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2 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '26
45%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
35.6k→118.5k
+233% at kick-off
Mean age
28.0→27.0
years, weighted by minutes
Cliff verdict · 2026

#42 of 48 on the Cliff Index (-0.34): minutes-weighted age 27.0, 52% 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
€474m'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
29.027.526.028.027.0'02'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Semi-final
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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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2002 squad — Semi-final 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #74 of 240 all-time · #10 of 32 in 2002 (composite +0.21)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Rüştü ReçberGK 29 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 120 —n/a 70
2 Emre AşıkDF 28 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 150 —n/a 20
3 Bülent KorkmazDF 33 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 421 —n/a 61
4 Fatih AkyelDF 24 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 300 —n/a 70
5 Alpay ÖzalanDF 29 Aston Villa 470 n/a 4,058 50 —n/a 50
6 Arif ErdemFW 30 Galatasaray 21 n/a 128 465 —n/a 40
7 Okan BurukMF 28 Inter Milan 70 n/a 280 282 —n/a 10
8 Tugay KerimoğluMF 31 Blackburn Rovers 333 n/a 2,782 323 —n/a 70
9 Hakan ŞükürFW 30 Parma 449 n/a 2,849 328 —n/a 71
10 Yıldıray BaştürkMF 23 Bayer Leverkusen 1049 n/a 7,139 171 —n/a 70
11 Hasan ŞaşFW 25 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 332 —n/a 62
12 Ömer ÇatkıçGK 27 Gaziantepspor 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
13 Muzzy IzzetMF 27 Leicester City 19231 n/a 16,401 00 —n/a 10
14 Tayfur HavutçuMF 32 Beşiktaş 00 n/a 0 121 —n/a 30
15 Nihat KahveciFW 22 Real Sociedad 111 n/a 506 50 —n/a 20
16 Ümit ÖzatDF 25 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 40 —n/a 20
17 İlhan MansızFW 26 Beşiktaş 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 73
18 Ergün PenbeMF 30 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 382 —n/a 50
19 Abdullah ErcanMF 30 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 50 —n/a 00
20 Hakan ÜnsalDF 29 Blackburn Rovers 80 n/a 550 272 —n/a 40
21 Emre BelözoğluMF 21 Inter Milan 140 n/a 370 160 —n/a 61
22 Ümit DavalaMF 28 Milan 100 n/a 564 305 —n/a 72
23 Zafer ÖzgültekinGK 27 Ankaragücü 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League28023,79134
La Liga136342
Serie A754,0639
Bundesliga1047,1399
Total top-5 47235,62754
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Premiership (Sco)422,659
Süper Lig (Tur)4313341,015
All competitions (15 named + 15 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Süper Lig (Tur)4313341,015
UEFA Champions League42932,723
Premier League (Eng)28023,791
UEFA Cup15712,057
UCL qualifying1229,404
Bundesliga (Ger)1047,139
Serie A (Ita)754,063
2. Bundesliga (Ger)655,493
Premiership (Sco)422,659
EFL Cup (Eng)312,764
FA Cup (Eng)201,731
DFB-Pokal (Ger)161,331
LaLiga (Spa)13634
Coppa Italia (Ita)8477
Copa del Rey (Spa)190
Other competitions (15 — minor leagues, cups, youth)76461,216
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
18/23 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
57%
Muzzy Izzet of squad league goals
Precocity
2,224′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Yıldıray Baştürk (2,224′), Emre Belözoğlu (23′).

2026 squad — Group · value retention 71%

Paper Index: #88 of 240 all-time · #17 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.02)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Mert GünokGK 37 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 70 €0.5M€5M ’20 00
2 Zeki ÇelikDF 29 Roma 2247 22 17,295 130 €14.0M€20M ’19 20
3 Merih DemiralDF 28 Al-Ahli 915 4 6,052 121 €12.0M€30M ’20 20
4 Çağlar SöyüncüDF 30 Fenerbahçe 1545 2 12,585 20 €3.5M€45M ’21 10
5 Salih ÖzcanMF 28 Borussia Dortmund 1772 6 9,268 190 €3.5M€17M ’22 20
6 Orkun KökçüMF 25 Beşiktaş 00 0 0 174 €25.0M€35M ’23 30
7 Kerem AktürkoğluFW 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 186 €20.0M€25M ’24 20
8 Arda GülerFW 21 Real Madrid 7113 14 3,649 212 €90.0M€90M ’25 31
9 Deniz GülFW 21 Porto 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€6M ’25 20
10 Hakan ÇalhanoğluMF 32 Inter Milan 39687 88 29,926 6212 €16.0M€45M ’24 20
11 Kenan YıldızFW 21 Juventus 9819 13 6,198 202 €75.0M€75M ’25 30
12 Altay BayındırGK 28 Manchester United 100 0 900 00 €5.0M€16M ’21 00
13 Eren ElmalıDF 25 Galatasaray 00 0 0 100 €5.0M€6M ’25 40
14 Abdülkerim BardakcıDF 31 Galatasaray 00 0 0 170 €6.5M€10M ’23 30
15 Ozan KabakDF 26 TSG Hoffenheim 15816 5 12,526 80 €15.0M€32M ’20 10
16 İsmail YüksekMF 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 00 €15.0M€15M ’26 20
17 İrfan Can KahveciFW 30 Kasımpaşa 00 0 0 63 €3.0M€12M ’21 10
18 Mert MüldürDF 27 Fenerbahçe 852 5 5,009 00 €7.0M€10M ’20 30
19 Yunus AkgünFW 25 Galatasaray 00 0 0 102 €18.0M€18M ’26 00
20 Ferdi KadıoğluDF 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 432 0 3,521 00 €35.0M€35M ’26 20
21 Barış Alper YılmazFW 26 Galatasaray 00 0 0 181 €30.0M€30M ’26 31
22 Kaan AyhanMF 31 Galatasaray 1438 4 9,773 140 €1.5M€9M ’19 11
23 Uğurcan ÇakırGK 30 Galatasaray 00 0 0 120 €15.0M€19M ’21 30
24 Oğuz AydınFW 25 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 00 €7.0M€11M ’25 10
25 Samet AkaydinDF 32 Çaykur Rizespor 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€4M ’23 00
26 Can UzunFW 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 4112 7 1,832 52 €45.0M€45M ’25 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Çağlar Söyüncü
peak €45M (2021-05) → €4M at kickoff · −92%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League17114,4006
La Liga773,75913
Serie A71748,57987
Bundesliga60841,66166
Ligue 111810,1356
Total top-5 1691118,534178
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)23885
Eredivisie (Ned)14610,351
Primeira Liga (Por)1348,101
Süper Lig (Tur)2575185,057
Saudi Pro League (KSA)705,851
All competitions (24 named + 71 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Süper Lig (Tur)2575185,057
Serie A (Ita)71748,579
Bundesliga (Ger)60841,661
UEFA Europa League36825,920
UEFA Champions League29119,943
Premier League (Eng)17114,400
Eredivisie (Ned)14610,351
2. Bundesliga (Ger)14410,579
Primeira Liga (Por)1348,101
Ligue 1 (Fra)11810,135
UCL qualifying946,097
LaLiga (Spa)773,759
Saudi Pro League (KSA)705,851
DFB-Pokal (Ger)594,315
Coppa Italia (Ita)543,428
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)302,601
Bundesliga (Aut)292,154
Championship (Eng)23885
FA Cup (Eng)211,754
Allsvenskan (Swe)211,153
EFL Cup (Eng)201,422
Copa del Rey (Spa)10651
Coupe de France (Fra)6457
Super League (Gre)6365
Other competitions (71 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2396181,017
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
45%
prospect share
Goal dependency
49%
Hakan Çalhanoğlu of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Arda Güler of squad value
Precocity
6,025′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Kenan Yıldız (6,025′), Ozan Kabak (4,820′), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3,951′).