Paris Saint-Germain Academy

PSG Academy

Full name	Paris Saint-Germain Academy
Founded	1974 (1974)
Ground	Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris
Ground Capacity	3,500
Chairman	Bertrand Reuzeau
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Paris Saint-Germain Academy is the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain. The Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, serves as the home facility for the capital club's youth sides, which play their home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre. Since the founding of the academy in 1974, a number of graduates have gone on to sign professional contracts with PSG or other clubs. Recognized by the French Football Federation as one of the best in the country, the PSG Academy received Category 1 and Class A rating in recent seasons as it meets all the standards demanded by the Direction Technique Nationale.^[1]

The objective of the PSG Academy is to produce elite football players while offering them an adapted and complete scholarly education. Thanks to a series of partnerships with clubs in the Île-de-France region, the academy regularly accepts promising new footballing talents at the Camp des Loges. The PSG Academy have won three Championnat National U19, two Challenge du Meilleur Club de Jeunes, one Coupe Gambardella, one Championnat National U17, one Championnat National des Cadets U16 and one CFA (Group A).^[1]

Organization

The PSG Academy recruit its young players on the advice of recruiters and the educators work to offer the young apprentices the chance to integrate the PSG universe in close proximity to the professional players. There are five kind of player contracts in the academy (elite, trainees, apprentices, aspiring and amateur) for a total of 60 players divided into three training squads (CFA, U19 and U17) in five age categories (15 to 19 years). 33 players live at CFA Omnisports and 26 players live in or around Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The students education is assured by CFA Omnisports. The students benefit from their apprentice status that allows them to train as elite level athletes while also preparing their immediate, but also post-competition future. Thierry Morin, a former PSG professional from 1975 to 1986, is the director of CFA Omnisports. The youngsters train and play on both grass and artificial pitches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre in the Camp des Loges.^[1]

Philosophy

Since its creation, Paris Saint-Germain have had a proud and successful reputation for identifying and developing young talented players. PSG’s professional first team is currently made of several players coming directly from their academy, which has produced several top players over the years. Since 2005, PSG have organized more than 60 camps in Paris for youngsters from all over the world. The PSG Academy symbolizes the capital club’s dedication to youth development and education as part of their overall philosophy, which consists in the application of an attractive, exciting and attacking game. Homegrown players including Nicolas Anelka, Jean-Marc Pilorget, Mamadou Sakho, Lorik Cana, Amara Simba, Jérôme Leroy, Luis Fernández and Clément Chantôme, and others such as Ronaldinho, Pauleta, Dominique Rocheteau, Safet Sušić, Youri Djorkaeff, Raí, George Weah and David Ginola are among the illustrious stars that have typified this philosophy on the field.^[2]

Players

Current squads

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

As of 2 September 2013.^[3][4][5]

CFA

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Rémy Descamps GK Mory Diaw DF Sébastien Atlan DF Pierre Bourdin DF Jordan Diakiese DF Presnel Kimpembe DF Stéphane Lambèse MF Franck-Yves Bambock MF Youness El Baillal

No. Position Player MF Abdelrafik Gérard MF Amine Dinar MF Romuald Lacazette FW Sorel Chemin FW Mickaël Latour FW John Junior Nkomb Nkomb FW Roli Pereira de Sa FW Alexis Sainrimat

U19

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Daniel Arnoll GK Jordy Claveau GK Nicolas Helin DF Dylan Batubinsika DF Souleyman Doumbia DF Ramy El Katch DF Christian Kipre DF Ardian Krasniqi DF Cécé Pepe MF Fodé Ballo-Touré MF Yohan Demoncy MF Félix Eboa Eboa

No. Position Player MF Nathan Epaillard MF Arnaud Fezui MF Mickaël Hervé MF Ibrahim Konaté MF Bryan Mavinzi MF Yakou Meïté MF Devon Romil FW Jean-Kévin Augustin FW Kévin Farade FW Mandjio Keïta FW Salif Sanogo

U17

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Léonard Aggoune GK Sébastien Cibouis DF Anthony Brydges DF Alexandre Demirdjian DF Mamadou Doucouré DF Killian Gelanie DF Abdoulaye Konaté DF Alexandre Ricourt DF Harold Voyer MF Adame Benstiti MF Lorenzo Callegari

No. Position Player MF Khalil Oloko MF Tiago Escorza MF Sacha Franco-Gallart MF Jonathan Nanitamo Ikone MF Bryan Labissière MF Christopher Nkunku MF Maxime Rodrigues MF Kévin Somay FW Allan Carneva FW Odsonne Edouard FW Cesar Dinardo FW Wilfride Aka Kanga

Graduates

Paris Saint-Germain Academy graduates to have played at least one Ligue 1 match with the club.^[1]

Bernard Allou Nicolas Anelka Loris Arnaud Thierry Bacconnier Jean-Michel Badiane Jean-Christophe Bahebeck Pierre Bajoc Souleymane Bamba Claude Barrabé Selim Benachour Michel Bensoussan François Brisson Gilles Brisson Bernard Bureau Roméo Calenda Lorik Cana Gilles Cardinet Clément Chantôme Sylvain Distin

Franck Dja Djédjé Didier Domi Othniel Dossevi Boukary Dramé Pierre Ducrocq Richard Dutruel Jean-Claude Fernandes Luis Fernández Jean-Luc Girard Patrick Grappin Yannick Guillochon Rudy Haddad Pascal Havet Gaël Hiroux Philippe Jean Lionel Justier Neeskens Kebano Fabrice Kelban Thomas Kokkinis

Loïck Landre Jean-Claude Lemoult Jérôme Leroy Francis Llacer Dominique Lokoli Chiguy Lucau Larrys Mabiala Tripy Makonda Patrice Marquet Jean-Eudes Maurice Patrick Mboma Franck Mérelle Fabrice Moreau Thierry Morin Youssuf Mulumbu Edwin Murati David N'Gog Granddi Ngoyi Guy Nosibor

Pascal Nouma Bartholomew Ogbeche Stéphane Persol Jean-Marc Pilorget Laurent Pimond Alain Préfaci Adrien Rabiot Éric Renaut Pierre Reynaud David Rinçon Mamadou Sakho Liazid Sandjak Younousse Sankharé Amara Simba Franck Tanasi Thierry Tinmar Didier Toffolo Jean-Luc Vasseur

Honours

As of 27 June 2013.^[1]

Domestic competitions

• CFA (Group A): 1
  • 2003

• Championnat National U19: 3
  • 2006, 2010, 2011

• Challenge du Meilleur Club de Jeunes: 2
  • 1989, 2011

• Coupe Gambardella: 1
  • 1991

• Championnat National U17: 1
  • 2011

• Championnat National des Cadets U16: 1
  • 1988

Personnel

Current technical staff

CFA Manager	David Bechkoura
U19 Manager	Laurent Bonadei
U17 Manager	François Rodrigues
Goalkeeping Coach	Alfred Dossou-Yovo
Physical Trainers	Maxime Coulerot
Head Doctors	Stéphane Cascua, Pascal Geiger
Physiotherapists	Grégory Delente, Cédric Dupuis, Erwann Le Corre

Source: PSG.fr

Management

Director of Football	Leonardo
Academy Director	Bertrand Reuzeau
Academy Administrative Director	Frank Bentolila
Education Director	Thierry Morin
Assistant	Elodie Servant

Source: PSG.fr

See also

Sports

• Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
• Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
• Paris Saint-Germain Handball

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.

Official websites

• PSG.fr - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain at Ligue 1
• PSG at UEFA

News sites

• PSG : Toute l'actualité du Paris Saint-Germain at Le Parisien

PSG Academy sites

• Les Titis du PSG

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