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4 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '18
5%
U23 value share
Succession '26
42%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
76.3k241.0k
+216% 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%20022018202220265%20%42%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#17 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.52): minutes-weighted age 28.9, 68% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 50% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€300m€230m€478m'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.027.024.025.626.427.728.9'02'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Quarter-final
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2006
Did not qualify
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2010
Did not qualify
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2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Group
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2022
Round of 16
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2026
Round of 32
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2002 squad — Quarter-final 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #150 of 240 all-time · #20 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.57)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Tony SylvaGK 27 Monaco 80 n/a 635 00 n/a 50
2 Omar DafDF 25 Sochaux 400 n/a 3,416 00 n/a 50
3 Pape SarrMF 24 Lens 728 n/a 5,397 00 n/a 10
4 Pape Malick DiopDF 27 Lorient 300 n/a 2,565 00 n/a 50
5 Alassane N'DourDF 20 Saint-Étienne 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 10
6 Aliou CisséDF 26 Montpellier 662 n/a 5,007 50 n/a 40
7 Henri CamaraFW 25 Sedan 258 n/a 1,697 00 n/a 42
8 Amara TraoréFW 36 Gueugnon 7516 n/a 5,227 00 n/a 00
9 Souleymane CamaraFW 19 Monaco 212 n/a 931 00 n/a 10
10 Khalilou FadigaMF 27 Auxerre 489 n/a 3,827 00 n/a 41
11 El Hadji DioufFW 21 Lens 9719 n/a 6,680 00 n/a 50
12 Amdy FayeMF 25 Auxerre 461 n/a 3,209 00 n/a 20
13 Lamine DiattaDF 26 Rennes 1026 n/a 8,393 00 n/a 50
14 Moussa N'DiayeMF 23 Sedan 6812 n/a 3,651 00 n/a 30
15 Salif DiaoMF 25 Sedan 740 n/a 5,032 30 n/a 31
16 Omar DialloGK 29 Olympique Khouribga 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
17 Ferdinand ColyDF 28 Lens 835 n/a 6,557 00 n/a 50
18 Pape ThiawFW 21 Strasbourg 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 10
19 Papa Bouba DiopMF 24 Lens 50 n/a 123 00 n/a 53
20 Sylvain N'DiayeMF 25 Lille 543 n/a 4,337 50 n/a 00
21 Habib BeyeDF 24 Strasbourg 874 n/a 7,208 00 n/a 30
22 Kalidou CissokhoGK 23 Jeanne d'Arc 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
23 Makhtar N'DiayeMF 20 Rennes 397 n/a 2,432 00 n/a 00
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Ligue 1104076,324102
Total top-5 104076,324102
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Pro League (Bel)15711,325
Saudi Pro League (KSA)190
All competitions (10 named + 12 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)104076,324
Ligue 2 (Fra)73359,658
Pro League (Bel)15711,325
Super League (Sui)1129,001
Coupe de France (Fra)1028,380
UEFA Cup503,449
UEFA Champions League13963
UCL qualifying6505
CAF Champions League2180
Saudi Pro League (KSA)190
Other competitions (12 — minor leagues, cups, youth)17713,718
Squad traits
Mean height
183 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
19%
El Hadji Diouf of squad league goals
Precocity
6,015′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: El Hadji Diouf (6,015′), Makhtar N'Diaye (2,432′), Souleymane Camara (931′).

2018 squad — Group · value retention 89%

Paper Index: #103 of 240 all-time · #14 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.18)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Abdoulaye DialloGK 26 Rennes 120 0 1,080 00 €1.0M€1M ’17 00
2 Adama MbengueDF 24 Caen 190 0 1,596 00 €3.0M€3M ’18 00
3 Kalidou KoulibalyDF 26 Napoli 1238 1 10,851 130 €60.0M€60M ’18 30
4 Kara MbodjiDF 28 Anderlecht 00 0 0 50 €7.0M€7M ’17 00
5 Idrissa GueyeMF 28 Everton 2358 8 18,268 60 €20.0M€20M ’18 30
6 Salif SanéDF 27 Hannover 96 17014 5 14,497 00 €18.0M€18M ’18 30
7 Moussa SowFW 32 Bursaspor 13643 11 7,259 63 €1.5M€16M ’14 00
8 Cheikhou KouyatéMF 28 West Ham United 12912 7 11,202 120 €12.0M€12M ’16 30
9 Mame Biram DioufFW 30 Stoke City 21053 24 13,781 00 €7.0M€11M ’13 20
10 Sadio ManéFW 26 Liverpool 12344 21 9,197 1110 €70.0M€70M ’18 31
11 Cheikh N'DoyeMF 32 Birmingham City 6514 10 5,686 00 €2.5M€4M ’16 20
12 Youssouf SabalyDF 25 Bordeaux 1582 15 13,917 00 €7.0M€7M ’18 30
13 Alfred N'DiayeMF 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1513 5 11,002 00 €5.0M€8M ’16 20
14 Moussa KonatéFW 25 Amiens 5814 5 3,699 00 €6.0M€7M ’15 20
15 Diafra SakhoFW 28 Rennes 7520 4 4,538 00 €5.0M€12M ’16 10
16 Khadim N'DiayeGK 33 Horoya 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’18 30
17 Badou NdiayeMF 27 Stoke City 132 1 1,140 00 €15.0M€15M ’18 10
18 Ismaïla SarrFW 20 Rennes 5510 10 3,804 00 €14.0M€14M ’18 30
19 M'Baye NiangFW 23 Torino 17228 19 10,000 20 €10.0M€15M ’16 31
20 Keita BaldéFW 23 Monaco 13334 20 7,335 60 €30.0M€30M ’18 10
21 Lamine GassamaDF 28 Alanyaspor 1281 4 10,733 30 €1.2M€2M ’15 10
22 Moussa WaguéDF 19 Eupen 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 31
23 Alfred GomisGK 24 SPAL 260 0 2,261 00 €3.0M€3M ’17 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Moussa Sow
peak €16M (2014-08) → €2M at kickoff · −91%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League62847,033109
La Liga594,6332
Serie A39126,16152
Bundesliga15712,87036
Ligue 195671,149111
Total top-5 2191161,846310
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)703,674
Pro League (Bel)33127,538
Süper Lig (Tur)35929,184
All competitions (29 named + 49 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)95671,149
Premier League (Eng)62847,033
Serie A (Ita)39126,161
Süper Lig (Tur)35929,184
Pro League (Bel)33127,538
Ligue 2 (Fra)30123,087
UEFA Europa League17213,873
Eliteserien (Nor)16913,996
Bundesliga (Ger)15712,870
Serie B (Ita)12911,546
Super League (Sui)937,095
Coupe de France (Fra)896,749
Championship (Eng)703,674
UEFA Champions League644,991
Bundesliga (Aut)634,939
LaLiga (Spa)594,633
Coppa Italia (Ita)372,654
UCL qualifying372,671
EFL Cup (Eng)322,234
Pro League (UAE)322,636
Segunda (Spa)282,008
2. Bundesliga (Ger)282,337
FA Cup (Eng)271,853
Premier League (Isr)241,079
CAF Champions League141,260
DFB-Pokal (Ger)11916
Premier Liga (Rus)10165
UEFA Cup8432
Copa del Rey (Spa)4357
Other competitions (49 — minor leagues, cups, youth)100582,280
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
5%
prospect share
Goal dependency
17%
Mame Biram Diouf of squad league goals
Value dependency
23%
Sadio Mané of squad value
Precocity
5,326′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: M'Baye Niang (5,326′), Ismaïla Sarr (3,804′), Alfred N'Diaye (3,677′).

2022 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 59%

Paper Index: #131 of 240 all-time · #17 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.43)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Seny DiengGK 27 Queens Park Rangers 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’22 00
2 Formose MendyDF 21 Amiens 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’22 00
3 Kalidou Koulibaly 2ndDF 31 Chelsea 24514 5 21,456 300 €35.0M€75M ’19 41
4 Pape Abou CisséDF 27 Olympiacos 140 0 1,260 60 €6.0M€8M ’22 30
5 Idrissa Gueye 2ndMF 33 Everton 35214 14 26,716 301 €8.0M€30M ’19 30
6 Nampalys MendyMF 30 Leicester City 2231 5 17,078 10 €3.5M€12M ’16 40
7 Nicolas JacksonFW 21 Villarreal 222 3 934 00 €15.0M€15M ’22 10
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté 2ndDF 32 Nottingham Forest 27015 12 21,443 120 €3.0M€12M ’16 10
9 Boulaye DiaFW 26 Salernitana 11735 10 7,762 81 €12.0M€14M ’21 41
10 Moussa N'DiayeDF 20 Anderlecht 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’22 00
11 Pathé CissMF 28 Rayo Vallecano 443 1 1,726 00 €4.0M€4M ’22 30
12 Fodé Ballo-TouréDF 25 Milan 1211 9 8,211 60 €3.5M€12M ’19 10
13 Iliman NdiayeFW 22 Sheffield United 10 0 11 00 €3.5M€4M ’22 30
14 Ismail JakobsDF 23 Monaco 833 5 4,930 00 €7.0M€7M ’21 40
15 Krépin DiattaMF 23 Monaco 333 1 1,541 121 €13.0M€21M ’20 30
16 Édouard MendyGK 30 Chelsea 1370 0 12,240 220 €25.0M€32M ’21 40
17 Pape Matar SarrMF 20 Tottenham Hotspur 554 3 3,720 00 €15.0M€20M ’21 20
18 Ismaïla Sarr 2ndFW 24 Watford 14028 26 10,490 00 €22.0M€30M ’19 41
19 Famara DiédhiouFW 29 Alanyaspor 318 2 2,284 00 €3.0M€7M ’20 21
20 Bamba DiengFW 22 Marseille 368 4 1,239 00 €8.0M€10M ’22 41
21 Youssouf Sabaly 2ndDF 29 Real Betis 2453 20 21,077 00 €4.0M€10M ’19 40
22 Abdou DialloDF 26 RB Leipzig 1204 5 9,276 260 €15.0M€35M ’19 40
23 Alfred Gomis 2ndGK 29 Rennes 1170 0 10,282 40 €3.0M€9M ’20 00
24 Moustapha NameDF 27 Pafos 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’22 00
25 Mamadou LoumMF 25 Reading 322 0 2,317 30 €3.5M€5M ’19 00
26 Pape GueyeMF 23 Marseille 693 1 3,916 70 €10.0M€12M ’22 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Kalidou Koulibaly
peak €75M (2019-06) → €35M at kickoff · −53%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League63350,03729
La Liga1427,66512
Serie A30926,29320
Bundesliga1038,6427
Ligue 1132097,27283
Total top-5 2507189,909151
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)36928,168
Premiership (Sco)121,080
Primeira Liga (Por)281,866
Pro League (Bel)28423,096
Süper Lig (Tur)281,624
All competitions (27 named + 57 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)132097,272
Premier League (Eng)63350,037
Ligue 2 (Fra)42833,780
Championship (Eng)36928,168
Serie A (Ita)30926,293
Pro League (Bel)28423,096
UEFA Champions League16711,719
UEFA Europa League16412,184
LaLiga (Spa)1427,665
Coupe de France (Fra)14010,966
Serie B (Ita)12911,546
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)1288,506
Bundesliga (Ger)1038,642
Super League (Gre)766,436
Segunda (Spa)664,121
FA Cup (Eng)453,543
EFL Cup (Eng)372,699
UCL qualifying342,075
Primeira Liga (Por)281,866
Süper Lig (Tur)281,624
League One (Eng)272,430
Coppa Italia (Ita)221,903
Eliteserien (Nor)221,326
Copa del Rey (Spa)151,098
Premiership (Sco)121,080
DFB-Pokal (Ger)9788
CAF Champions League128
Other competitions (57 — minor leagues, cups, youth)103883,413
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
20%
prospect share
Goal dependency
23%
Boulaye Dia of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Kalidou Koulibaly of squad value
Precocity
5,790′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ismaïla Sarr (5,790′), Pape Matar Sarr (3,720′), Youssouf Sabaly (2,328′).

2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 59%

Paper Index: #66 of 240 all-time · #12 of 48 in 2026 (composite +0.32)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Yehvann DioufGK 26 Nice 1270 0 11,385 00 €7.0M€12M ’25 00
2 Mamadou SarrDF 20 Chelsea 470 1 3,788 10 €22.0M€25M ’25 00
3 Kalidou Koulibaly 3rd faded greatDF 34 Al-Hilal 25915 6 22,512 330 €4.5M€75M ’19 20
4 Abdoulaye SeckDF 34 Maccabi Haifa 00 0 0 62 €0.4M€3M ’22 10
5 Idrissa Gueye 3rdMF 36 Everton 46220 21 35,633 301 €0.5M€30M ’19 40
6 Pathé Ciss 2ndMF 32 Rayo Vallecano 15610 3 8,145 00 €1.8M€4M ’22 40
7 Assane DiaoFW 20 Como 6013 4 3,667 00 €30.0M€30M ’25 10
8 Lamine CamaraMF 22 Monaco 846 15 6,182 150 €40.0M€40M ’26 40
9 Bamba Dieng 2ndFW 26 Lorient 11128 8 4,320 00 €15.0M€15M ’26 10
10 Sadio Mané 2nd faded greatFW 34 Al-Nassr 288118 48 22,106 6427 €6.0M€150M ’19 40
11 Nicolas Jackson 2ndFW 24 Bayern Munich 12344 17 7,814 103 €40.0M€55M ’24 40
12 Cherif NdiayeFW 30 Samsunspor 00 0 0 143 €5.0M€6M ’25 00
13 Iliman Ndiaye 2ndFW 26 Everton 9618 8 6,865 00 €55.0M€55M ’26 31
14 Ismail Jakobs 2ndDF 26 Galatasaray 1274 9 7,344 120 €8.0M€8M ’23 30
15 Krépin Diatta 2ndDF 27 Monaco 1146 6 5,443 191 €6.0M€21M ’20 40
16 Édouard Mendy 2ndGK 34 Al-Ahli 1380 0 12,330 220 €4.0M€32M ’21 20
17 Pape Matar Sarr 2ndMF 23 Tottenham Hotspur 16212 13 9,321 100 €30.0M€45M ’24 20
18 Ismaïla Sarr 3rdFW 28 Crystal Palace 22948 38 16,835 00 €40.0M€40M ’26 44
19 Moussa NiakhatéDF 30 Lyon 26110 7 22,404 00 €15.0M€18M ’21 40
20 Ibrahim MbayeFW 18 Paris Saint-Germain 334 3 1,334 40 €30.0M€30M ’26 41
21 Habib DiarraMF 22 Sunderland 11412 12 7,814 00 €35.0M€35M ’26 32
22 Bara Sapoko NdiayeMF 18 Bayern Munich 40 0 142 00 €4.0M€4M ’26 10
23 Mory DiawGK 32 Le Havre 970 1 8,685 00 €0.9M€2M ’23 30
24 Antoine MendyDF 22 Nice 641 1 3,850 00 €10.0M€10M ’26 00
25 El Hadji Malick DioufDF 21 West Ham United 320 5 2,711 00 €28.0M€28M ’25 30
26 Pape Gueye 2ndMF 27 Villarreal 16914 7 10,378 140 €40.0M€40M ’26 42
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Sadio Mané
peak €150M (2019-12) → €6M at kickoff · −96%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League105981,663199
La Liga29916,77835
Serie A26823,05523
Bundesliga22317,17627
Ligue 11508102,33699
Total top-5 3357241,008383
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)15412,205
Pro League (Bel)18314,442
Süper Lig (Tur)1489,809
Saudi Pro League (KSA)25422,227
All competitions (31 named + 78 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Ligue 1 (Fra)1508102,336
Premier League (Eng)105981,663
LaLiga (Spa)29916,778
Serie A (Ita)26823,055
UEFA Champions League25418,066
Saudi Pro League (KSA)25422,227
Ligue 2 (Fra)23118,032
Bundesliga (Ger)22317,176
UEFA Europa League21715,235
Pro League (Bel)18314,442
Championship (Eng)15412,205
Süper Lig (Tur)1489,809
Coupe de France (Fra)1258,892
Premier League (Isr)827,063
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)765,783
Eliteserien (Nor)714,630
Segunda (Spa)664,121
Bundesliga (Aut)634,939
Super League (Sui)615,490
UCL qualifying564,086
HNL (Cro)523,798
FA Cup (Eng)503,876
SuperLiga (Srb)502,917
EFL Cup (Eng)452,943
First League (Cze)302,273
Copa del Rey (Spa)261,634
Super League (Chn)241,699
Coppa Italia (Ita)181,346
AFC Champions League151,361
DFB-Pokal (Ger)13860
CAF Champions League296
Other competitions (78 — minor leagues, cups, youth)103480,571
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
42%
prospect share
Goal dependency
31%
Sadio Mané of squad league goals
Value dependency
12%
Iliman Ndiaye of squad value
Precocity
5,790′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ismaïla Sarr (5,790′), Habib Diarra (5,244′), Pape Matar Sarr (4,151′).