The CIES Soccer Observatory has printed knowledge on essentially the most used gamers over the course of the calendar yr, with Barcelona‘s Jules Koundé atop the checklist and Liverpool‘s Virgil van Dijk and Actual Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde among the many prime 5.
France defender Koundé performed a complete of 5,872 minutes for membership and nation throughout the yr, with Fluminense’s Colombia worldwide Jhon Arias in second place with 5,599. Valverde performed 5,573, whereas Van Dijk racked up 5,523 minutes in all competitions.
Arsenal‘s William Saliba, Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka and Benfica‘s Nicolás Otamendi additionally featured within the prime 10.
CIES famous of their launch that for the highest 100 gamers when it comes to minutes performed, home membership soccer accounted for 73.2%, with 15.1% from intercontinental membership competitions and 13.4% from nationwide workforce motion.
Participant utilization and relaxation has change into a subject of appreciable concern in current weeks and months, significantly after Manchester Metropolis‘s Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri stated gamers may go on strike if the soccer calendar continues to change into extra congested.
Koundé agreed with Rodri’s sentiments, telling a information convention final September: “Yearly, we now have extra matches and fewer time to get well. It is not for need of claiming it. We have been saying it for 3 or 4 years however nobody listens to us.
“The coaches have additionally stated it and they aren’t listened to both. There’ll come a time once we must strike, as a result of it’s the solely means for us to make our voice heard by those that determine.”
In October, the worldwide gamers’ union FIFPro filed an antitrust criticism towards FIFA together with European soccer chiefs through which they that argue that international soccer’s governing physique is abusing its proper as each match organiser and regulator.
