European Top 5: RC Strasbourg has the youngest team in 2025-26, 7 French clubs in the Top 20 (CIES)

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Abdoul Ouattara, RCSA player born on 22/10/2005 - ©  Icon Sport / RCSA

RC Strasbourg Alsace (Ligue 1 McDonald's) is the club in European Top 5 with the lowest average age of players in its team line-up since the start of the 2025-26 season, according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post", published on 01/10/2025.

With an average age of 21.45, the French club is ahead of Paris Saint-Germain (24.09) and...

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Abdoul Ouattara, RCSA player born on 22/10/2005 - ©  Icon Sport / RCSA

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