VALENCIA CF ARE THE FIFTH TEAM, ACROSS THE 5 BIG LEAGUES, WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF MINUTES PLAYED (15.6%) BY U21 PLAYERS IN THE LAST 365 DAYS 

Valencia CF are the fifth team across the 5 big leagues with the highest percentage of minutes played by U21 players in the last year.

According to the latest reports from CIES Football Observatory, a prestigious international website specialising in football data, Valencia CF's Under-21 players account for 15.6% of the minutes played in LALIGA. This figure takes into account players who had not yet turned 21 at the time of the match (from 03-04-2023/02-04-2024).

In the top 10 of the ranking are: RC Strasbourg (1st place with 26.8%), Olympique Lyonnais (2nd place with 23.2%), FC Barcelona (3rd place with 22%), Brighton FC (4th place with 16.5%), Valencia CF (5th place with 15.6%), Girona FC (6th place with 14.2%), FC Lorient (7th place with 13.2%), Toulouse FC (8th place with 13.1%), FC Metz and RB Leipzig (tied for 9th place with 12%).

According to the latest reports from CIES Football Observatory, a prestigious international website specialising in football data, Valencia U21 players account for 15.6% of the minutes played in LALIGA.

This figure takes into account players who had not yet turned 21 at the time of the match (from 03-04-2023/02-04-2024).

In the top 10 of the ranking are: RC Strasbourg (1st place with 26.8%), Olympique Lyonnais (2nd place with 23.2%), FC Barcelona (3rd place with 22%), Brighton FC (4th place with 16.5%), Valencia CF (5th place with 15.6%), Girona FC (6th place with 14.2%), FC Lorient (7th place with 13.2%), Toulouse FC (8th place with 13.1%), FC Metz and RB Leipzig (tied for 9th place with 12%).

This reflects the work of the VCF Academy. The Valencia Club de Fútbol Academy is consolidated among the best academies in Europe. Furthermore, in the latest October report of the CIES Football Observatory, the Valencia CF Academy has achieved the 4th position, being the best position of the VCF Academy in quantitative terms since the CIES registry exists. The figure of 29 players competing in the Big 5 is also the highest since these records have existed.