Yamal Tops CIES List of Most Valuable Club Academy Graduates

Marina Magomedova
30 Sep 2025
11:35
Yamal Tops CIES List of Most Valuable Club Academy Graduates

The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) released a ranking of the most valuable footballers developed by their clubs.

The list includes only players still playing for their original club, having spent at least three seasons there between the ages of 15 and 21.

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal leads with a valuation of €374.7 million. Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala is second at €137.3 million, followed by Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsi at €114.8 million. Other top academy products include Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (€93.7 million), PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery (€90.1 million), Chelsea’s Levi Colwill (€88 million), Atletico’s Pablo Barrios (€83.8 million), Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams (€76 million), Bayern’s Aleksandar Pavlovic (€75.9 million), and Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez (€74.9 million).

Yamal, a La Masia graduate, has been with Barcelona’s first team since July 2023, scoring 27 goals and providing 38 assists in 116 appearances across all competitions. His contract runs until summer 2031, with Transfermarkt estimating him at €200 million.

After seven matches in the current La Liga season, Barcelona are in first place with 19 points.

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