AS Monaco in the Top 10 youngest teams in the Big 5 leagues
AS Monaco’s youth development system is doing (very) well! Earning a place on the podium for the second time in a row, AS Monaco has had another fine top-flight season, thanks in particular to the younger players in its squad. According to a study carried out by The Analyst, an outlet specializing in data and statistics, the Principality Club is also one of the best in this regard in Europe.
Only Reims have done better in Ligue 1
Across the five major European leagues, AS Monaco ranks seventh among teams whose starting elevens have the lowest average age, with 24 years and 334 days. Four Ligue 1 teams are part of the Top 10 (Reims, Marseille and Nice), only the Champagne club has done better than that of Club from the Rock, ranking first with an average of 24 years and 157 days.
17 players under 25 used in the league
In total, 17 players under the age of 25 at the start of the season have worn La Diagonale in the league, namely: Alexander Nübel, Benoît Badiashile, Axel Disasi, Caio Henrique, Chrislain Matsima, Strahinja Pavlović, Vanderson, Ismail Jakobs, Aurélien Tchouameni, Youssouf Fofana, Eliot Matazo, Jean Lucas, Sofiane Diop, Félix Lemarechal, Maghnes Akliouche, Wilson Isidor and Myron Boadu. This army of “young guns” demonstrates, once again, that AS Monaco is right to trust in its youth!
The Top 10 in terms of teams with the lowest average age:
1/ Reims: 24 years and 157 days
2/ VfB Stuttgart: 24 years and 184 days
3/ Bayer Leverkusen: 24 years and 288 days
4/ Arsenal: 24 years and 308 days
5/ Empoli: 24 years and 325 days
6/ La Spezia: 24 years and 334 days
7/ AS Monaco: 24 years and 348 days
8/ Valencia: 25 years and 93 days
9/ Marseille: 25 years and 153 days
10/ Nice: 25 years and 157 days