 161 €10.5M€11M ’09 20
4 Nwankwo Kanu 2ndFW 33 Portsmouth 28455 33 15,498 605 €1.5M€7M ’04 10
5 Rabiu Afolabi 2ndDF 30 Red Bull Salzburg 1235 1 10,651 00 €2.8M€4M ’05 20
6 Danny ShittuDF 29 Bolton Wanderers 401 0 3,133 00 €1.0M€2M ’07 30
7 John Utaka 2ndFW 28 Portsmouth 23153 17 16,247 62 €3.5M€10M ’07 00
8 YakubuFW 27 Everton 20877 23 15,876 55 €16.5M€20M ’08 31
9 Obafemi MartinsFW 25 VfL Wolfsburg 19262 20 12,607 299 €10.5M€16M ’07 20
10 Brown Ideye [ 4 ]FW 21 Sochaux 172 0 1,456 00 €3.5M€4M ’10 00
11 Peter OdemwingieFW 28 Lokomotiv Moscow 7523 9 4,391 132 €7.0M€8M ’06 20
12 Kalu UcheFW 27 Almería 10921 4 5,572 00 €4.6M€5M ’10 32
13 Ayila YussufMF 25 Dynamo Kyiv 00 0 0 192 €3.5M€4M ’10 10
14 Sani KaitaMF 24 Alania Vladikavkaz 30 0 163 00 €0.8M€1M ’09 20
15 Lukman HarunaMF 19 Monaco 273 1 1,317 00 €0.8M€1M ’09 20
16 Austin Ejide 2ndGK 26 Hapoel Petah Tikva 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€1M ’07 00
17 Chidi OdiahDF 26 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 100 €2.5M€4M ’05 30
18 Victor ObinnaFW 23 Málaga 8516 9 4,373 00 €4.0M€7M ’07 20
19 Chinedu ObasiFW 24 1899 Hoffenheim 4713 6 3,505 00 €8.0M€8M ’09 30
20 Dickson EtuhuMF 28 Fulham 612 1 4,543 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 30
21 Elderson EchiéjiléDF 22 Rennes 190 1 912 00 €0.8M€1M ’09 20
22 Dele AdeleyeDF 21 Sparta Rotterdam 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’09 00
23 Dele AiyenugbaGK 26 Bnei Yehuda 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’09 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
John Utaka
peak €10M (2007-07) → €4M at kickoff · −65%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League95567,405177
La Liga1116,34624
Serie A1598,35241
Bundesliga634,21119
Ligue 163748,07693
Total top-5 1925134,390354
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)22818,387
Eredivisie (Ned)14810,360
Pro League (Bel)18113,684
All competitions (32 named + 41 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)95567,405
Ligue 1 (Fra)63748,076
Premier League (Isr)29625,446
Championship (Eng)22818,387
Premier Liga (Rus)19915,461
Pro League (Bel)18113,684
UEFA Cup17212,506
Serie A (Ita)1598,352
UEFA Champions League15810,186
Eredivisie (Ned)14810,360
LaLiga (Spa)1116,346
FA Cup (Eng)946,570
Premier League (Ukr)947,908
Bundesliga (Aut)897,825
EFL Cup (Eng)745,599
Bundesliga (Ger)634,211
Super League (Sui)554,312
Segunda (Spa)553,053
Coupe de France (Fra)554,215
Ekstraklasa (Pol)543,844
UEFA Europa League473,786
Ligue 2 (Fra)443,960
CAF Champions League413,421
UCL qualifying372,984
Premier League (Egy)342,649
Serie B (Ita)322,083
Ligue 1 (Tun)302,700
Eliteserien (Nor)292,386
2. Bundesliga (Ger)272,384
Coppa Italia (Ita)251,666
Copa del Rey (Spa)8610
DFB-Pokal (Ger)8540
Other competitions (41 — minor leagues, cups, youth)48539,012
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
20/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
6%
prospect share
Goal dependency
22%
Yakubu of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Yakubu of squad value
Precocity
3,716′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Obafemi Martins (3,716′), Taye Taiwo (2,749′), Victor Obinna (2,358′).

2014 squad — Round of 16◑ 22/23 · value retention 75%

Paper Index: #153 of 240 all-time · #22 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.61)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Vincent Enyeama 3rdGK 31 Lille 380 0 3,420 71 €3.5M€4M ’14 40
2 Joseph Yobo 3rdDF 33 Norwich City [ 121 ] 2518 2 20,949 00 €2.0M€12M ’08 40
3 Ejike UzoenyiMF 22 Enugu Rangers [ 122 ] 10 0 2 00 €0.2M€0M ’14 10
4 Reuben GabrielMF 23 Waasland-Beveren 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’14 10
5 Efe AmbroseDF 25 Celtic 00 0 0 130 €3.0M€3M ’14 40
6 Azubuike EgwuekweDF 24 Warri Wolves 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’14 00
7 Ahmed MusaFW 21 CSKA Moscow 00 0 0 81 €12.0M€12M ’13 42
8 Peter Odemwingie 2ndFW 32 Stoke City 19260 22 12,724 132 €2.5M€8M ’06 41
9 Emmanuel EmenikeFW 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 42 €14.0M€14M ’14 40
10 John Obi MikelMF 27 Chelsea 2061 8 13,751 530 €20.0M€23M ’13 40
11 Victor MosesMF 23 Liverpool [ 123 ] 11610 9 6,319 41 €11.0M€15M ’12 20
12 Kunle OdunlamiDF 23 Sunshine Stars 00 0 0 00 €0.2M— 00
13 Juwon OshaniwaDF 23 Ashdod 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’14 40
14 Godfrey OboabonaDF 23 Çaykur Rizespor 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’14 10
15 Ramon AzeezMF 21 Almería 302 2 2,042 00 €2.0M€2M ’14 10
16 Austin Ejide 3rdGK 30 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’07 00
17 Ogenyi OnaziMF 21 Lazio 452 3 2,532 00 €6.0M€6M ’14 40
18 Michael BabatundeMF 21 Volyn Lutsk 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’13 00
19 Uche NwoforFW 22 Heerenveen [ 124 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’12 20
20 Michael UcheboFW 24 Cercle Brugge 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’12 10
21 Chigozie AgbimGK 29 Gombe United 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’14 00
22 Kenneth OmeruoDF 20 Middlesbrough [ 125 ] 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’13 40
23 Shola AmeobiFW 32 Newcastle United 29543 30 14,820 83 €1.5M€6M ’06 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Joseph Yobo
peak €12M (2008-07) → €2M at kickoff · −83%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League96262,17299
La Liga302,0422
Serie A452,5322
Ligue 11379,81323
Total top-5 117476,559126
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)965,961
Eredivisie (Ned)18611,694
Premiership (Sco)675,601
Pro League (Bel)1509,947
Süper Lig (Tur)15413,017
All competitions (26 named + 42 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)96262,172
Premier League (Isr)35931,908
Eredivisie (Ned)18611,694
Premier Liga (Rus)18214,213
Süper Lig (Tur)15413,017
Pro League (Bel)1509,947
Ligue 1 (Fra)1379,813
UEFA Champions League1107,867
Championship (Eng)965,961
FA Cup (Eng)734,797
Premiership (Sco)675,601
Premier League (Ukr)673,626
UEFA Europa League594,344
EFL Cup (Eng)544,224
UEFA Cup523,733
CAF Champions League484,298
Serie A (Ita)452,532
Ligue 2 (Fra)443,960
LaLiga (Spa)302,042
Ligue 1 (Tun)302,700
UCL qualifying251,935
Coupe de France (Fra)9474
Eliteserien (Nor)6508
Copa del Rey (Spa)4267
Coppa Italia (Ita)4288
Segunda (Spa)211
Other competitions (42 — minor leagues, cups, youth)46737,892
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
188 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
27%
prospect share
Goal dependency
48%
Peter Odemwingie of squad league goals
Value dependency
24%
John Obi Mikel of squad value
Precocity
2,707′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: John Obi Mikel (2,707′), Victor Moses (2,576′), Ogenyi Onazi (1,830′).

2018 squad — Group◑ 22/23 · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #146 of 240 all-time · #19 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.56)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Ikechukwu EzenwaGK 29 Enyimba 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’18 00
2 Brian IdowuDF 26 Amkar Perm 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 30
3 Elderson Echiéjilé 2ndDF 30 Cercle Brugge 592 2 4,017 90 €0.7M€4M ’13 00
4 Wilfred NdidiMF 21 Leicester City 502 4 4,421 40 €25.0M€25M ’18 30
5 William Troost-EkongDF 24 Bursaspor 00 0 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’18 30
6 Leon BalogunDF 29 Mainz 05 751 2 5,316 00 €2.0M€2M ’16 30
7 Ahmed Musa 2ndFW 25 CSKA Moscow 212 0 753 253 €15.0M€18M ’16 32
8 Peter EteboMF 22 Las Palmas 140 1 1,215 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 00
9 Odion IghaloFW 28 Changchun Yatai 13831 11 8,354 00 €9.5M€12M ’16 30
10 John Obi Mikel 2ndMF 31 Tianjin TEDA 2491 10 16,230 592 €5.5M€23M ’13 30
11 Victor Moses 2ndFW 27 Chelsea 21820 20 13,371 81 €20.0M€20M ’18 31
12 Shehu AbdullahiDF 25 Bursaspor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M— 00
13 Simeon NwankwoFW 26 Crotone 4410 1 1,774 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 20
14 Kelechi IheanachoFW 22 Leicester City 6715 7 2,104 72 €15.0M€15M ’17 30
15 Joel ObiMF 27 Torino 1107 3 4,672 80 €5.0M€6M ’12 00
16 Daniel AkpeyiGK 32 Chippa United 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’18 00
17 Ogenyi Onazi 2ndMF 25 Trabzonspor 764 5 4,376 00 €3.5M€7M ’14 00
18 Alex IwobiFW 22 Arsenal 658 10 3,938 91 €15.0M€15M ’18 30
19 John OguMF 30 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’16 00
20 Chidozie AwaziemDF 21 Nantes 221 0 1,509 00 €6.0M€6M ’18 00
21 Tyronne EbuehiDF 22 ADO Den Haag 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’18 10
22 Kenneth Omeruo 2ndDF 24 Kasımpaşa 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’16 20
23 Francis UzohoGK 19 Deportivo La Coruña 20 0 180 00 €0.3M€0M ’18 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
John Obi Mikel
peak €23M (2013-01) → €6M at kickoff · −76%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League72545,26165
La Liga935,35614
Serie A23910,96822
Bundesliga755,3161
Ligue 1785,3292
Total top-5 121072,230104
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)1268,209
Eredivisie (Ned)17513,953
Primeira Liga (Por)21315,617
Pro League (Bel)554,745
Süper Lig (Tur)16613,310
All competitions (29 named + 61 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)72545,261
Serie A (Ita)23910,968
Premier Liga (Rus)22217,431
Primeira Liga (Por)21315,617
Eredivisie (Ned)17513,953
Süper Lig (Tur)16613,310
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)16312,158
UEFA Champions League1298,539
Championship (Eng)1268,209
FA Cup (Eng)986,677
LaLiga (Spa)935,356
Premier League (Isr)927,935
UEFA Europa League875,937
Ligue 1 (Fra)785,329
Bundesliga (Ger)755,316
Premier Division (RSA)746,630
Eliteserien (Nor)634,873
Super League (Chn)625,563
EFL Cup (Eng)604,712
Pro League (Bel)554,745
2. Bundesliga (Ger)322,429
UCL qualifying252,129
Coppa Italia (Ita)231,214
Segunda (Spa)21858
Coupe de France (Fra)11766
CAF Champions League6418
DFB-Pokal (Ger)6304
Copa del Rey (Spa)5401
UEFA Cup15
Other competitions (61 — minor leagues, cups, youth)109486,772
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
187 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
48%
prospect share
Goal dependency
30%
Odion Ighalo of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Wilfred Ndidi of squad value
Precocity
3,052′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Wilfred Ndidi (3,052′), John Obi Mikel (2,707′), Victor Moses (2,576′).