Homegrown players in the top five European leagues

Analysis of the number of 'home-grown' players in top five European leagues

1. Barcelona - 43 (13 still at the club; 30 in top five leagues)

2. Manchester United - 36 (12; 24)

3. Real Madrid - 34 (8; 26)

4. Lyon - 33 (15; 18)

5. Paris Saint-Germain - 27 (5; 22)


OTHER ENGLISH CLUBS

9= Arsenal - 22 (7; 15)

34= Aston Villa - 14 (6; 8)

45= Tottenham Hotspur - 12 (6; 6)

45= Southampton - 12 (4; 8)

45= Chelsea - 12 (3; 9)

45= Manchester City - 12 (1; 11)

100 Liverpool (4-0)


'HOME-GROWN' CRITERIA

In the CIES Football Observatory analysis, a player is regarded as 'club trained' or 'home-grown' if they spent three years at a club between the ages of 15 and 21 (including the seasons in which the player celebrates his 15th and 21st birthday). This is in line with UEFA regulations.

It means that Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, counts for both Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United and Wayne Rooney counts for both Everton and Manchester United.

 

Desperate thread

 

Its also wrong. Without checking, we currently have Flanno, Sterling, Gerrard and Suso who all qualify as home grown and are still at Liverpool. When I was lad, four was more than one Can't be arsed checking the ones that have moved on

 

I made the dipper one up, as they are not on the list, but 1 is about right

 

Batard

 

I grow all my goodness at home too

 

Losing our identity

 

Ronaldo home grown, at united.... baaahahahahahaha, who cares what UEFA say, homegrown my arse

 

Cry us another one