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Squad Age and Youth Opportunity

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

  • Under-21s used
    8
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    22
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    28.6
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    15%
    30 and over: 39%
  • Key finding4 / 8

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

  • Key finding5

    players aged 35 and over have played for 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 finding62%

    of Al-Shamal's minutes go to players 30 and over, the only club above half.

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
Amidou DoumbouyaCB
Al-Duhail
19y 17d
Fallou DioufCB
Qatar
19y 232d
Arsha ShakouriGK
Lusail
19y 323d
Tahsin Mohammed JamshidW
Al-Duhail
20y 67d
Paolo FuentesCB
Al-Wakrah
20y 105d
Mrwan Sherif HassanFB
Al-Arabi
20y 112d
Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali
Al-Gharafa
20y 148d
Pau PrimMF
Qatar
20y 179d
Younes Hussein AbdelrahmanW
Al-Ahli
21y 16d
Hamidreza FirooziW
Lusail
21y 24d
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 308d
Dami TerawariCB
Al-Gharafa
40y 113d
Omid Amir EbrahimiMF
Lusail
38y 360d
Luiz Martin JuniorMF
Al-Ahli
37y 241d
Aron GunnarssonMF
Qatar
37y 143d
Khalifa Ababacar NdiayeGK
Al-Gharafa
37y 66d
Driss FettouhiMF
Al-Ahli
36y 346d
Abdelaziz Hatim MohamedMF
Al-Rayyan
36y 253d
Yacine BrahimiMF
Al-Gharafa
36y 215d
Saad Abdulla AlsheebGK
Al-Sadd
36y 203d
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
30.5
29.7
29.1
29.1
28.8
27.8
27.7
27.6
27.6
27.4
27.3

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-Shamal
21
Al-Sadd
20
Al-Wakrah
14
Al-Ahli
18
Al-Arabi
17
Al-Gharafa
14
Qatar
17
Al-Sailiya
17
Al-Shahania
15
Lusail
15
Al-Duhail
16
Al-Rayyan
18