Sunday, July 10, 2016

Where do the 552 EURO players come from?

Which clubs have the most players in France? How many are there from the Premier League – or League One? Who has the squad with the most UEFA Champions League stars? Find out here ...

KEY STATS
  • 139 of the 552 players in the 24 squads are based in England, including all of Roy Hodgson's 23
  • England's second-tier Championship is the seventh most represented division
  • 49 players in all represent non-top-flight clubs (36 in England)
  • Sweden and Slovakia both have players based in 13 different countries
  • Juventus and Liverpool have the most players in the squads; Real Madrid are joint seventh
  • 19 of Spain's squad played in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
  • Nolito only Spain player not involved in 2015/16 UEFA club competition
  • Five players are in Asian leagues (3 Qatar, 1 Australia, 1 Saudi Arabia)
  • Four players are in CONCACAF leagues (3 MLS, 1 Mexico)
NUMBER CRUNCHING
  • Clubs with most representatives
Juventus have 12 players in France©AFP/Getty Images12 – Juventus, Liverpool
11 – Tottenham Hotspur
10 – Manchester United
9 – Barcelona, Bayern München, Fenerbahçe
8 – Arsenal, Basel, CSKA Moskva, Real Madrid, Roma
  • Domestic leagues with most representatives
Northern Ireland's Luke McCullough from English fourth-tier Doncaster Rovers©Getty Images139 – England (103 Premier League, 31 Championship, 4 League One, 1 League Two)
65 – Germany (57 1. Bundesliga, 8 2. Bundesliga)
56 – Italy (52 Serie A, 4 Serie B)
36 – Turkey (36 Süper Lig)
35 – Spain (34 Primera, 1 Segunda)
32 – Russia (32 Premier League)
22 – France (22 Ligue 1)
  • Leagues with one representative
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk joined Kairat last summer©fckairat.kzAustralia – Aaron Hughes (Northern Ireland/Melbourne City)
Azerbaijan – Ansi Agolli (Albania/Qarabağ)
China – Burak Yılmaz (Turkey/Beijing Guoan)
Israel – Ovidiu Hoban (Romania/Hapoel Beer Sheva)
Liechtenstein* – Armando Sadiku (Albania/Vaduz)
Kazakhstan – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine/Kairat Almaty)
Mexico – André-Pierre Gignac (France/Tigres)
Saudi Arabia – Lucian Sânmărtean (Romania/Al-Ittihad)
*Liechtenstein only has a national cup, Vaduz compete in Swiss league
  • Teams with most clubs represented
Iceland: 23 players, 22 clubs©Getty Images22 – Iceland, Northern Ireland
21 – Sweden
20 – Albania, Poland, Slovakia
  • Teams with fewest clubs represented
8 – Russia
10 – England, Ukraine
  • Teams with most different leagues represented
13 – Slovakia, Sweden
10 – Albania, Iceland, Romania
  • Teams with fewest different leagues represented
All of England's players are home based©AFP/Getty Images1 – England
2 – Russia, Republic of Ireland
3 – Italy, Wales
  • Teams with most home-based players
23 – England
22 – Russia
18 – Italy
  • Teams with fewest home-based players
0 – Iceland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales*
1 – Austria
*Wales have two players from Swansea City, who play in the English Premier League
  • Teams with most players from 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
Spain have the most UEFA Champions League experience©Getty Images19 – Spain
16 – Germany
15 – France
13 – Italy
12 – Ukraine
  • Teams with fewest players from 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
0 – Albania, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia
  • Teams with most players from 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
15 – Turkey
12 – Czech Republic, England, Portugal, Ukraine
  • Teams with fewest players from 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
0 – Republic of Ireland
2 – Northern Ireland
3 – Hungary, Romania
4 – Iceland

 

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