The ones that got away: Players who big club academies let go too soon
There are a host of players out there who had a very different early career to where they ended up. You'd be surprised who started at Chelsea, for example.
There are a host of players out there who had a very different early career to where they ended up. You'd be surprised who started at Chelsea, for example.
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| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | +43 | 70 |
| Lens | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +29 | 67 |
| Lyon | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | +18 | 60 |
| Lille | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | +16 | 58 |
| Stade Rennais | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | +10 | 56 |
| AS Monaco | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 54 |
| Marseille | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | +15 | 53 |
| Strasbourg | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +9 | 46 |
| Lorient | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 42 |
| Toulouse | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| Paris FC | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 41 |
| Brest | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 38 |
| Angers | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 34 |
| Le Havre AC | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | -13 | 32 |
| Nice | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -22 | 31 |
| AJ Auxerre | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 28 |
| Nantes | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 23 |
| Metz | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | -40 | 16 |