This statistic shows the share of recruited football players in European top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019. In 2018, approximately 42.9 percent of the football players in top-division clubs were recruited that year.
Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019
The study includes the following countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Israel, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland
* The source adds the following information: "footballers coming directly from youth academies are not considered as new recruits".
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CIES Football Observatory. (November 4, 2019). Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. "Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019." Chart. November 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. (2019). Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. "Share of Recruited* Football Players in Top Divisions Clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory, Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Share of recruited* football players in top divisions clubs in Europe from 2009 to 2019 [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, November 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/957804/top-division-football-clubs-europe-recruited-football-players/