Paris Saint-Germain Academy

Paris Saint-Germain

Full name	Paris Saint-Germain Academy
Short name	PSG Academy
Founded	1974 (1974)
Ground	Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre
Capacity	3,500
Director	Jean-François Pien
Manager	Leeroy Echteld (Reserve) Thiago Motta (U19) Laurent Huard (U17)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Departments of Paris Saint-Germain
Football (Men's)	Football (Youth Men's)	Football (Women's)
Handball (Men's)	eSports	Boxing (Men's)
League (Men's)

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain. Since the academy's inception, many graduates have gone on to sign professional contracts with Paris Saint-Germain or other clubs.^[1] Recognized by the French Football Federation as one of the best in the country, the PSG Academy holds a Category 1, Class A rating.^[1]

The academy was officially established in 1974, but several players had already gone professional without any formal structure. In fact, the academy's first centre opened on 4 November 1975 with Pierre Alonzo as its first director.^[2] Jean-François Pien is the academy's current director.^[3]

The PSG Academy consists of the Reserve team, the Under 19 team, and the Under 17 team.^[1] They train at the Camp des Loges, which also serves as the academy's home facility; while the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre is their home ground.^[2] The PSG Academy has produced several international stars, including Nicolas Anelka, Mamadou Sakho, Adrien Rabiot, Alphonse Areola, and Presnel Kimpembe.^[4]

Domestically, the Reserve team has won three Coupe de Paris and one Division d'Honneur de Paris;^[5] the U19 team has won four Championnat National U19 titles and one Coupe Gambardella;^[6][7] and the U17 team has won three Championnat National U17 titles and one Championnat National des Cadets.^[8][9] The youth system has also been crowned Challenge du Meilleur Club de Jeunes four times.^[10] In international club football, the U17 side have won a record three Al Kass International Cups,^[11] while the U19 side reached the final of the UEFA Youth League in the 2015–16 edition.^[12]

Organization

The objective of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy is to produce elite football players while offering them an adapted and complete scholarly education. Thanks to a series of partnerships with clubs in the Île-de-France region, the academy regularly accepts promising new footballing talents on the advice of recruiters. The Camp des Loges serves as the home facility for the academy. The youngsters train and play on both grass and artificial pitches at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre.^[1]

The academy offers five kinds of player contracts (elite, trainees, apprentices, aspiring and amateur) for a total of 70 players divided into three training squads (National 2, Under 19 and Under 17) in five age categories (15 to 19 years). The students' education is assured by CFA Omnisports. PSG Academy graduate Thierry Morin, who played for the club's first team from 1975 to 1986, is the director of CFA Omnisports.^[1]

In 2005, the Paris Saint-Germain Academy began expanding its network as part of the club's international development strategy.^[13] Pauleta, emblematic PSG striker between 2003 and 2008, was named official ambassador of the academy in December 2013 to accompany its development in France and abroad.^[14]

Open to boys and girls from 4 to 16 years of age, the PSG Academy welcomes nearly 12,000 children in 69 year-round centers in 14 countries: France, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, China and Turkey.^[15] The Indonesian academy opened at the beginning of 2017 in partnership with local club Bali United.^[16]

Honours

As of the 2017–18 season.

•   Record

Players

As of the 2018–19 season.^[17][18][19]

Reserve team before a 2007–08 Championnat de France Amateur match against Bayonne.

Reserve

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Thomas Chesneau DF Colin Dagba DF Samuel Guibert DF Abdoulaye Konaté DF Hervé Mombela DF Mathis Pascal DF Kévin Rimane MF Yacine Adli

No. Position Player MF Antoine Bernède MF Nathan Epaillard MF Hicham M'Laab MF Azzeddine Toufiqui MF Abdallah Yaisien FW Alexis Giacomini FW Metehan Güçlü FW Timothy Weah

Under 19

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Pierre Ouvry GK Will-Cesaire Matimbou GK Garissone Innocent DF Moussa Sissako DF Arnaud-Nkodi Luzayadio DF Tom Flamant DF Stanley N'Soki MF Romaric Yapi MF Omar Yaisien MF Raphael Nya

No. Position Player MF Idriss Mzaouiyani MF Lucas Maronnier MF Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe MF Lucas Bernadou MF Emmanuel Attah FW Sabri Haddadou FW Fabio Torres FW Virgiliu Postolachi FW Alassane Meite FW Loic Mbe Soh FW Théo Epailly

Under 17

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Théo Chanu DF Timothée Pembele DF Tanguy Kouassi Nianzou DF Gaylord Kitenge DF Teddy Alloh MF Kays Ruiz-Atil MF Kenny Nagera MF Jonathan Mutombo MF Ziyad Larkeche

No. Position Player MF Tidjany Chabrol MF Nathan Bitu Mazala MF Nicolas Bernardino-Godier MF Thierno Balde MF Adil Aouchiche MF Anfane Ahamada M'Ze FW Marco Keuhulian FW Isaac Karamoko FW Arnaud Kalimuendo

Notable graduates

Since the academy's inception, only nine graduates have made more than 200 appearances.^[20]

Adrien Rabiot

Rank	Player	Position	Paris Saint-Germain	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Source
								1	Jean-Marc Pilorget	DF	1975–1989	435	17	20	[21]
2	Éric Renaut	DF	1972–1982	290	35	1	[22]
3	Luis Fernández	MF	1978–1986	273	39	12	[23]
4	Jean-Claude Lemoult	MF	1976–1986	266	11	9	[24]
5	Franck Tanasi	DF	1977–1991	254	0	7	[25]
6	Clément Chantôme	MF	2006–2015	249	10	10	[26]
7	Francis Llacer	DF	1989–1999 2001–2003	248	4	6	[27]
8	Adrien Rabiot	MF	2012–	207	22	12	[28]
9	Mamadou Sakho	DF	2007–2013	201	7	2	[29]

Club officials

Thiago Motta

References

External links

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Official websites

• PSG.fr – Site officiel
• Paris Saint-Germain at LFP
• Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA
• Paris Saint-Germain at FIFA