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Squad Age and Youth Opportunity

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

  • Under-21s used
    16
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    10
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    28.1
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    21%
    30 and over: 38%
  • Key finding3

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

  • Key finding19

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

  • Key finding39%

    of Al-Gharafa'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
Mrwan Sherif HassanFB
Al-Arabi
18y 221d
Younes Hussein AbdelrahmanW
Al-Ahli
19y 158d
Wassem KeddariCB
Al-Arabi
19y 196d
Abdulaziz Mohamd AlbakriST
Umm Salal
19y 238d
AYOUB MOHAMED ALOUIFB
Al-Gharafa
19y 256d
Seydou SanoCB
Al-Gharafa
19y 286d
Yousef Tarek Al-KhatibFB
Al-Wakrah
20y 19d
Raoul SandaMF
Qatar
20y 23d
Younes Mohamed El HannachFB
Al-Shamal
20y 67d
Ahmed Husham AliST
Al-Rayyan
20y 106d
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
41y 161d
Dami TerawariCB
Al-Gharafa
38y 338d
Omid Amir EbrahimiMF
Al-Shamal
37y 214d
Luiz Martin JuniorMF
Al-Arabi
36y 41d
Khalifa Ababacar NdiayeGK
Al-Gharafa
35y 278d
Driss FettouhiMF
Al-Ahli
35y 200d
Abdelaziz Hatim MohamedMF
Al-Rayyan
35y 107d
Yacine BrahimiMF
Al-Gharafa
35y 69d
Younes BelhandaMF
Al-Shamal
35y 45d
Ismail Mohamad MbW
Al-Duhail
35y 13d
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
28.9
28.7
28.6
28.2
28.0
27.9
27.8
27.7
27.6
27.2
24.0

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
Umm Salal
6
Al-Duhail
17
Al-Shamal
15
Al-Rayyan
21
Al-Sadd
20
Al-Gharafa
19
Al-Arabi
15
Qatar
12
Al-Ahli
12
Al-Shahania
11
Al-Wakrah
17
Al-Khor
7