England
Country Index
82.6
World Rank
#7
Executive summary
England ranks 7th in the Atlas, with 218 of its 447 tracked players competing abroad.
Goalkeepers are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 54.7 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 25 leagues in 25 countries. Premiership hosts the largest group abroad, with 73 players.
Strongest positionGoalkeepers
Main export leaguePremiership
Elite players5
Global rank7th
Country Index82.6
Development Score84.0
Atlas indices
Country Index
82.6World Rank7—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
84.0World Rank13—
Measures how many young players the nation produces, trusts with minutes and keeps in the game.
Football ecosystem snapshot
The scale of the ecosystem
Footprint
- Players abroad
- 218
- Domestic players
- 229
- Countries represented
- 25
- Leagues represented
- 25
- Professional clubs
- 133
Pool
- Tracked players
- 447
- Active players
- 360
- Elite players
- 5
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 52.5
- Avg. age
- 28.9
- Avg. minutes
- 939
- Top-league participation
- 62.2%
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