Top 15 youth academies in the last decade (2010-2020) by Football Talent Scout
Requirements for clubs:
– quality of players produced
– quantity of players produced
Requirements for players:
– born in or after 1990
– joined the club at 17 or younger
– at least three years spent at the club before the age of 20
– debut in professional football
1. SL Benfica (Portugal)
notable academy graduates:
Bernardo Silva
Ederson
João Cancelo
João Félix
André Gomes
Nelson Semedo
Gonçalo Guedes
Rúben Dias
Florentino
Renato Sanches
Rony Lopes
Jota
Gedson Fernandes
Ricardo Horta
Tomás Tavares
Nuno Tavares
Buta
Hélder Costa
João Carvalho
Diogo Gonçalves
Ivan Cavaleiro
André Horta
Nélson Oliveira
Roderick Miranda
Paulo Bernardo
Rafael Brito
Ronaldo Camará
Úmaro Embaló
2. Olympique Lyonnais (France)
notable academy graduates:
Alexandre Lacazette
Houssem Aouar
Anthony Martial
Samuel Umtiti
Nabil Fekir
Corentin Tolisso
Alassane Plea
Anthony Lopes
Rayan Cherki
Amine Gouiri
Mouctar Diakhaby
Myziane Maolida
Maxence Caqueret
Clément Grenier
Willem Geubbels
Rachid Ghezzal
Romain Del Castillo
Jordan Ferri
Xavier Chavalerin
3. Paris Saint-Germain
notable academy graduates:
Mattéo Guendouzi
Kingsley Coman
Moussa Dembélé
Adrien Rabiot
Jonathan Ikoné
Presnel Kimpembe
Christopher Nkunku
Moussa Diaby
Odsonne Edouard
Boubakary Soumaré
Mike Maignan
Alphonse Areola
Stanley Nsoki
Timothy Weah
Tanguy Kouassi
Adil Aouchiche
Jean-Kévin Augustin
Yacine Adli
Antoine Bernede
Arthur Zagre
Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
Mamadou Sakho
Fodé Ballo-Touré
Youssouf Sabaly
4. Atletico Madrid (Spain)
notable academy graduates:
Saul Niguez
Rodri
Lucas Hernandez
Koke
David de Gea
Thomas
Theo Hernandez
Oliver Torres
Victor Mollejo
Rodrigo Riquelme
Francisco Montero
Javier Manquillo
Borja Baston
Manu Sanchez
Borja Garcés
Gustavo Assunçao
Jorge Pulido
Ignacio Camacho
Sergio Camello
Keko
5. Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
notable academy graduates:
Matthijs de Ligt
Donny van de Beek
Steven Bergwijn
Donyell Malen
Daley Blind
Justin Kluivert
Davy Klaassen
Ryan Gravenberch
Noussair Mazraoui
Joël Veltman
Anwar El Ghazi
Sergino Dest
Kenny Tete
Stefano Denswil
Naci Unuvar
Jairo Riedewald
Noa Lang
Kaj Sierhuis
Daishawn Redan
Sontje Hansen
6. FC Barcelona (Spain)
notable academy graduates:
Thiago
Sergi Roberto
Ansu Fati
Riqui Puig
Adama Traoré
Gerard Deulofeu
Carles Alená
Marc Cucurella
Rafinha
Marc Bartra
Munir El Haddadi
Takefusa Kubo
Carles Pérez
Martín Montoya
Iago Falque
Oriol Romeu
Cristian Tello
Abel Ruiz
Juan Miranda
Sandro Ramirez
Oriol Busquets
Alejandro Grimaldo
7. Manchester United (England)
notable academy graduates:
Paul Pogba
Mason Greenwood
Marcus Rashford
Scott McTominay
Michael Keane
Jesse Lingard
Dwight McNeil
Dean Henderson
Andreas Pereira
Brandon Williams
Axel Tuanzebe
Danny Welbeck
Paddy McNair
James Garner
Angel Gomes
Tyler Blackett
Ravel Morrison
8. Real Madrid (Spain)
notable academy graduates:
Dani Carvajal
Alvaro Morata
Achraf Hakimi
Pablo Sarabia
Sergio Reguillon
Marcos Alonso
Mario Hermoso
Diego Llorente
Marcos Llorente
Nacho
Lucas Vazquez
Raul de Tomas
Fernando Pacheco
Denis Cheryshev
Omar Mascarel
Oscar Rodriguez
Jesé
Borja Mayoral
9. RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
notable academy graduates:
Romelu Lukaku
Dennis Praet
Youri Tielemans
Dodi Lukebakio
Leander Dendoncker
Orel Mangala
Yari Verschaeren
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Adnan Januzaj
Jérémy Doku
Dries Mertens
Alexis Saelemaekers
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Marco Kana
Killian Sardella
Jordan Lukaku
Samuel Bastien
Wout Faes
Aaron Leya Iseka
Francis Amuzu
Antoine Colassin
Mile Svilar
10. Chelsea (England)
notable academy graduates:
Declan Rice
Mason Mount
Tammy Abraham
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Andreas Christensen
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Reece James
Billy Gilmour
Nathaniel Chalobah
Jeremie Boga
Fikayo Tomori
Dominic Solanke
Eddie Nketiah
Chris Mepham
Ola Aina
Rhian Brewster
11. Valencia CF (Spain)
notable academy graduates:
Jose Gaya
Juan Bernat
Ferran Torres
Paco Alcacer
Carlos Soler
Isco
Portu
Borja Iglesias
Álex Centelles
Kang-in Lee
Roger Martí
Rafa Mir
Fran Villalba
Toni Lato
Fede Cartabia
Carles Gil
Toni Martínez
12. VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
notable academy graduates:
Serge Gnabry
Timo Werner
Joshua Kimmich
Bernd Leno
Thilo Kehrer
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Rani Khedira
Timo Baumgartl
Sebastian Rudy
Kevin Stöger
Loris Karius
Ermin Bicakcic
Berkay Özcan
Leon Dajaku
Daniel Didavi
Philipp Förster
13. Athletic Club (Spain)
notable academy graduates:
Aymeric Laporte
Inaki Williams
Kepa
Yeray Alvarez
Unai Nunez
Unai Simon
Iker Muniain
Ander Capa
Álex Remiro
Peru Nolaskoain
Unai Lopez
Oihan Sancet
Inigo Lekue
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta
Unai Vencedor
14. RC Lens (France)
notable academy graduates:
Raphaël Varane
Thorgan Hazard
Geoffrey Kondogbia
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Serge Aurier
Wylan Cyprien
Benjamin Bourigeaud
Mounir Chouiar
Timothée Kolodziejczak
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Gaël Kakuta
Mehdi Abeid
William Bianda
Jean-Kevin Duverne
15. Sporting CP (Portugal)
notable academy graduates:
William Carvalho
Ricardo Pereira
Gelson Martins
Rafael Leão
João Mário
Eric Dier
Daniel Podence
Rúben Vinagre
Cédric Soares
Bruma
Rúben Semedo
Tiago Djaló
Jovane Cabral
Thierry Correia
Rafael Camacho
Ricardo Esgaio
Miguel Luís
Luís Maximiano
Tiago Ilori
Eduardo Quaresma
Nuno Mendes