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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
    21
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    28.3
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    17%
    30 and over: 39%
  • Key finding1 / 16

    under-21s have started every match for their club.

  • Key finding4

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

  • Key finding23

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

  • Key finding59%

    of Al-Arabi'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
17y 174d
Fallou DioufCB
Qatar
18y 228d
Tahsin Mohammed JamshidW
Al-Duhail
19y 61d
Mrwan Sherif HassanFB
Al-Arabi
19y 149d
Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali
Al-Gharafa
19y 170d
Pau PrimMF
Al-Sadd
19y 180d
Pau PrimMF
Al-Shamal
19y 342d
Ghanem Albakheet Al-MinhaliMF
Al-Duhail
20y 85d
AYOUB MOHAMED ALOUIFB
Al-Gharafa
20y 157d
Wassem KeddariCB
Al-Arabi
20y 193d
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 130d
Dami TerawariCB
Al-Gharafa
39y 347d
Omid Amir EbrahimiMF
Al-Shamal
38y 223d
Luiz Martin JuniorMF
Al-Duhail
37y 104d
Aron GunnarssonMF
Al-Gharafa
36y 351d
Khalifa Ababacar NdiayeGK
Al-Gharafa
36y 294d
Driss FettouhiMF
Al-Ahli
36y 209d
Abdelaziz Hatim MohamedMF
Al-Rayyan
36y 116d
Yacine BrahimiMF
Al-Gharafa
36y 78d
Younes BelhandaMF
Al-Sailiya
36y 61d
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
30.5
29.8
29.5
29.4
29.2
29.0
28.7
27.8
27.7
26.8
26.6
26.2

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
4
Al-Gharafa
18
Al-Shamal
19
Al-Sadd
20
Al-Arabi
15
Al-Duhail
21
Al-Rayyan
22
Al-Ahli
18
Al-Wakrah
23
Al-Shahania
15
Qatar
20
Al-Sailiya
19