Deep Stats

1246 players · 48 nations · stats you won't find elsewhere

1246
Total Players
43%
Play in Europe
1058
Playing Abroad
188
Domestic Players
196
Elite Club Players
513
Unique Clubs

Where They Play — League Breakdown

Distribution of World Cup players across the world's major leagues

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Premier League
28 clubs
161
13% of all WC players
🇩🇪
Bundesliga
21 clubs
92
7% of all WC players
🇫🇷
Ligue 1
19 clubs
76
6% of all WC players
🇪🇸
La Liga
15 clubs
72
6% of all WC players
🇸🇦
Saudi Pro League
12 clubs
65
5% of all WC players
🇮🇹
Serie A
16 clubs
63
5% of all WC players
🇺🇸
MLS
19 clubs
41
3% of all WC players
🇹🇷
Süper Lig
7 clubs
31
2% of all WC players
🇵🇹
Primeira Liga
12 clubs
29
2% of all WC players
🇳🇱
Eredivisie
11 clubs
28
2% of all WC players
🇧🇷
Brasileirão
11 clubs
28
2% of all WC players
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scottish Premiership
6 clubs
19
2% of all WC players
🇪🇬
Egyptian Premier League
5 clubs
19
2% of all WC players
🇿🇦
PSL
3 clubs
18
1% of all WC players
🇦🇷
Argentine Primera
11 clubs
17
1% of all WC players

Top 30 Clubs by Players Sent

Click a club to see all their World Cup players

1
Manchester City
🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇪🇬 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 🇩🇿 🇵🇹 🇺🇿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇭🇷 🇬🇭 · 12 nations
19
2
Bayern Munich
🇰🇷 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 🇯🇵 🇫🇷 🇸🇳 🇦🇹 🇨🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇭🇷 · 10 nations
17
3
Arsenal
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇨 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇧🇪 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 10 nations
16
4
Barcelona
🇧🇷 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 🇺🇾 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 · 6 nations
13
5
Paris Saint-Germain
🇰🇷 🇧🇷 🇲🇦 🇪🇨 🇹🇳 🇫🇷 🇸🇳 🇵🇹 · 8 nations
12
6
Manchester United
🇧🇷 🇲🇦 🇹🇷 🇨🇮 🇧🇪 🇺🇾 🇦🇷 🇵🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 9 nations
12
7
Atlético Madrid
🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇺🇾 🇳🇴 🇦🇷 · 5 nations
11
8
Borussia Dortmund
🇨🇭 🇹🇷 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇿 🇦🇹 · 7 nations
11
9
Liverpool
🇧🇷 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇯🇵 🇸🇪 🇪🇬 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 · 9 nations
11
10
Al Hilal
🇲🇦 🇸🇦 🇺🇾 🇫🇷 🇸🇳 🇵🇹 · 6 nations
11
11
Crystal Palace
🇲🇦 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇸🇳 🇳🇴 🇨🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 9 nations
11
12
Galatasaray
🇹🇷 🇩🇪 🇨🇮 🇳🇱 🇸🇳 🇨🇴 · 6 nations
11
13
AC Milan
🇲🇽 🇨🇭 🇺🇸 🇪🇨 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🇭🇷 · 8 nations
10
14
Slavia Prague
🇨🇿 · 1 nations
10
15
Real Madrid
🇧🇷 🇲🇦 🇹🇷 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇺🇾 🇫🇷 🇦🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 9 nations
10
16
Aston Villa
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇮 🇸🇪 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 7 nations
10
17
Chelsea
🇪🇨 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇸🇳 🇦🇷 🇵🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 · 9 nations
10
18
Al Nassr
🇸🇦 🇸🇳 🇵🇹 · 3 nations
10
19
Mamelodi Sundowns
🇿🇦 · 1 nations
9
20
Sunderland
🇨🇭 🇲🇦 🇭🇹 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇳🇱 🇸🇳 🇨🇩 · 8 nations
9
21
Flamengo
🇧🇷 🇪🇨 🇺🇾 🇨🇴 · 4 nations
9
22
Al Ahly
🇲🇦 🇪🇬 · 2 nations
9
23
Orlando Pirates
🇿🇦 · 1 nations
8
24
Celtic
🇰🇷 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇸🇪 🇹🇳 · 7 nations
8
25
Nice
🇨🇦 🇨🇮 🇹🇳 🇪🇬 🇸🇳 🇩🇿 🇬🇭 · 7 nations
8
26
Villarreal
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇮 🇨🇻 🇸🇳 🇵🇹 🇬🇭 · 7 nations
8
27
Benfica
🇧🇦 🇧🇪 🇨🇻 🇳🇴 🇦🇷 🇵🇹 🇨🇴 · 7 nations
8
28
PSV Eindhoven
🇧🇦 🇲🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇼 🇦🇹 🇭🇷 · 6 nations
8
29
Eintracht Frankfurt
🇨🇭 🇲🇦 🇹🇷 🇩🇪 🇯🇵 🇹🇳 🇧🇪 🇩🇿 · 8 nations
8
30
Fenerbahce
🇧🇷 🇹🇷 🇵🇹 · 3 nations
8

Most Elite-Club Players per Squad

Players from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, PSG, Chelsea, Man Utd, Juventus, Inter, AC Milan, Atlético, Napoli

1🇪🇸
Spain
17
2🇫🇷
France
16
3🇵🇹
Portugal
13
4🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
13
5🇩🇪
Germany
10
6🇳🇱
Netherlands
10
7🇧🇷
Brazil
9
8🇧🇪
Belgium
9
9🇦🇷
Argentina
8
10🇺🇾
Uruguay
5
11🇭🇷
Croatia
5
12🇹🇷
Türkiye
4

Fully European Squads

Nations whose entire World Cup squad plays in European top leagues — zero domestic players

🇪🇸
Spain
26 players, all in Europe

Most Concentrated Squads by League

Teams with the highest share of players from a single league

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Pro League
88%
23 of 26 players in Saudi Pro League
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England
Premier League
85%
22 of 26 players in Premier League
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Qatar
Saudi Pro League
81%
21 of 26 players in Saudi Pro League
🇩🇪
Germany
Bundesliga
72%
18 of 25 players in Bundesliga
🇿🇦
South Africa
PSL
69%
18 of 26 players in PSL
🇪🇸
Spain
La Liga
65%
17 of 26 players in La Liga
🇪🇬
Egypt
Egyptian Premier League
62%
16 of 26 players in Egyptian Premier League
🇳🇱
Netherlands
Premier League
58%
15 of 26 players in Premier League
🇦🇹
Austria
Bundesliga
54%
14 of 26 players in Bundesliga
🇹🇷
Türkiye
Süper Lig
50%
13 of 26 players in Süper Lig
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Scotland
Premier League
35%
9 of 26 players in Premier League
🇨🇦
Canada
MLS
31%
8 of 26 players in MLS

Most Internationally Diverse Clubs

Clubs whose players represent the most different World Cup nations simultaneously

1
Manchester City
🇳🇱🇧🇪🇪🇬🇪🇸🇫🇷🇳🇴🇩🇿🇵🇹🇺🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇷🇬🇭
12
nations
2
Bayern Munich
🇰🇷🇨🇦🇩🇪🇯🇵🇫🇷🇸🇳🇦🇹🇨🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇷
10
nations
3
Arsenal
🇧🇷🇩🇪🇪🇨🇳🇱🇸🇪🇧🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷🇳🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
10
nations
4
Liverpool
🇧🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪🇳🇱🇯🇵🇸🇪🇪🇬🇫🇷🇦🇷
9
nations
5
Manchester United
🇧🇷🇲🇦🇹🇷🇨🇮🇧🇪🇺🇾🇦🇷🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
9
nations
6
Real Madrid
🇧🇷🇲🇦🇹🇷🇩🇪🇧🇪🇺🇾🇫🇷🇦🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
9
nations
7
Crystal Palace
🇲🇦🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇸🇫🇷🇸🇳🇳🇴🇨🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
9
nations
8
Chelsea
🇪🇨🇳🇱🇧🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷🇸🇳🇦🇷🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
9
nations
9
AC Milan
🇲🇽🇨🇭🇺🇸🇪🇨🇧🇪🇫🇷🇵🇹🇭🇷
8
nations
10
Paris Saint-Germain
🇰🇷🇧🇷🇲🇦🇪🇨🇹🇳🇫🇷🇸🇳🇵🇹
8
nations
11
Eintracht Frankfurt
🇨🇭🇲🇦🇹🇷🇩🇪🇯🇵🇹🇳🇧🇪🇩🇿
8
nations
12
Sunderland
🇨🇭🇲🇦🇭🇹🇵🇾🇪🇨🇳🇱🇸🇳🇨🇩
8
nations
13
Celtic
🇰🇷🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🇯🇵🇸🇪🇹🇳
7
nations
14
Bayer Leverkusen
🇨🇿🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇸🇦🇷🇩🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
7
nations
15
Nice
🇨🇦🇨🇮🇹🇳🇪🇬🇸🇳🇩🇿🇬🇭
7
nations

Age Extremes — Youngest & Oldest

Based on 988 players with confirmed dates of birth as of 11 June 2026

Youngest Players
1🇲🇽
Gilberto Mora
Mexico · Tijuana
17
yrs
2🇸🇳
Ibrahim Mbaye
Senegal · Paris Saint-Germain
18
yrs
3🇪🇬
Hamza Abdelkarim
Egypt · Barcelona B
18
yrs
4🇸🇳
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
Senegal · Bayern Munich
18
yrs
5🇲🇦
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Morocco · Lille
18
yrs
6🇧🇦
Kerim Alajbegovic
Bosnia-Herzegovina · RB Salzburg
18
yrs
7🇹🇳
Rayan Elloumi
Tunisia · Vancouver Whitecaps
18
yrs
8🇦🇺
Lucas Herrington
Australia · Colorado Rapids
18
yrs
9🇺🇿
Behruz Karimov
Uzbekistan · Surkhon
18
yrs
10🇪🇸
Lamine Yamal
Spain · Barcelona
18
yrs
Oldest Players
1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Craig Gordon
Scotland · Hearts
43
yrs
2🇵🇹
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal · Al Nassr
41
yrs
3🇲🇽
Guillermo Ochoa
Mexico · AEL Limassol
40
yrs
4🇭🇷
Luka Modric
Croatia · AC Milan
40
yrs
5🇧🇦
Edin Dzeko
Bosnia-Herzegovina · Schalke 04
40
yrs
6🇩🇪
Manuel Neuer
Germany · Bayern Munich
40
yrs
7🇨🇻
Vozinha
Cape Verde · Chaves
40
yrs
8🇺🇾
Fernando Muslera
Uruguay · Estudiantes de La Plata
39
yrs
9🇪🇬
El Mahdy Soliman
Egypt · Zamalek
39
yrs
10🇦🇷
Lionel Messi
Argentina · Inter Miami
38
yrs

Did You Know?

Stats that tell the story of World Cup 2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
161players
play in the Premier League — more than any other league
🏆
19players
from Manchester City — the most of any club at this World Cup
🌍
12nations
send players to Manchester City — the world's most globally diverse WC club
🇪🇺
43%
of all World Cup players earn their living in a European league
🏠
188players
play in their home country while representing their national team
196elite stars
come from the world's top-20 clubs

Full Power Rankings — All 48 Teams

Composite squad strength score across all 48 nations

1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
100
2🇪🇸
Spain
92
3🇩🇪
Germany
88
4🇫🇷
France
87
5🇳🇱
Netherlands
75
6🇧🇪
Belgium
73
7🇦🇷
Argentina
71
8🇵🇹
Portugal
70
9🇧🇷
Brazil
67
10🇸🇳
Senegal
56
11🇦🇹
Austria
55
12🇭🇷
Croatia
55
13🇸🇪
Sweden
54
14🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scotland
52
15🇺🇾
Uruguay
52
16🇨🇭
Switzerland
51
17🇳🇴
Norway
50
18🇲🇦
Morocco
49
19🇹🇷
Türkiye
47
20🇺🇸
United States
46
21🇪🇨
Ecuador
46
22🇯🇵
Japan
46
23🇨🇮
Ivory Coast
42
24🇨🇴
Colombia
41
25🇨🇦
Canada
40
26🇩🇿
Algeria
39
27🇲🇽
Mexico
37
28🇪🇬
Egypt
37
29🇬🇭
Ghana
37
30🇰🇷
South Korea
36
31🇨🇩
Congo DR
36
32🇵🇾
Paraguay
34
33🇶🇦
Qatar
33
34🇹🇳
Tunisia
32
35🇳🇿
New Zealand
32
36🇨🇻
Cape Verde
31
37🇸🇦
Saudi Arabia
31
38🇨🇿
Czechia
30
39🇺🇿
Uzbekistan
30
40🇧🇦
Bosnia-Herzegovina
29
41🇵🇦
Panama
29
42🇭🇹
Haiti
28
43🇦🇺
Australia
28
44🇮🇷
Iran
28
45🇮🇶
Iraq
28
46🇯🇴
Jordan
28
47🇨🇼
Curaçao
27
48🇿🇦
South Africa
25