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Squad Age and Youth Opportunity

Which clubs play old squads, and which give young players minutes?

  • Under-21s used
    9
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    10
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    27.7
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    19%
    30 and over: 33%
  • Key finding5 / 9

    under-21s have started every match, 2 of them at Qatar.

  • Key finding3

    players aged 35 and over have played for Al-Ahli, the most of any club.

  • Key finding23

    years between the youngest and oldest players at Qatar, the widest spread in the league.

  • Key finding45%

    of Qatar's minutes go to players 30 and over, the most of any club.

Youngest to Play

How it's counted

Youngest to Play

Youngest to play

Age on the day of his first match this season.

Unused sub
Doesn't count

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

The youngest players to take the pitch this season.

Player
Age
Yousef Zaid AnaniMF
Al-Sailiya
18y 36d
Federico Joaquin BaisFB
Al-Shamal
18y 236d
Qosai Fisal AlharounGK
Al-Arabi
18y 335d
Amidou DoumbouyaCB
Al-Duhail
19y 47d
Fallou DioufCB
Qatar
19y 263d
Arsha ShakouriGK
Lusail
19y 363d
Mohamed Yasser AhmedFB
Al-Sailiya
20y 111d
Paolo FuentesCB
Al-Wakrah
20y 121d
Pau PrimMF
Qatar
20y 210d
Younes Hussein AbdelrahmanW
Al-Ahli
21y 45d
Age at first match (years)

The Old Guard

How it's counted

The Old Guard

Oldest to play

Age on the day of his last match this season.

Unused sub
Doesn't count

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

The oldest players still taking the pitch this season.

Player
Age
Andres Sebastian SoriaST
Qatar
42y 316d
Omid Amir EbrahimiMF
Lusail
39y 13d
Luiz Martin JuniorMF
Al-Ahli
37y 250d
Driss FettouhiMF
Al-Ahli
36y 364d
Ismail Mohamad MbW
Al-Ahli
36y 177d
Ibrahim Majed AbdullmajedCB
Al-Sailiya
36y 139d
Lucas MendesCB
Al-Wakrah
36y 79d
Mohamed Bader SayyarMF
Al-Shahania
35y 224d
Rodrigo MachadoST
Lusail
35y 207d
Murad Naji HusseinFB
Al-Wakrah
35y 100d
Age at last match (years)

How Old Is Each Squad

How it's counted

How Old Is Each Squad

Age on the day

Counted on the day of each match.

Example
turns 23 mid-season → U23 until that day

Squad age

Average age of the players who played, weighted by minutes.

Example
900' at 30, 90' at 18 → 28.9

Starting XI age

Average age of the eleven starters. Shown when 8+ have a birth date.

No birth date

Left out, never counted as zero.

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

Each club's squad age, from its youngest player to its oldest.

  • Youngest to oldest player
  • Squad age
Club
Squad age
29.9
29.8
29.5
28.9
28.2
27.3
26.7
26.3
26.1
25.7

Youth, Prime or Experience

How it's counted

Youth, Prime or Experience

Age on the day

Counted on the day of each match.

Example
turns 23 mid-season → U23 until that day

No birth date

Left out, never counted as zero.

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

Which age group each club gives its minutes to.

  • Under 21
  • 21–22
  • 23–29
  • 30 and over
Club
Players used
Qatar
11
Al-Ahli
12
Al-Shahania
15
Al-Shamal
12
Al-Arabi
11
Al-Duhail
9
Al-Rayyan
15
Lusail
17
Al-Wakrah
17
Al-Sailiya
15