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  • Human Performance
  • Football Analytics

Background:

  • Understanding age-related physical performance changes is crucial for elite football.
  • Optimizing training, extending player careers, and effective team management depend on this knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare physical capabilities across different chronological ages in professional football players.
  • To identify the peak performance ages for various physical attributes.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 5203 match performances from 351 games involving 98 male players (18-39 years).
  • Assessment of physical capacities including speed, explosive actions, and endurance using the Catapult VECTOR7 system.

Main Results:

  • Players over 32 years showed declines in high-intensity actions and explosiveness.
  • Endurance remained relatively stable with increasing age.
  • Peak performance ages were identified around 25.7 years (speed), 24.8 years (endurance), and 26 years (explosiveness).

Conclusions:

  • The highest physical performance in football is generally observed between ages 17 and 26.
  • Significant physical performance declines are evident in older player age groups.
  • These findings have implications for talent development and player management in professional football.