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The VCF Academy has once again been named amongst the best football academies in Europe, in the latest annual report by the CIES Football Observatory on players trained at each club who currently compete in one of the 5 major leagues in the continent (Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France).
The report, published by the CIES Football Observatory on Monday, ranks Valencia CF sixth both in quantitative values (number of academy products currently competing at elite level) and in qualitative values (using the Training Index that measures the level of the clubs, age and participation). For the third consecutive year, the VCF Academy is amongst the Top 10.
There are 25 players who, having trained at the VCF Academy, currently compete in one of the 'Big 5' leagues. Many of them do so at Valencia CF -José Luis Gayà, Carlos Soler, Toni Lato, Hugo Guillamón, Álex Blanco and Jesús Vázquez- but there are others in the Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1 and different LaLiga clubs.
The criteria followed by the CIES Football Observatory is that established by UEFA. In it, players must have been at a specific academy for at least three seasons between the ages of 15 and 21, with only national league competitions taken into account. Therefore, the list does not include players such as Cristian Rivero, Yunus Musah or Koba Leïn, who could be part of next year's report.
The VCF Academy is a proven talent generation system, and the project is currently experiencing a boon. In the last three years, 12 players from the VCF Academy have debuted for the first team, having previously played for VCF Mestalla.
Jesús Vázquez, Valencia CF
Kang-In Lee, RCD Mallorca
Ferran Torres, Manchester City FC
Hugo Guillamón, Valencia CF
Álex Blanco, Valencia CF
Gonzalo Villar, AS Roma
Francisco Navarro, Gil Vicente FC
Toni Lato, Valencia CF
Toni Martínez, FC Porto
Rafa Mir, Sevilla FC
Carlos Soler, Valencia CF
Sito Pascual, Asteras Tripolis FC
Antonio Sivera, CD Alavés
José Gayá, Valencia CF
Nacho Vidal, CA Osasuna
Víctor Camarasa, Real Betis Balompié
Víctor Ruiz, FC St. Gallen
Paco Alcácer, Villarreal CF
Carlos Gracia, Mjällby AIF
Robert Ibáñez, CA Osasuna
Juan Bernat, Paris St-Germain FC
Portu Manzanera, Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Isco Alarcón, Real Madrid CF
Roger Martí, Levante UD
David Timor, Getafe CF
Ángel Montoro, Granada CF
Jaume Costa, RCD Mallorca
Dani Quintana, Jagiellonia Bialystok SSA
Vicente Guaita, Crystal Palace FC
David Silva, Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Raúl Albiol, Villarreal CF
Source: https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp353/en/
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