Where do the 552 EURO players come from?
Friday, June 3, 2016
Article summary
Which clubs have the most players in France? How many are there from the Premier League – or League One? Who has the squad with the most UEFA Champions League stars? Find out here ...
Article top media content
Article body
KEY STATS
- 139 of the 552 players in the 24 squads are based in England, including all of Roy Hodgson's 23
- England's second-tier Championship is the seventh most represented division
- 49 players in all represent non-top-flight clubs (36 in England)
- Sweden and Slovakia both have players based in 13 different countries
- Juventus and Liverpool have the most players in the squads; Real Madrid are joint seventh
- 19 of Spain's squad played in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
- Nolito only Spain player not involved in 2015/16 UEFA club competition
- Five players are in Asian leagues (3 Qatar, 1 Australia, 1 Saudi Arabia)
- Four players are in CONCACAF leagues (3 MLS, 1 Mexico)
SEE THE 24 SQUADS
PREDICTED LINEUPS
WHERE DO THE PLAYERS RANK? PLAYER BAROMETER
NUMBER CRUNCHING
- Clubs with most representatives
12 – Juventus, Liverpool
11 – Tottenham Hotspur
10 – Manchester United
9 – Barcelona, Bayern München, Fenerbahçe
8 – Arsenal, Basel, CSKA Moskva, Real Madrid, Roma
- Domestic leagues with most representatives
139 – England (103 Premier League, 31 Championship, 4 League One, 1 League Two)
65 – Germany (57 1. Bundesliga, 8 2. Bundesliga)
56 – Italy (52 Serie A, 4 Serie B)
36 – Turkey (36 Süper Lig)
35 – Spain (34 Primera, 1 Segunda)
32 – Russia (32 Premier League)
22 – France (22 Ligue 1)
- Leagues with one representative
Australia – Aaron Hughes (Northern Ireland/Melbourne City)
Azerbaijan – Ansi Agolli (Albania/Qarabağ)
China – Burak Yılmaz (Turkey/Beijing Guoan)
Israel – Ovidiu Hoban (Romania/Hapoel Beer Sheva)
Liechtenstein* – Armando Sadiku (Albania/Vaduz)
Kazakhstan – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine/Kairat Almaty)
Mexico – André-Pierre Gignac (France/Tigres)
Saudi Arabia – Lucian Sânmărtean (Romania/Al-Ittihad)
*Liechtenstein only has a national cup, Vaduz compete in Swiss league
- Teams with most clubs represented
22 – Iceland, Northern Ireland
21 – Sweden
20 – Albania, Poland, Slovakia
- Teams with fewest clubs represented
8 – Russia
10 – England, Ukraine
- Teams with most different leagues represented
13 – Slovakia, Sweden
10 – Albania, Iceland, Romania
- Teams with fewest different leagues represented
1 – England
2 – Russia, Republic of Ireland
3 – Italy, Wales
- Teams with most home-based players
23 – England
22 – Russia
18 – Italy
- Teams with fewest home-based players
0 – Iceland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales*
1 – Austria
*Wales have two players from Swansea City, who play in the English Premier League
- Teams with most players from 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
19 – Spain
16 – Germany
15 – France
13 – Italy
12 – Ukraine
- Teams with fewest players from 2015/16 UEFA Champions League
0 – Albania, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia
- Teams with most players from 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
15 – Turkey
12 – Czech Republic, England, Portugal, Ukraine
- Teams with fewest players from 2015/16 UEFA Europa League
0 – Republic of Ireland
2 – Northern Ireland
3 – Hungary, Romania
4 – Iceland