Defensive Midfielder Academy analysis of all Academies

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Academy Defensive Midfielders average Abs Gain after 6 weeks training

The weekly average ranges from 60 PAB for the best academy defensive midfielder to 31 PAB for the worst performing academy defensive midfielder.

Here is a list of every academy with the average TAB, PAB and SAB after 6 weeks training.

There are 61 Defensive Midfielders across all 80 academies.

Please note they are listed in order of PAB averages.

Team	Coaches	Name	Age	TAB	PAB	SAB	Type
Wolfsburg	2	H_Nakata	17	36	60	28	DM
Stoke City	0	L_Andreasen	19	36	60	28	DM
Shakhtar	1	G_Torrado	19	40	60	24	DM
Feyenoord	1	D_Zokora	17	31	53	32	DM
Blackburn Rovers	0	S_Keita	19	40	53	30	DM
Real Madrid	1	B_Pedretti	19	28	52	27	DM
Bristol City	0	S_Sahin	19	31	52	25	DM
Millwall	2	A_Guardado	18	34	52	25	DM
Wolves	2	D_Conti	19	38	51	32	DM
Juventus	0	M_Isla	19	38	51	21	DM
Huddersfield Town	0	S_Solari	18	33	49	22	DM
Stockport County	2	Paolo_Sousa	17	31	49	22	DM
Fulham	0	M_Berson	19	34	48	28	DM
Monaco	0	A_Basinas	19	34	48	22	DM
Lyon	0	F_Melo	19	38	48	27	DM
Liverpool	0	H_Mullins	20	44	48	29	DM
Marseille	1	D_Zakora	19	33	48	21	DM
Crystal Palace	0	G_Midingayi	19	30	48	28	DM
Barnsley	0	P_Schwegler	19	33	47	19	DM
Manchester City	2	Emerson	17	30	47	26	DM
Borussia Dortmund	2	A_Diarra	19	38	47	23	DM
Sheffield United	0	J_Mascherano	19	35	47	20	DM
AC Milan	0	M_Ambrosini	19	34	46	23	DM
Union Berlin	2	H_Viana	17	32	46	21	DM
Lazio	1	G_Gabri	17	30	46	30	DM
PSG	2	M_Brighi	20	33	46	25	DM
Arsenal	1	R_Montolivo	18	32	45	27	DM
Borussia Dortmund	2	E_Davids	18	42	45	31	DM
West Brom	0	A_Palombo	19	36	45	22	DM
Nottingham Forest	0	D_Sidibe	20	37	45	25	DM
Aston Villa	0	G_Leca	19	35	45	27	DM
Wolves	2	P_Vieira	18	33	45	15	DM
Southampton	0	P_Pardo	19	29	44	23	DM
Watford	1	M_Fink	19	33	43	20	DM
Napoli	2	M_van_Bommel	19	36	43	24	DM
Bayern Munich	0	F_Ernst	19	40	43	29	DM
PSV	1	M_Flamini	17	39	43	26	DM
Wrexham	0	J_II_Makoun	19	27	42	25	DM
Birmingham City	1	S_Kehl	19	32	42	21	DM
Real Betis	0	S_Rolfes	19	31	42	24	DM
Sheffield United	0	M_Essien	18	32	41	25	DM
Union Berlin	2	E_Cambiasso	19	44	41	23	DM
Sporting Lisbon	0	J_Arca	19	36	40	28	DM
Celtic	1	S_Khedira	19	34	40	28	DM
Arsenal	1	D_Simeone	17	35	40	21	DM
Lens	0	N_de_Jong	19	38	40	24	DM
Brighton	1	G_Gattuso	19	34	39	22	DM
Bristol City	0	X_Alonso	18	38	39	26	DM
Luton Town	1	T_Motta	19	40	39	19	DM
Napoli	2	A_Iniesta	18	35	39	23	DM
Sparta Prague	0	S_Dumont	19	30	39	22	DM
Leipzig	1	Kleberson	17	37	38	24	DM
Atalanta	1	B_Matuidi	19	31	38	24	DM
Inter Milan	0	A_Song	19	40	37	24	DM
Napoli	2	A_Hleb	17	31	37	22	DM
Manchester City	2	T_Cohen	19	31	37	21	DM
Salzburg	1	K_Thomson	19	39	36	27	DM
Inter Milan	0	Roy_Keane	18	33	36	25	DM
Cardiff City	0	C_Brocchi	20	33	36	27	DM
Tottenham Hotspur	0	J_Greening	19	37	32	24	DM
Ipswich Town	0	T_Simons	17	32	31	33	DM

Forecast Defensive Midfielders ratings if they spend maximum time in academy

The average TABs, PABs and SABs have now been multiplied by the amount of weeks they will be trained based on this seasons coaches at clubs and for the amount of seasons they can at a maximum spend in their respective academies.

• Zero Coaches = 20 weeks training
• One Coach = 25 weeks training
• Two Coaches = 30 weeks training
• Currently 20 years of age = Maximum 2 seasons in academy
• Currently 19 years of age = Maximum 3 seasons in academy
• Currently 18 years of age = Maximum 4 seasons in academy
• Currently 17 years of age = Maximum 5 seasons in academy

Please note these are basic calculations off of 6 weeks training data, averages can go up and down over the time players spend in the academy and will not take into account mid-season events that can have either a positive or negative effect on players actions.

Team	Coaches	Name	Age	TK	PS	SH	TAB	PAB	SAB	Type
Wolfsburg	2	H_Nakata	17	19	26	13	437	968	667	DM
Millwall	2	A_Guardado	18	20	25	6	378	563	751	DM
Stockport County	2	Paolo_Sousa	17	18	25	11	923	293	675	DM
Feyenoord	1	D_Zokora	17	16	24	10	717	911	704	DM
Manchester City	2	Emerson	17	20	24	11	492	795	910	DM
Union Berlin	2	H_Viana	17	19	24	6	39	818	794	DM
Borussia Dortmund	2	E_Davids	18	18	24	11	141	266	124	DM
Wolves	2	D_Conti	19	15	23	6	674	39	892	DM
Lazio	1	G_Gabri	17	17	23	12	620	516	151	DM
Arsenal	1	R_Montolivo	18	16	23	10	296	226	750	DM
Wolves	2	P_Vieira	18	20	23	5	214	932	767	DM
Arsenal	1	D_Simeone	17	19	23	7	679	968	866	DM
Napoli	2	A_Iniesta	18	18	23	16	353	558	514	DM
Napoli	2	A_Hleb	17	19	23	9	608	90	519	DM
Shakhtar	1	G_Torrado	19	15	22	10	13	136	427	DM
Real Madrid	1	B_Pedretti	19	14	22	6	36	345	523	DM
Huddersfield Town	0	S_Solari	18	15	22	10	701	406	522	DM
Borussia Dortmund	2	A_Diarra	19	18	22	13	793	640	549	DM
Napoli	2	M_van_Bommel	19	15	22	11	466	459	434	DM
PSV	1	M_Flamini	17	19	22	7	887	996	829	DM
Union Berlin	2	E_Cambiasso	19	16	22	5	261	529	571	DM
Celtic	1	S_Khedira	19	16	22	12	424	56	899	DM
Leipzig	1	Kleberson	17	19	22	15	499	350	572	DM
Stoke City	0	L_Andreasen	19	16	21	7	38	308	669	DM
Blackburn Rovers	0	S_Keita	19	16	21	15	770	300	696	DM
Monaco	0	A_Basinas	19	13	21	8	772	290	393	DM
Lyon	0	F_Melo	19	14	21	4	166	412	525	DM
Marseille	1	D_Zakora	19	15	21	12	849	237	32	DM
Sheffield United	0	J_Mascherano	19	16	21	11	808	78	784	DM
AC Milan	0	M_Ambrosini	19	15	21	14	832	32	448	DM
PSG	2	M_Brighi	20	16	21	11	241	530	656	DM
West Brom	0	A_Palombo	19	13	21	5	998	180	587	DM
Southampton	0	P_Pardo	19	16	21	14	299	631	5	DM
Watford	1	M_Fink	19	16	21	8	197	125	198	DM
Sheffield United	0	M_Essien	18	16	21	11	486	597	8	DM
Brighton	1	G_Gattuso	19	17	21	13	311	250	542	DM
Bristol City	0	X_Alonso	18	17	21	15	22	585	0	DM
Luton Town	1	T_Motta	19	17	21	9	151	468	469	DM
Salzburg	1	K_Thomson	19	17	21	7	648	214	33	DM
Inter Milan	0	Roy_Keane	18	18	21	12	656	619	877	DM
Ipswich Town	0	T_Simons	17	17	21	9	54	100	975	DM
Bristol City	0	S_Sahin	19	15	20	7	312	743	960	DM
Juventus	0	M_Isla	19	14	20	9	60	682	872	DM
Fulham	0	M_Berson	19	15	20	5	466	788	724	DM
Crystal Palace	0	G_Midingayi	19	15	20	13	578	186	826	DM
Barnsley	0	P_Schwegler	19	13	20	7	390	208	577	DM
Aston Villa	0	G_Leca	19	16	20	5	816	213	716	DM
Bayern Munich	0	F_Ernst	19	13	20	11	741	989	482	DM
Wrexham	0	J_II_Makoun	19	14	20	8	161	319	228	DM
Birmingham City	1	S_Kehl	19	14	20	4	829	390	290	DM
Real Betis	0	S_Rolfes	19	13	20	8	901	740	397	DM
Sporting Lisbon	0	J_Arca	19	16	20	6	41	691	258	DM
Lens	0	N_de_Jong	19	15	20	13	908	963	479	DM
Sparta Prague	0	S_Dumont	19	14	20	8	91	78	668	DM
Atalanta	1	B_Matuidi	19	13	20	9	714	934	910	DM
Manchester City	2	T_Cohen	19	14	20	5	300	970	190	DM
Liverpool	0	H_Mullins	20	15	19	8	423	261	370	DM
Nottingham Forest	0	D_Sidibe	20	15	19	11	738	439	257	DM
Inter Milan	0	A_Song	19	14	19	10	351	612	734	DM
Cardiff City	0	C_Brocchi	20	13	19	5	67	493	719	DM
Tottenham Hotspur	0	J_Greening	19	15	19	4	296	785	738	DM

Of the one hundred and Sixty One Defensive Midfielders in the academy only 14 defensive midfielders are forecasted to become 23 rated or above, which is broken down as follows:

• 7 forecasted to become 23 rated at mandatory promotion to first team age
• 5 forecasted to become 24 rated at mandatory promotion to first team age
• 2 forecasted to become 25 rated at mandatory promotion to first team age
• 1 forecasted to become 26 rated at mandatory promotion to first team age
• 8 of these players are 17 years of age and will take 5 seasons in the academy before they reach mandatory promotion age.