Valencia CF José Gayà on his journey from youth football to the captaincy

EFC-CIES tracked the football careers of 3,375 youth players aged 15-24 Report strengthens EFC’s view that clubs should have greater flexibility to offer longer-term first professional contracts We published a significant new study looking at the career impact of early age transfers in European men’s professional football. The study – The Impact of Early Transfers in European Football – is based on a detailed analysis of 3,375 former youth internationals, each selected as one of the top* 75 youth players (*based on the highest number of minutes played) from their national association and tracked from age 15-24. https://www.efcfootball.com/en/news/efc-and-cies-study-highlights-career-benefits-of-young-players-remaining