Wales
Country Index
39.4
World Rank
#89
Executive summary
Wales ranks 89th in the Atlas, with 28 of its 28 tracked players competing abroad.
Defenders are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 55.2 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 7 leagues in 7 countries. Premiership hosts the largest group abroad, with 13 players.
Strongest positionDefenders
Main export leaguePremiership
Elite players1
Global rank89th
Country Index39.4
Development Score49.7
Atlas indices
Country Index
39.4World Rank89—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
49.7World Rank104—
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
- 28
- Domestic players
- 0
- Countries represented
- 7
- Leagues represented
- 7
- Professional clubs
- 20
Pool
- Tracked players
- 28
- Active players
- 25
- Elite players
- 1
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 52.3
- Avg. age
- 26.5
- Avg. minutes
- 1,110
- Top-league participation
- 42.9%
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