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6 World Cups · 2006–2026

Succession '06

29%

U23 value share

Succession '26

18%

U23 value share

Top-5 minutes

66.5k→279.9k

+321% 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

Cliff verdict · 2026

#6 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.93): minutes-weighted age 29.7, 83% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 31% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament

Tournament by tournament

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2002

Did not qualify

no squad →

2006 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 87%

Paper Index: #141 of 240 all-time · #17 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.49)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Pascal Zuberbühler	GK	35	Basel	13	0	n/a	1,170	26	0	€0.8M	€1M ’04	4	0
2	Johan Djourou	DF	19	Arsenal	7	0	n/a	563	0	0	€0.3M	€0M ’06	3	0
3	Ludovic Magnin	DF	27	VfB Stuttgart	70	5	n/a	4,704	8	0	€2.6M	€3M ’06	3	0
4	Philippe Senderos	DF	21	Arsenal	33	2	n/a	2,763	8	0	€3.8M	€4M ’05	3	1
5	Xavier Margairaz	MF	22	Zürich	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€1.7M	€2M ’05	2	0
6	Johann Vogel	MF	29	AC Milan	14	0	n/a	791	52	0	€4.5M	€5M ’05	4	0
7	Ricardo Cabanas	MF	27	1. FC Köln	33	0	n/a	2,303	0	0	€2.5M	€3M ’05	4	0
8	Raphaël Wicky	DF	29	Hamburger SV	204	5	n/a	16,036	0	0	€3.5M	€5M ’06	4	0
9	Alexander Frei	FW	26	Rennes [ 75 ]	100	48	n/a	7,218	0	0	€10.0M	€12M ’05	4	2
10	Daniel Gygax	FW	24	Lille	22	4	n/a	994	2	0	€2.0M	€2M ’05	2	0
11	Marco Streller	FW	24	1. FC Köln	42	7	n/a	2,063	0	0	€2.5M	€4M ’04	3	0
12	Diego Benaglio	GK	22	Nacional	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€1.0M	€1M ’06	0	0
13	Stéphane Grichting	DF	27	Auxerre	74	1	n/a	6,334	2	0	€2.0M	€2M ’04	1	0
14	David Degen	MF	23	Basel [ 76 ]	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€1.8M	€2M ’05	4	0
15	Blerim Džemaili	MF	20	Zürich	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€1.6M	€2M ’06	0	0
16	Tranquillo Barnetta	MF	21	Bayer Leverkusen	38	8	n/a	2,566	0	0	€5.5M	€6M ’06	4	1
17	Christoph Spycher	DF	28	Eintracht Frankfurt	24	0	n/a	2,142	0	0	€2.5M	€2M ’04	1	0
18	Mauro Lustrinelli	FW	30	Sparta Prague	0	0	n/a	0	6	1	€1.5M	€2M ’06	2	0
19	Valon Behrami	MF	21	Lazio	26	2	n/a	2,074	0	0	€6.0M	€6M ’05	1	0
20	Patrick Müller	DF	29	Lyon	149	3	n/a	12,013	32	0	€4.0M	€6M ’04	4	0
21	Fabio Coltorti	GK	25	Grasshopper	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€2.0M	€2M ’06	0	0
22	Hakan Yakin	MF	29	Young Boys [ 77 ]	9	0	n/a	374	12	3	€2.0M	€4M ’05	3	0
23	Philipp Degen	DF	23	Borussia Dortmund	31	1	n/a	2,386	0	0	€3.5M	€4M ’06	0	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Alexander Frei

peak €12M (2005-04) → €10M at kickoff · −17%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	40	3,326	2
La Liga	6	421	0
Serie A	40	2,865	2
Bundesliga	447	32,866	26
Ligue 1	356	27,016	56
Total top-5	889	66,494	86

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie (Ned)	169	13,566
Primeira Liga (Por)	23	2,070
Süper Lig (Tur)	2	26

All competitions (21 named + 21 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	2474	192,573
Bundesliga (Ger)	447	32,866
Ligue 1 (Fra)	356	27,016
UEFA Cup	227	18,026
Eredivisie (Ned)	169	13,566
UEFA Champions League	148	12,145
Serie B (Ita)	57	3,693
UCL qualifying	50	3,978
Premier League (Eng)	40	3,326
Serie A (Ita)	40	2,865
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	39	3,087
Coupe de France (Fra)	33	2,696
Primeira Liga (Por)	23	2,070
EFL Cup (Eng)	14	1,261
First League (Cze)	13	774
Segunda (Spa)	11	724
FA Cup (Eng)	10	960
LaLiga (Spa)	6	421
Coppa Italia (Ita)	5	332
Copa del Rey (Spa)	2	137
Süper Lig (Tur)	2	26
Other competitions (21 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	746	59,376

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

16/23 measured

Defender height

183 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

29%

prospect share

Goal dependency

56%

Alexander Frei of squad league goals

Value dependency

15%

Alexander Frei of squad value

Precocity

2,566′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Tranquillo Barnetta (2,566′), Raphaël Wicky (2,532′), Philippe Senderos (1,989′).

2010 squad — Group · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #125 of 240 all-time · #15 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.39)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC
1	Diego Benaglio 2nd	GK	26	VfL Wolfsburg	70	0	0	6,241	6	0	€10.0M	€12M ’09	3
2	Stephan Lichtsteiner	DF	26	Lazio	155	9	10	11,446	5	0	€6.8M	€8M ’09	3
3	Ludovic Magnin 2nd	DF	31	Zürich	148	6	15	10,707	11	0	€1.5M	€4M ’07	0
4	Philippe Senderos 2nd	DF	25	Everton	80	4	1	5,664	18	0	€3.0M	€10M ’07	1
5	Steve von Bergen	DF	27	Hertha BSC	68	0	1	5,716	0	0	€3.0M	€4M ’08	3
6	Benjamin Huggel	MF	32	Basel	53	1	3	3,662	10	0	€1.7M	€2M ’07	3
7	Tranquillo Barnetta 2nd	MF	25	Bayer Leverkusen	163	23	35	12,315	0	0	€10.0M	€10M ’10	3
8	Gökhan Inler	MF	25	Udinese	106	3	7	9,018	0	0	€8.5M	€9M ’08	3
9	Alexander Frei 2nd	FW	30	Basel	174	82	21	12,652	0	0	€6.0M	€12M ’05	2
10	Blaise Nkufo	FW	35	Twente	9	0	1	428	0	0	€3.5M	€4M ’08	3
11	Valon Behrami 2nd	MF	25	West Ham United	116	6	5	9,198	4	0	€8.0M	€8M ’08	1
12	Marco Wölfli	GK	27	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.0M	€2M ’09	0
13	Stéphane Grichting 2nd	DF	31	Auxerre	195	1	2	16,845	2	0	€2.8M	€3M ’09	3
14	Marco Padalino	MF	26	Sampdoria	51	3	4	2,511	0	0	€3.0M	€3M ’09	0
15	Hakan Yakin 2nd	MF	33	Luzern	9	0	3	374	12	3	€2.0M	€4M ’05	2
16	Gelson Fernandes	MF	23	Saint-Étienne	76	3	0	4,993	0	0	€5.0M	€6M ’07	0
17	Reto Ziegler	DF	24	Sampdoria	135	4	13	7,344	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’10	3
18	Albert Bunjaku	FW	26	1. FC Nürnberg	28	12	0	2,165	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’10	1
19	Eren Derdiyok	FW	21	Bayer Leverkusen	33	12	6	2,615	5	1	€9.0M	€9M ’10	3
20	Pirmin Schwegler	MF	23	Eintracht Frankfurt	71	3	5	4,532	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’10	0
21	Johnny Leoni	GK	25	Zürich	0	0	0	0	6	0	€1.2M	€1M ’09	0
22	Mario Eggimann	DF	29	Hannover 96	76	6	1	5,830	0	0	€1.2M	€3M ’08	1
23	Xherdan Shaqiri	MF	18	Basel	0	0	0	0	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’10	1

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Philippe Senderos

peak €10M (2007-04) → €3M at kickoff · −69%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	193	13,086	10
Serie A	396	28,133	16
Bundesliga	810	60,159	97
Ligue 1	417	32,878	55
Total top-5	1816	134,256	178

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie (Ned)	223	19,374
Primeira Liga (Por)	69	6,210
Süper Lig (Tur)	2	26

All competitions (19 named + 29 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	2080	162,528
Bundesliga (Ger)	810	60,159
Ligue 1 (Fra)	417	32,878
Serie A (Ita)	396	28,133
Eredivisie (Ned)	223	19,374
UEFA Cup	212	15,665
2. Bundesliga (Ger)	202	16,625
Premier League (Eng)	193	13,086
Serie B (Ita)	174	11,567
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	91	7,404
UEFA Champions League	79	6,278
Primeira Liga (Por)	69	6,210
UCL qualifying	47	3,786
Coppa Italia (Ita)	44	3,212
UEFA Europa League	37	2,992
Coupe de France (Fra)	37	3,055
EFL Cup (Eng)	29	2,552
FA Cup (Eng)	28	2,302
Süper Lig (Tur)	2	26
Other competitions (29 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	931	75,041

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

17/23 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

12%

prospect share

Goal dependency

46%

Alexander Frei of squad league goals

Value dependency

10%

Diego Benaglio of squad value

Precocity

2,566′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Tranquillo Barnetta (2,566′), Philippe Senderos (1,989′), Reto Ziegler (1,811′).

2014 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #111 of 240 all-time · #15 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.27)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Diego Benaglio 3rd	GK	30	VfL Wolfsburg	193	0	0	17,244	6	0	€6.0M	€12M ’09	4	0
2	Stephan Lichtsteiner 2nd	DF	30	Juventus	279	17	24	21,511	14	0	€17.0M	€17M ’13	4	0
3	Reto Ziegler 2nd	DF	28	Sassuolo [ 100 ]	186	5	15	11,483	0	0	€2.5M	€8M ’12	0	0
4	Philippe Senderos 3rd	DF	29	Valencia [ 101 ]	145	6	3	11,129	18	0	€2.5M	€10M ’07	1	0
5	Steve von Bergen 2nd	DF	31	Young Boys	164	1	2	14,160	0	0	€1.5M	€4M ’08	2	0
6	Michael Lang	DF	23	Grasshopper	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M	€2M ’13	1	0
7	Tranquillo Barnetta 3rd	MF	29	Eintracht Frankfurt	238	26	44	16,276	7	0	€3.0M	€10M ’10	0	0
8	Gökhan Inler 2nd	MF	29	Napoli	240	14	18	19,380	13	3	€14.0M	€18M ’13	4	0
9	Haris Seferovic	FW	22	Real Sociedad	37	2	2	1,202	6	0	€4.5M	€5M ’13	4	1
10	Granit Xhaka	MF	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	50	1	1	3,498	10	0	€10.0M	€10M ’14	4	1
11	Valon Behrami 3rd	MF	29	Napoli	225	8	10	17,648	10	0	€16.0M	€16M ’14	4	0
12	Yann Sommer	GK	25	Basel [ 102 ]	0	0	0	0	14	0	€8.0M	€8M ’13	0	0
13	Ricardo Rodriguez	DF	21	VfL Wolfsburg	75	5	15	6,298	0	0	€20.0M	€20M ’14	4	0
14	Valentin Stocker	MF	25	Basel [ 103 ]	0	0	0	0	19	2	€7.0M	€7M ’13	1	0
15	Blerim Džemaili 2nd	MF	28	Napoli	165	17	14	11,508	9	0	€11.0M	€11M ’14	3	1
16	Gelson Fernandes 2nd	MF	27	SC Freiburg	151	7	5	10,678	0	0	€3.0M	€6M ’07	1	0
17	Mario Gavranović	FW	24	Zürich	15	0	1	507	1	1	€1.5M	€2M ’10	0	0
18	Admir Mehmedi	FW	23	SC Freiburg [ 104 ]	32	12	4	2,618	4	0	€5.5M	€6M ’14	4	1
19	Josip Drmić	FW	21	1. FC Nürnberg [ 105 ]	33	17	3	2,662	0	0	€10.0M	€10M ’14	4	0
20	Johan Djourou 2nd	DF	27	Hamburger SV [ 106 ]	135	1	1	10,656	19	0	€3.0M	€8M ’11	4	0
21	Roman Bürki	GK	23	Grasshopper [ 107 ]	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.5M	€2M ’13	0	0
22	Fabian Schär	DF	22	Basel	0	0	0	0	6	0	€8.0M	€8M ’14	2	0
23	Xherdan Shaqiri 2nd	MF	22	Bayern Munich	43	10	8	2,153	22	2	€20.0M	€20M ’13	4	3

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Philippe Senderos

peak €10M (2007-04) → €2M at kickoff · −74%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	356	25,965	15
La Liga	32	1,530	2
Serie A	1075	81,873	54
Bundesliga	821	62,428	72
Ligue 1	122	8,815	6
Total top-5	2406	180,611	149

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship (Eng)	15	961
Primeira Liga (Por)	75	6,599
Süper Lig (Tur)	39	3,355

All competitions (22 named + 39 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	1704	131,164
Serie A (Ita)	1075	81,873
Bundesliga (Ger)	821	62,428
Premier League (Eng)	356	25,965
UEFA Champions League	178	12,508
UEFA Europa League	178	13,260
Ligue 1 (Fra)	122	8,815
UEFA Cup	90	6,411
UCL qualifying	77	5,786
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	77	6,046
Primeira Liga (Por)	75	6,599
Coppa Italia (Ita)	74	5,419
Serie B (Ita)	73	5,087
EFL Cup (Eng)	58	4,864
FA Cup (Eng)	43	3,590
Süper Lig (Tur)	39	3,355
LaLiga (Spa)	32	1,530
Premier League (Ukr)	25	1,153
Championship (Eng)	15	961
Coupe de France (Fra)	11	918
Copa del Rey (Spa)	8	498
Premier Liga (Rus)	6	429
Other competitions (39 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	1009	79,229

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

18/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

41%

prospect share

Goal dependency

17%

Tranquillo Barnetta of squad league goals

Value dependency

11%

Ricardo Rodriguez of squad value

Precocity

3,508′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ricardo Rodriguez (3,508′), Johan Djourou (3,259′), Tranquillo Barnetta (2,566′).

2018 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 70%

Paper Index: #97 of 240 all-time · #13 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.09)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Yann Sommer 2nd	GK	29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	130	0	0	11,627	26	0	€8.0M	€12M ’15	4	0
2	Stephan Lichtsteiner 3rd	DF	34	Juventus	390	21	35	29,379	36	1	€1.5M	€17M ’13	3	0
3	François Moubandje	DF	27	Toulouse	112	0	3	9,371	0	0	€2.5M	€2M ’17	0	0
4	Nico Elvedi	DF	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	79	2	5	6,576	8	0	€17.0M	€17M ’18	0	0
5	Manuel Akanji	DF	22	Borussia Dortmund	11	0	0	903	6	0	€22.0M	€22M ’18	4	0
6	Michael Lang 2nd	DF	27	Basel	0	0	0	0	13	3	€5.8M	€6M ’18	3	0
7	Breel Embolo	FW	21	Schalke 04	28	5	4	1,254	8	1	€18.0M	€22M ’16	4	0
8	Remo Freuler	MF	26	Atalanta	74	11	6	6,067	0	0	€14.0M	€14M ’18	0	0
9	Haris Seferovic 2nd	FW	26	Benfica	123	18	15	7,321	10	1	€4.0M	€8M ’15	3	0
10	Granit Xhaka 2nd	MF	25	Arsenal	178	9	12	14,257	22	1	€40.0M	€40M ’18	4	1
11	Valon Behrami 4th	MF	33	Udinese	315	9	12	24,289	10	0	€1.0M	€16M ’14	4	0
12	Yvon Mvogo	GK	24	RB Leipzig	1	0	0	90	0	0	€3.0M	€3M ’15	0	0
13	Ricardo Rodriguez 2nd	DF	25	Milan	183	16	26	15,683	9	1	€15.0M	€28M ’14	4	0
14	Steven Zuber	MF	26	1899 Hoffenheim	73	7	7	4,624	6	0	€7.0M	€7M ’18	3	1
15	Blerim Džemaili 3rd	MF	32	Bologna	238	29	19	17,075	13	0	€2.5M	€11M ’14	4	1
16	Gelson Fernandes 3rd	MF	31	Eintracht Frankfurt	263	8	6	19,251	0	0	€1.5M	€6M ’07	0	0
17	Denis Zakaria	MF	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	30	2	3	2,305	0	0	€20.0M	€20M ’18	2	0
18	Mario Gavranović 2nd	FW	28	Dinamo Zagreb	15	0	1	507	1	1	€3.0M	€3M ’17	2	0
19	Josip Drmić 2nd	FW	25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	102	29	7	5,050	10	0	€3.5M	€12M ’14	3	1
20	Johan Djourou 3rd	DF	31	Antalyaspor	207	3	3	16,896	19	0	€0.8M	€8M ’11	1	0
21	Roman Bürki 2nd	GK	27	Borussia Dortmund	127	0	0	11,430	14	0	€7.0M	€9M ’17	0	0
22	Fabian Schär 2nd	DF	26	Deportivo La Coruña	55	3	2	4,232	13	0	€3.0M	€8M ’14	3	0
23	Xherdan Shaqiri 3rd	MF	26	Stoke City	151	27	27	10,023	26	3	€18.0M	€20M ’13	4	1

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Stephan Lichtsteiner

peak €17M (2013-06) → €2M at kickoff · −91%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	402	30,435	26
La Liga	49	3,092	4
Serie A	907	68,284	65
Bundesliga	1200	90,674	97
Ligue 1	327	25,725	7
Total top-5	2885	218,210	199

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship (Eng)	15	961
Primeira Liga (Por)	26	1,221
MLS (USA/Can)	22	1,941
Süper Lig (Tur)	29	2,071

All competitions (23 named + 51 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	1756	139,336
Bundesliga (Ger)	1200	90,674
Serie A (Ita)	907	68,284
Premier League (Eng)	402	30,435
Ligue 1 (Fra)	327	25,725
UEFA Champions League	250	18,313
UEFA Europa League	208	16,265
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	118	9,258
UCL qualifying	82	6,045
HNL (Cro)	74	5,624
Serie B (Ita)	73	5,087
Coppa Italia (Ita)	67	4,726
LaLiga (Spa)	49	3,092
EFL Cup (Eng)	41	2,958
Premier Liga (Rus)	29	1,457
Süper Lig (Tur)	29	2,071
FA Cup (Eng)	28	2,202
Primeira Liga (Por)	26	1,221
MLS (USA/Can)	22	1,941
Coupe de France (Fra)	20	1,798
UEFA Cup	17	1,016
Championship (Eng)	15	961
Copa del Rey (Spa)	10	678
Other competitions (51 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	1432	113,749

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

20/23 measured

Defender height

185 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

35%

prospect share

Goal dependency

15%

Blerim Džemaili of squad league goals

Value dependency

18%

Granit Xhaka of squad value

Precocity

4,199′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nico Elvedi (4,199′), Ricardo Rodriguez (3,508′), Johan Djourou (3,259′).

2022 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 60%

Paper Index: #94 of 240 all-time · #14 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.07)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Yann Sommer 3rd	GK	33	Borussia Mönchengladbach	272	0	1	24,309	34	0	€5.0M	€13M ’18	3	0
2	Edimilson Fernandes	DF	26	Mainz 05	129	3	3	7,239	0	0	€3.0M	€8M ’19	3	0
3	Silvan Widmer	DF	29	Mainz 05	177	10	21	13,955	0	0	€5.0M	€9M ’17	3	0
4	Nico Elvedi 2nd	DF	26	Borussia Mönchengladbach	211	11	8	17,914	15	1	€20.0M	€35M ’19	2	0
5	Manuel Akanji 2nd	DF	27	Manchester City	127	4	2	10,733	33	0	€30.0M	€40M ’18	4	1
6	Denis Zakaria 2nd	MF	25	Chelsea	136	12	9	9,742	7	1	€20.0M	€45M ’19	2	0
7	Breel Embolo 2nd	FW	25	Monaco	151	39	28	8,829	20	3	€20.0M	€22M ’16	4	2
8	Remo Freuler 2nd	MF	30	Nottingham Forest	214	18	16	17,375	21	2	€13.0M	€25M ’20	4	1
9	Haris Seferovic 3rd	FW	30	Galatasaray	123	18	15	7,321	22	4	€6.0M	€18M ’19	3	0
10	Granit Xhaka 3rd	MF	30	Arsenal	310	19	23	25,375	22	1	€28.0M	€50M ’18	4	0
11	Renato Steffen	DF	31	Lugano	115	16	11	6,298	16	3	€1.0M	€5M ’19	1	0
12	Jonas Omlin	GK	28	Montpellier	70	0	0	6,071	0	0	€7.0M	€8M ’21	0	0
13	Ricardo Rodriguez 3rd	DF	30	Torino	286	16	29	23,785	9	1	€3.5M	€28M ’14	4	0
14	Michel Aebischer	MF	25	Bologna	25	1	1	1,060	10	0	€3.5M	€6M ’20	1	0
15	Djibril Sow	MF	25	Eintracht Frankfurt	104	5	8	7,511	12	0	€22.0M	€22M ’22	4	0
16	Christian Fassnacht	MF	29	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	9	0	€3.0M	€5M ’18	1	0
17	Rubén Vargas	FW	24	FC Augsburg	103	14	10	6,641	0	0	€6.0M	€13M ’20	4	0
18	Eray Cömert	DF	24	Valencia	19	1	0	1,281	0	0	€4.0M	€4M ’22	2	0
19	Noah Okafor	FW	22	Red Bull Salzburg	0	0	0	0	16	6	€25.0M	€25M ’22	3	0
20	Fabian Frei	MF	33	Basel	53	1	3	3,433	26	4	€0.5M	€5M ’15	2	0
21	Gregor Kobel	GK	24	Borussia Dortmund	90	0	0	8,005	9	0	€25.0M	€25M ’22	1	0
22	Fabian Schär 3rd	DF	30	Newcastle United	158	13	5	12,560	13	0	€10.0M	€16M ’19	2	0
23	Xherdan Shaqiri 4th	MF	31	Chicago Fire FC	207	36	35	12,499	36	3	€4.0M	€25M ’18	3	1
24	Philipp Köhn	GK	24	Red Bull Salzburg	0	0	0	0	14	0	€4.0M	€4M ’22	0	0
25	Fabian Rieder	MF	20	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	6	1	€10.0M	€10M ’22	2	0
26	Ardon Jashari	MF	20	Luzern	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.5M	€2M ’22	1	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Denis Zakaria

peak €45M (2019-12) → €20M at kickoff · −56%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	495	37,144	45
La Liga	68	4,373	5
Serie A	564	42,581	29
Bundesliga	1857	139,989	149
Ligue 1	96	7,849	9
Total top-5	3080	231,936	237

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie (Ned)	6	448
Primeira Liga (Por)	120	6,842
MLS (USA/Can)	29	2,259
Süper Lig (Tur)	8	374

All competitions (22 named + 52 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	2186	165,114
Bundesliga (Ger)	1857	139,989
Serie A (Ita)	564	42,581
Premier League (Eng)	495	37,144
UEFA Europa League	388	29,437
UEFA Champions League	350	25,700
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	163	12,511
Primeira Liga (Por)	120	6,842
UCL qualifying	117	8,051
Bundesliga (Aut)	108	6,972
Ligue 1 (Fra)	96	7,849
LaLiga (Spa)	68	4,373
Coppa Italia (Ita)	52	3,975
2. Bundesliga (Ger)	31	2,722
FA Cup (Eng)	29	2,232
MLS (USA/Can)	29	2,259
EFL Cup (Eng)	28	1,846
Serie B (Ita)	16	1,394
Copa del Rey (Spa)	11	746
Süper Lig (Tur)	8	374
Eredivisie (Ned)	6	448
UEFA Cup	5	159
Other competitions (52 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	2228	178,525

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

13%

prospect share

Goal dependency

16%

Breel Embolo of squad league goals

Value dependency

11%

Manuel Akanji of squad value

Precocity

4,199′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nico Elvedi (4,199′), Ricardo Rodriguez (3,508′), Granit Xhaka (1,949′).

2026 squad — Quarter-final · value retention 58%

Paper Index: #72 of 240 all-time · #13 of 48 in 2026 (composite +0.26)

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#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value	Peak	WC	WCG
1	Gregor Kobel 2nd	GK	28	Borussia Dortmund	199	0	0	17,751	45	0	€40.0M	€40M ’23	6	0
2	Miro Muheim	DF	28	Hamburger SV	29	0	4	2,437	0	0	€5.0M	€5M ’26	3	0
3	Silvan Widmer 2nd	DF	33	Mainz 05	264	14	28	18,271	0	0	€0.8M	€9M ’17	5	0
4	Nico Elvedi 3rd	DF	29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	318	15	12	27,204	15	1	€8.0M	€35M ’19	6	0
5	Manuel Akanji 3rd	DF	30	Inter Milan	237	8	2	19,665	66	3	€17.0M	€45M ’24	6	0
6	Denis Zakaria 3rd	MF	29	Monaco	218	24	14	16,479	21	2	€25.0M	€45M ’19	4	0
7	Breel Embolo 3rd	FW	29	Rennes	233	59	36	13,488	30	4	€15.0M	€22M ’16	6	2
8	Remo Freuler 3rd	MF	34	Bologna	329	21	21	26,770	28	2	€3.0M	€25M ’20	6	0
9	Johan Manzambi	MF	20	SC Freiburg	38	7	7	2,429	0	0	€50.0M	€50M ’26	4	3
10	Granit Xhaka 4th faded great	MF	33	Sunderland	433	29	40	35,829	32	1	€8.0M	€50M ’18	6	1
11	Dan Ndoye	FW	25	Nottingham Forest	117	11	9	5,837	8	0	€32.0M	€40M ’25	6	2
12	Yvon Mvogo 2nd	GK	32	Lorient	91	0	0	8,068	1	0	€2.5M	€4M ’21	0	0
13	Ricardo Rodriguez 4th	DF	33	Real Betis	384	17	33	31,122	9	1	€1.4M	€28M ’14	6	0
14	Ardon Jashari 2nd	MF	23	Milan	14	0	1	700	11	0	€25.0M	€32M ’25	3	0
15	Djibril Sow 2nd	MF	29	Sevilla	208	15	14	14,725	20	0	€7.5M	€22M ’22	4	0
16	Christian Fassnacht 2nd	FW	32	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	9	0	€2.0M	€5M ’18	1	0
17	Rubén Vargas 2nd	FW	27	Sevilla	189	25	24	11,856	0	0	€12.0M	€13M ’20	6	2
18	Eray Cömert 2nd	DF	28	Valencia	98	5	1	7,202	0	0	€2.5M	€4M ’22	1	0
19	Noah Okafor 2nd	FW	26	Leeds United	71	15	3	2,888	24	6	€25.0M	€25M ’22	1	0
20	Michel Aebischer 2nd	MF	29	Pisa	129	2	4	7,833	11	0	€4.0M	€11M ’24	4	0
21	Marvin Keller	GK	23	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	4	0	€6.0M	€9M ’25	0	0
22	Fabian Rieder 2nd	MF	24	FC Augsburg	71	8	8	3,707	14	2	€12.0M	€15M ’23	5	0
23	Zeki Amdouni	FW	25	Burnley	38	5	1	2,042	11	1	€7.0M	€15M ’23	4	0
24	Aurèle Amenda	DF	22	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	0	0	1,765	9	0	€10.0M	€10M ’26	0	0
25	Luca Jaquez	DF	23	VfB Stuttgart	19	0	1	1,152	0	0	€10.0M	€10M ’25	2	0
26	Cedric Itten	FW	29	Fortuna Düsseldorf	12	2	0	633	12	1	€1.8M	€4M ’21	3	0

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Granit Xhaka

peak €50M (2018-12) → €8M at kickoff · −84%

Big-five league split

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League	Apps	Min	Gls
Premier League	469	35,785	34
La Liga	236	16,050	16
Serie A	918	67,645	49
Bundesliga	1816	137,412	140
Ligue 1	332	22,961	43
Total top-5	3771	279,853	282

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

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Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship (Eng)	45	1,929
Eredivisie (Ned)	47	4,138
Premiership (Sco)	27	789
Primeira Liga (Por)	24	847
Pro League (Bel)	25	1,885

All competitions (23 named + 56 other)

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Competition	Apps	Min
Super League (Sui)	1972	147,611
Bundesliga (Ger)	1816	137,412
Serie A (Ita)	918	67,645
Premier League (Eng)	469	35,785
UEFA Champions League	380	27,412
UEFA Europa League	379	27,755
Ligue 1 (Fra)	332	22,961
LaLiga (Spa)	236	16,050
DFB-Pokal (Ger)	176	13,562
2. Bundesliga (Ger)	173	14,351
UCL qualifying	86	5,618
Coppa Italia (Ita)	72	5,523
Bundesliga (Aut)	71	3,307
Eredivisie (Ned)	47	4,138
Championship (Eng)	45	1,929
FA Cup (Eng)	41	2,965
Ligue 2 (Fra)	33	2,970
Premiership (Sco)	27	789
Pro League (Bel)	25	1,885
EFL Cup (Eng)	25	1,608
Primeira Liga (Por)	24	847
Copa del Rey (Spa)	23	1,634
Coupe de France (Fra)	16	1,126
Other competitions (56 — minor leagues, cups, youth)	2372	182,519

Squad traits

Mean height

185 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

18%

prospect share

Goal dependency

21%

Breel Embolo of squad league goals

Value dependency

15%

Johan Manzambi of squad value

Precocity

4,199′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nico Elvedi (4,199′), Ricardo Rodriguez (3,508′), Johan Manzambi (2,429′).