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Squad Age and Youth Opportunity

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

  • Under-21s used
    18
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    4
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    27.5
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    20%
    30 and over: 34%
  • Key finding13

    years between the youngest and oldest players at Al-Sadd, the widest spread in the league.

  • Key finding42%

    of Al-Sadd'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
Tahsin Mohammed JamshidW
Al-Duhail
17y 289d
Wassem KeddariCB
Al-Arabi
18y 194d
Seydou SanoCB
Al-Gharafa
18y 331d
AYOUB MOHAMED ALOUIFB
Al-Gharafa
18y 356d
Yousef Tarek Al-KhatibFB
Al-Wakrah
19y 23d
Raoul SandaMF
Qatar
19y 30d
Ahmed Husham AliST
Al-Rayyan
19y 87d
Younes Mohamed El HannachFB
Al-Shamal
19y 173d
Nabil IrfanFB
Al-Wakrah
19y 207d
Omar Mohammed OmarW
Al-Shamal
19y 218d
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
40y 172d
Dami TerawariCB
Al-Gharafa
37y 345d
Omid Amir EbrahimiMF
Al-Shamal
36y 221d
Luiz Martin JuniorMF
Al-Duhail
35y 102d
Khalifa Ababacar NdiayeGK
Al-Gharafa
34y 296d
Driss FettouhiMF
Al-Markhiya
34y 211d
Yacine BrahimiMF
Al-Gharafa
34y 80d
Abdelaziz Hatim MohamedMF
Al-Rayyan
34y 76d
Younes BelhandaMF
Al-Shamal
34y 63d
Ismail Mohamad MbW
Al-Duhail
34y 23d
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
30.8
28.8
28.7
28.2
27.6
27.6
27.4
27.2
26.7
26.6
25.2
24.4

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
Al-Markhiya
8
Al-Sadd
20
Al-Gharafa
15
Umm Salal
6
Al-Shamal
12
Al-Arabi
11
Qatar
11
Al-Rayyan
18
Al-Duhail
18
Al-Wakrah
17
Muaither
3
Al-Ahli
10