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PL player metrics 16:36 - Jul 27 with 766 views

I read on another thread that the club is gearing up for a top eight push and getting PL ready!

I think we might struggle with average height of over 6 foot:

"The Real Demographics of the Premier League

Updated data from the CIES Football Observatory (July/2026):

- **Average Age:** 26.6 years (only the 18th youngest league in the world)
- **Average Height:** 183.8 cm
- **Expatriates:** **69.5%** of minutes (the most internationalized league on the planet)
- **Club-Trained Players:** only **5.8%**
- **Stability:** players stay on average 29.9 months (above the global average)

**What does this reveal?**

The Premier League isn't the youngest league.
It's the one that **imports the most ready-made talent** from abroad and the one that **relies the least** on its own youth system.

While smaller leagues are forced to launch youngsters out of necessity, the Premier League uses its financial power to buy experience and international quality.

69.5% expatriates vs just 5.8% homegrown.

That's the model of the world's richest league."

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