OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS
TOP VALUE PLAYERS FROM THE ACADEMY 1. Houssem Aouar AGE 23 POSITION M MINUTES 89% VALUE €35m 2. Rayan Cherki AGE 18 POSITION M MINUTES 16% VALUE €21m 3. Maxence Caqueret AGE 21 POSITION M MINUTES 81% VALUE €18m
Olympique Lyonnais won its first French championship in 2002, starting a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles. Lyon has also won eight Trophées des Champions and five Coupes de France. On the European stage, Lyon twice reached semi-final of UEFA Champions League. Lyon is a city in France that forms the third largest agglomeration in the country (after Paris and Marseille) with a population of 1,385,927, which means a relatively high talent pool to select from. However, what is interesting is that in the Lyon academy they look for talent all over the world, with partner clubs in Lebanon, Senegal, Portugal, Brazil, Kenya, China and Japan to name just a few. In the past, the OL academy has trained players such as Alexandre Lacazette, who currently plays for Arsenal. Therefore, the transfer of players trained in the club's academy for tens of millions EUR is no surprise to anyone and proves its value, which has been successfully operating in its current guise since the 1980s, and which demonstrates continuity of vision and general approach. The person responsible for the academy – Jean-François Vulliez – clearly outlined the vision and the way of functioning of the academy. We can say that this academy is very well organised and the people employed in it work together to achieve the set goal.
VITAL STATISTICS *
RECORD OUTGOING TRANSFERS 1. Tanguy Ndombélé
According to CIES Football Observatory, the percentage of minutes by club-trained players (i.e. those aged 15–21 at the club) is: 27.6 % (9 players) AVERAGE AGE 24.5 €13,890,000 WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF 24 PLAYERS IN THE FIRST TEAM players of which trained in the club (academy pupils) 8
€60m
22 Age when sold (2019)
to Tottenham Hotspur
2. Alexandre Lacazette
to Arsenal €53m
26 Age when sold (2017)
3. Ferland Mendy
to Real Madrid €48m
24 Age when sold (2019)
RECORD INCOMING TRANSFERS 1. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 21 Age when bought (2019) €25m 2. Joachim Andersen 23 Age when bought (2019) €24m 3. Lisandro López 26 Age when bought (2009) €24m From Angers From Sampdoria From FC Porto
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29.25 %
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116
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YOUTH FOOTBALL 2022-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2022-23
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