MALMO FF
MALMO FF
TOP VALUE PLAYERS FROM THE ACADEMY 1. Anel Ahmedhodzic AGE 22 POSITION DF MINUTES 86% VALUE €7.5m 2. Erdal Rakip AGE 25 POSITION M MINUTES 48% VALUE €0.9m 3. Amin Sarr AGE 20 POSITION F MINUTES 9% VALUE €0.9m
Malmö FF is the most successful club in Swedish football history. Malmö enjoyed a period of dominance in the 1970s and in total they’ve won a record 22 Swedish championship titles and 14 national cup titles. The city of Malmö is based southern Sweden and centred around a seaport located on the Öresund Strait, with a population of 317,245. The club partners with schools and they have 18 in total, which generally produce better results than other schools in Sweden. If children have bad grades, they’re not allowed to train: it’s that simple. The academy is headed by Per Ågren, who was a Malmö player in the 1980s and 90s and the club’s Director of Sports between 2011 and 2013. As a club, they cooperate with Premier League clubs and scouts in Scandinavia. If a scout finds an interesting player, he might not go to the Premier League immediately but could be directed to Malmö to gain more experience. The most famous player academy export is centre forward Zlatan Ibrahimović.
According to the club, the percentage of minutes by club-trained players (i.e. those aged 15–21 at the club) is: 28.3 % (5 players) AVERAGE AGE 24.74 €787,500 WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF 27 PLAYERS IN THE FIRST TEAM players of which trained in the club (academy pupils) 9 VITAL STATISTICS *
RECORD OUTGOING TRANSFERS 1. Zlatan Ibrahimović
€7.8m
19 Age when sold (2001)
to Ajax
2. Markus Rosenberg
€5.3m
22 Age when sold (2005)
to Ajax
3. Afonso Alves
to Heerenveen €4.5m
25 Age when sold (2006)
RECORD INCOMING TRANSFERS 1. Mathias Ranégie 27 Age when bought (2011) €1.5m 2. Kingsley Sarfo 22 Age when bought (2017) €1.45m 3. Afonso Alves 22 Age when bought (2004) €1.33m From BK Häcken From IK Sirius From Orgryte
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YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
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