La Diagonale among the best French training centers
Like every year, AS Monaco is in the top 5 of the most successful incubators in France, according to the annual ranking revealed by the French Football Federation.
More than ever #MadeInLaDiagonale! As for several years now, the AS Monaco training center is rewarded for its performance. Still present in the top 5 of the best elite academies, La Diagonale is thus in a very good position in the 2022 ranking enacted by the French Football Federation. With an average score of 3.5 stars out of 5, the Principality club comes only behind OL (4.5), Le Havre, Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain (4).
The FFF has published the document evaluating the effectiveness of training centers for the broadcast season!
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Criteria of excellence
The red and white Academy thus shares its place at the top of the rankings with two other clubs renowned in France for the quality of their training: Stade Rennais and FC Nantes. This hierarchy, established at the end of each season by the governing body of French football, thus meets several criteria. A knowledge :
- The number of professional contracts signed by players trained at the club (U16 to U23) and playing in the first two divisions of the ten countries best placed in the UEFA ranking (as well as the National championship in France)
- The cumulative playing time in the first team by players trained at the club
- National selections honored by players trained at the club
- The diplomas obtained during the schooling of players trained at the club
- The cumulative playing time in the European Cup by players trained at the club
Benoît Badiashile in the 11 type of Ligue 1
According to the data taken up by the FFF and revealed by the National Technical Director, Hubert Fournier, in the report published at the end of last week, AS Monaco mentions – at the time of its publication – 26 professional contracts. Among them, Benoît Badiashile stands out in the eleven of the most used players during the 2021-2022 season (1838 minutes of play in Ligue 1). Chrislain Matsima, winner of the Maurice-Revello trophy this summer with the French U20s, and Eliot Matazo, have made several appearances in the various competitions.
Five new faces with the pros
While Félix Lemarechal, Maghnes Akliouche and Tiago Ribeiro celebrated their first appearance in the top flight during the year. Finally, Yllan Okou and Soungoutou Magassa had the chance to make their first pro appearance in the Coupe de France. In all, nine young people trained at the Club even started the 2022-2023 pre-season with the pros. In the selection department this time, AS Monaco stands out for the executive status of Kylian Mbappé in A and Benoît Badiashile and Képhren Thuram with the Espoirs. In addition, 14 players trained in the Principality took part in European competitions organized by UEFA.
The youth.
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Schooling at the heart of the educational project
But it is also thanks to its school structure that La Diagonale shines at the highest level of French training centers. With still 100% success in the Baccalaureate in this summer of 2022, the Academy is thus distinguished by the extensive support of its apprentice footballers at school. A mark of excellence, which indeed confirms that the red and white training center is one of the most efficient in France, as often! #MadeInLaDiagonale 🇲🇨
The typical Ligue 1 team of players trained in their club:
Bajic (Saint-Etienne, U21 – 507 min) – Gusto (Lyon, U19 – 1886 min), Estève (Montpellier, U20 – 1856 min), Badiashile (AS Monaco, U21 – 1838 mins)Lukeba (Lyon, U20 – 2007 min), Merlin (Nantes, U20 – 1928 min) – Chotard (Montpellier, U21 – 2945 min), Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne, U19 – 1806 min), Truffert (Rennes, U21 – 1637 min) – Pereira da Costa (Lens, U21 – 1464 min), Wahi (Montpellier, U19 – 1793 min)
To read the full FFF report, download the file here.