Paris Saint-Germain Academy

Paris Saint-Germain Academy

Founded	1974 (1974)
Ground	Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre
Ground Capacity	3,500
Chairman	Jean-François Pien
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Paris Saint-Germain Academy is the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. The Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, serves as the home facility for the capital club's youth sides, which play their home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre.^[1]

Since the founding of the academy in 1974, a number of graduates have gone on to sign professional contracts with Paris Saint-Germain or other clubs. Recognized by the French Football Federation as one of the best in the country, the PSG Academy received Category 1 and Class A rating in recent seasons by the Direction Technique Nationale.^[1]

The objective of the PSG Academy is to produce elite football players while offering them an adapted and complete scholarly education. Thanks to a series of partnerships with clubs in the Île-de-France region, the academy regularly accepts promising new footballing talents at the Camp des Loges.^[1]

Domestically, the PSG Academy has won four Championnat National U19 titles, two Championnat National U17, one Coupe Gambardella and one Championnat National des Cadets U16 title. In international club football, the U19 side reached the final of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.^[1]

Pauleta, emblematic Paris Saint-Germain striker between 2003 and 2008, became the official ambassador of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in December 2013.^[2]

Organization

Recognised by the French Football Federation as one of the best in the country, the Paris Saint-Germain Academy received the Category 1, Class A rating in recent seasons. A veritable centre of excellence, it meets all the standards demanded by the Direction Technique Nationale and symbolises the capital club's professionalism and success both on and off the pitch.^[1]

The PSG Academy regularly accepts promising new footballing talents on the advice of recruiters. Thanks to a series of partnerships with clubs in the Ile-de-France region, many children, from 13 years of age, also join the capital club. The required standard for the youngsters in the pre-youth academy is Regional level and for the ones in the youth academy is National level. There are five kinds of player contracts in the academy (elite, trainees, apprentices, aspiring and amateur) for a total of 60 players divided into three training squads (CFA, U19 and U17) in five age categories (15 to 19 years). 33 players live at CFA Omnisports and 26 players live in or around Saint-Germain-en-Laye.^[1]

The students' education is assured by CFA Omnisports. The students benefit from their apprentice status that allows them to train as elite level athletes while also preparing their immediate, but also post-competition future. Thierry Morin, a former PSG professional from 1975 to 1986, is the director of CFA Omnisports. The youngsters train and play on both grass and artificial pitches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre in the Camp des Loges.^[1]

Philosophy

Since the founding of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 1974, a number of graduates have gone on to sign professional contracts with PSG or other clubs. The objective of the PSG Academy: produce elite football players while offering them an adapted and complete scholarly education.^[1] From 2005 onwards, PSG have organized more than 60 camps in Paris for youngsters from all over the world. The PSG Academy reflects the capital club’s dedication to youth development and education as part of their overall philosophy, which consists in the application of an attractive, exciting and attacking game.^[3]

Homegrown players including Nicolas Anelka, Jean-Marc Pilorget, Mamadou Sakho, Lorik Cana, Amara Simba, Jérôme Leroy, Luis Fernández and Clément Chantôme, and foreign stars such as Ronaldinho, Pauleta, Dominique Rocheteau, Safet Sušić, Youri Djorkaeff, Raí, George Weah and David Ginola are among the illustrious stars that have typified this philosophy on the field.^[3]

Players

Players and staff – 2016/2017 season.^[4][5][6]

Current squads

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

CFA

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Leonard Aggoune GK Thomas Chesneau GK Sébastien Cibois DF Fodé Ballo Toure DF Dylan Batubinsika DF Anthony Brydges DF Colin Dagba DF Félix Eboa Eboa DF Alec Georgen DF Abdoulaye Konaté DF Kévin Rimane DF Makan Traoré DF Harold Voyer

No. Position Player DF Dan-Axel Zagadou MF Antoine Bernede MF Lorenzo Callegari MF Yohan Demoncy MF Nathan Epaillard MF Romain Habran MF Jonathan Ikoné MF Bryan Labissiere MF Gaëtan Robail FW Samuel Essende FW Bardou Mapeja FW Mayingila N'Zuzi Mata

U19

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Garissone Innocent GK Will-Cesaire Matimbou DF Mahamadou Dembélé DF Tom Flamant DF Arnaoud-Nkodi Luzayadio DF Fahad Mohamed DF Mathis Pascal MF Yacine Adli MF Emmanuel Attah MF Kévin Cabral

No. Position Player MF Moussa Diaby MF Claudio Gomes MF Stanley Nsoki MF Boubakary Soumaré MF Azzeddine Toufiqui FW Rémi Cabral FW Théo Epailly FW Alexis Giacomini FW Météhan Guclu FW Timothy Weah

U17

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Pierre Ouvry GK Yanis Saïdani GK Trey Vimalin DF Abdourahmane Barry DF Ruben Gatta DF Richard Makutungu DF Moussa Sissako DF Arthur Zagre MF Lucas Bernadou MF Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe MF Bandiougou Fadiga MF Niels-Curtis Fiawoo MF Lucas Maronnier MF Idriss Mzaouiyani

No. Position Player MF Raphaël Nya MF Massinissa Oufella MF Ruben Providence MF Aliou Badara Traoré MF Omar Yaisien MF Romaric Yapi FW Tanguy Coulibaly FW Alexandre Fressange FW Maxen Kapo FW Loïc Mbe Soh FW Alassane Meïté FW Virgiliu Postolachi FW Fabio Torres

Honours

Domestic

• Championnat National U19: (4) ^[1]
  • 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16
• Championnat National U17: (2) ^[1]
  • 2010–11, 2015–16
• Coupe Gambardella: (1) ^[1]
  • 1990–1991
• Championnat National des Cadets U16: (1) ^[1]
  • 1987–88

Management

Board members

Source: PSG.fr

Technical staff

Source: PSG.fr

Medical staff

Source: PSG.fr

See also

Teams

• Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
• Paris Saint-Germain Féminines

Sports

• Paris Saint-Germain Handball
• Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League
• Paris Saint-Germain eSports

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.

Official websites

• PSG.fr – Site officiel
• Paris Saint-Germain at LFP
• Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA
• Paris Saint-Germain at FIFA