LEGIA WARSAW
LEGIA WARSAW
TOP VALUE PLAYERS FROM THE ACADEMY 1. Cezary Miszta AGE 20 POSITION G MINUTES 28% VALUE €3.5m 2. Mateusz Wieteska AGE 25 POSITION D MINUTES 88% VALUE €2.5m 3. Szymon Wlodarczyk AGE 19 POSITION F MINUTES 9% VALUE €2m
Legia Warsaw is the most successful club in Polish history, winning the Ekstraklasa – the Polish top flight – a record 15 times. They’ve also won four Polish Super Cup trophies, and they’re the only club to have never been relegated from Poland's top division. Legia Warsaw have been a huge provider of players to the Polish national side down the years, which is no surprise as they have access to many talents on their doorstep; Warsaw itself is the largest Polish city with almost two million inhabitants. In recent years, the club has invested a lot of money in building the largest training centre in Poland for its academy and first team, which can be easily compared with the best in Europe. The Legia Training Centre is based near Warsaw in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and at its head is Richard Grootscholten, an individual with extensive experience in the Netherlands. Piotr Urban, the Academy Co-ordinator, has previously worked with a host of Spanish clubs. Both Richard and Piotr are strongly committed to introducing the highest standards to the Warsaw academy, and combining the best practices from the Netherlands and Spain in the Polish environment. The future looks promising…
According to the club, the percentage of minutes by club-trained players (i.e. those aged 15–21 at the club) is: 11.5 % (6 players) AVERAGE AGE 26.35 €350,000 WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF 31 PLAYERS IN THE FIRST TEAM players of which trained in the club (academy pupils) 9 VITAL STATISTICS *
RECORD OUTGOING TRANSFERS 1. Radosław Majecki
to Monaco €7m
20 Age when sold (2020)
2. Michał Karbownik
to Brighton €5.5m
19 Age when sold (2020)
3. Sebastian Szymański
to Dinamo Moskva €5.5m
20 Age when sold (2019)
RECORD INCOMING TRANSFERS 1. Bartosz Slisz 20 Age when bought (2020) €1.8m 2. Lirim Kastrati 22 Age when bought (2021) €1.4m 3. Dominik Nagy 21 Age when bought (2017) €1m From Zaglebie Lubin From Ferencvaros From Ferencvaros
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YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
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