Paris Saint-Germain Academy

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Paris Saint-Germain
Full nameParis Saint-Germain Academy
Short namePSG Academy
Founded12 August 1970; 53 years ago (1970-08-12)
GroundCampus PSG
Capacity1,100
ManagementAssociation Paris Saint-Germain
DirectorLuca Cattani
WebsiteClub website

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy, commonly known as the PSG Academy, is the youth system of both Paris Saint-Germain (men's team) and Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women). Managed by the Association Paris Saint-Germain, the academy was officially established in 1975, but has been developing young talents since the club's foundation in 1970. The academy now has centres in several countries around the world. Likewise, PSG began developing youth players for the women's section in 2012, with the academy officially opening in 2023. Campus PSG in Poissy is currently the training facility and home ground of both sections.

Since its inception, PSG's youth system has produced several renowned players such as Jean-Marc Pilorget, Luis Fernandez, Nicolas Anelka, Mamadou Sakho, Kingsley Coman, Adrien Rabiot, Alphonse Areola, Presnel Kimpembe, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Grace Geyoro, Perle Morroni and Sandy Baltimore. Many other graduates have also gone on to sign professional contracts with PSG or other clubs.

Recognized as one of the best in the country, the PSG Academy has been named Best Youth Club by the French Football Federation on four occasions. Domestically, the men's under-19 team have won a record four Championnat National U19 titles, one Coupe Gambardella and one Tournoi Carisport. The men's under-17 outfit have won three Championnat National U17 titles and one Championnat National des Cadets. The women's under-19 side have won the Championnat National Féminin U19 [fr] three times.

In international club football, the men's U19 side have won one Tournoi Européen des Centres U21 [fr]. The men's U17 squad have won a record three Alkass International Cups and one Montaigu Tournament. Additionally, the now-defunct men's reserve team won three Coupe de Paris. The club's amateur reserve side competes in the Championnat National 3.

History[edit]

First graduates and Coupe de Paris champions (1970–1987)[edit]

Paris Football Club and Stade Saint-Germain merged to form men's football team Paris Saint-Germain Football Club on June 17, 1970. It was made official with the creation of the Association Paris Saint-Germain on August 12, 1970. This organization has managed the club's amateur section, including the academy, ever since then. It also ran the professional section until 1991.[1] Like the club itself, began developing the Paris Saint-Germain Academy on the same date.[2]

The first wave of graduates emerged in the 1972–73 season. A total of ten players were promoted to the first team in what still is the largest class in the academy's history. It was made up of Éric Renaut, Patrice Zbinden, Claude Rivet, Patrice Turpin, Bernard Lambert, Michel Llodra, Thierry Coutard [fr], Robin Leclercq, Richard Vanquelles and Kamel Ben Mustapha.[3] These players would all go on to play for the first team, with Renaut being the most successful one, amassing 290 appearances during his decade at the club.[3][4] They were part of the club's reserve side that won the Coupe de Paris in 1971–72 and 1972–73, the academy's first titles ever. PSG won this cup again in 1979–80.[3][5]

The club officially established the PSG Academy on November 4, 1975, headed by Pierre Alonzo, the technical director and a former French player. That season's generation was led by François Brisson, Jean-Marc Pilorget, Lionel Justier and Thierry Morin. On December 21, 1975, a few weeks after the inauguration, PSG's so-called « four musketeers » made their professional debuts as starters against Reims in a league match at the Parc des Princes. Brisson won an Olympic gold medal with France in 1984, while Justier became a fan favorite at PSG. For his part, Pilorget remains to this day PSG's all-time record appearance maker with 435 official matches.[6] Finally, Morin played most of his career with PSG before being named director of the CFA Omnisports in 1994. This organization is responsible for the education of the academy players. Morin presided it until 2018.[6][7] He is now the general secretary of the Association PSG.[1]

Another great youth product was Luis Fernandez. A big PSG fan, he made his debut in 1978, became team captain and led the club to its first major trophies in the 1980s. He then returned as coach during PSG's golden era in the 1990s, leading them to the domestic cup double in 1995 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996.[8][9]

Gambardella winners and rise to the top (1987–2009)[edit]

The late 1980s and early 1990s welcomed another bright generation of young players including Richard Dutruel, Jean-Claude Fernandes, Thomas Kokkinis, Roméo Calenda, Francis Llacer, Pascal Nouma and Bernard Allou. Before playing for the first team, they were part of the men's under-19 and reserve sides that claimed the Championnat National des Cadets title and the Coupe Gambardella in 1987–88 and 1990–91, respectively.[5][10][11] The men's under-17 then won the Montaigu Tournament in 1993, while finishing runners-up in the Plougonvelin Tournament that same year. Already one of France's best youth systems, the PSG Academy were given the Best Youth Club award by the French Football Federation in 1988–89.[5]

Dutruel, Llacer, Nouma and Allou were all part of the club's crowning glory in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final with legend Luis Fernandez now as coach. Jérôme Leroy, Pierre Ducrocq and Nicolas Anelka also made their first-team breakthroughs during that decade.[3] Anelka, however, was the pioneer of promising PSG talents signing for other European clubs due to the lack of game time. He signed for Arsenal in 1997 at the age of 17 for a really small fee. This would become a regular trend in the 2010s.[12][13]

The later half of the 1990s and the early 2000s were bittersweet; players kept reaching the first team, but only Sylvain Distin, Bartholomew Ogbeche and Lorik Cana cemented their place in it.[3][4] Additionally, the youth sides didn't win any trophy.[5] Fortunes changed in the late 2000s as the PSG Academy slowly began its rise to the top of French youth football.[3] Clément Chantôme and Mamadou Sakho were the two most successful graduates during these years. They were part of the men's under-19 side that won the club's first Championnat National U19 in 2006 and then became regular starters for the first team, playing over 200 games and winning several trophies.[3][4][14] Sakho was also club captain between 2011 and 2012.[15] Albeit with different players, the U19 team also won the Tournoi Carisport in 2008, a trophy which heralded an era of unprecedented success for the PSG Academy.[5]

National dominance and talent exodus (2009–2019)[edit]

Between 2009 and 2019, the PSG Academy dominated the national scene. In the 2009–10 campaign, the men's under-19 team won the Championnat National U19 final against Monaco, while the men's under-17 side lost to Sochaux on penalties.[12] The club also began developing a women's section of the academy to strengthen its first-team squad with homegrown players.[16] The 2010–11 season was even more prolific as PSG became the first club to be crowned French champions in both age categories. The U19 won their second title in a row against Grenoble, while the U17 defeated arch-rivals Marseille in the final to clinch the club's first Championnat National U17 title.[12] PSG received the Best Youth Club award for the second time in history in recognition of their U17/U19 double. They won it again in 2012–13 and 2013–14.[5][12]

The U19 participated in another final in 2011–12 but they would have to wait until 2015–16 and their victory over Lyon to be champions again. That same season, following two consecutive silver medals in 2013–14 and 2014–15, the U17 defeated Saint-Étienne and won the title as well, thus handing PSG their second double. They claimed their second championship in a row and third overall after beating Monaco in 2016–17.[12] The women's department performed just as well. As planned,[16] the club began forming players at the Bougival training center in 2012,[17][18] and Grace Geyoro became the first graduate to play for the professional team in 2014.[19] The women's U19 have reached the Championnat National Féminin U19 [fr] final a record six times since 2013–14, winning three of them. They defeated Lyon in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2018–19 to clinch the trophy.[5][20][21]

The academy also shined at the European and international level. The U19 first reached the UEFA Youth League final in 2016, narrowly losing to Chelsea, and then downed Monaco to win the Tournoi Européen des Centres U21 [fr] in 2018.[12][22] Simultaneously, the U17 dominated the Alkass International Cup, contested in Doha, Qatar by teams from around the world. They won the inaugural edition in 2012 and reached the final in 2013, before regaining the trophy in 2015 and 2018.[12]

Despite its success, the academy saw the exodus of several promising talents to other European clubs for free during the 2010s.[12][13] This has been the case of Kingsley Coman (Juventus, 2014), Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund, 2017), Claudio Gomes (Manchester City, 2018), Tanguy Kouassi (Bayern Munich, 2020), Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Étienne, 2020), Vicki Becho [fr] (Lyon, 2020) and Alice Sombath (Lyon, 2020).[12][13][23][24][25] Conversely, other graduates like Adrien Rabiot, Alphonse Areola, Presnel Kimpembe, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Grace Geyoro, Perle Morroni and Sandy Baltimore have played big roles in the men's and women's first teams.[3][4][17]

Dissolution of reserve team and COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023)[edit]

In May 2019, following the end of the 2018–19 season, the club decided to dissolve its men's reserve team and instead focus on the under-19s squad from the 2019–20 campaign onwards.[12][26] The reserves used to compete in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football.[7][26] Consequently, the under-19s side became the last step before breaking into the first team.[7] Club officials considered that the reserves no longer offered the desirable conditions in preparing players for the step up to the professional squad. In fact, many of PSG's starlets had skipped the reserves and gone straight into the first team.[7][26]

The 2019–20 season would have been the academy's first without its reserve team. In mid-April 2020, however, the French Football Federation (FFF) voided all amateur football leagues because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on football.[27] As the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread, the FFF suspended the 2020–21 campaign for amateur teams in October 2020 before definitely voiding it in March 2021.[28] Despite the forced inactivity, the FFF still recognized the PSG Academy as the country's best youth system in 2019 and 2020.[29]

In the 2021–22 season, the first to be fully completed since the pandemic began, the male U19 and U17 sides were both eliminated at the semifinal stage of their respective championships, while the female U19 failed to defend their league crown and finished second to Lyon.[30][31][32] The 2022–23 campaign played out in similar fashion: the female U19 finished behind Lyon once again, the male U17 missed out on the championship phase, and the male U19 lost the final to Nantes.[33][34][35]

Launch of the women's academy (2023–present)[edit]

Having developed its young talents through the U19 team since 2012,[16] the club officially inaugurated the women's section of the PSG Academy on August 2, 2023.[36] A total of 34 players, aged between 15 and 19, were signed to the youth setup headed by Sonia Haziraj, the technical director and a former French international. The players are split into two teams, including an Elite group which plays in the Championnat National Féminin U19. There are currently ten players in the first-team squad that have come through the club's academy, most notably Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG's all-time top scorer), Grace Geyoro (captain), Sandy Baltimore and Laurina Fazer, all of whom have played in France's youth teams and then progressed to the senior side.[36]

Organization[edit]

Teams[edit]

L'équipe réserve du PSG lors de la saison 2007-2008 de CFA avant d'affronter l'Aviron Bayonnais.
PSG's now-defunct reserve team during the 2007–08 season.

Players recruited by the club join the Paris Saint-Germain Academy from a young age and work their way up to the youth system's top teams before breaking into the men's and women's professional squads. Male players have to pass through the U17 and U19 sides before being promoted to the first team, while the U19 side is the final step for female players. The men's U19 compete in four competitions – the Championnat National U19, the Coupe Gambardella, the UEFA Youth League and the Premier League International Cup. Likewise, the men's U17 play in the Championnat National U17 and the Al Kass International Cup. Finally, the women's U19 take part in the Championnat National Féminin U19 [fr].[7]

Formerly, there was also a men's reserve side, which competed in the Championnat National 2. It was dissolved after the end of the 2018–19 season.[12][26] In 2019, the club's second reserve side was promoted to the Championnat National 3. However, the team is not linked to the professional team nor the youth academy; it is solely made up of amateur players.[37] Despite this, several youth players have played matches for the team.[38]

Schools[edit]

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy began expanding its network in 2005 as part of the club's international development strategy. Pauleta, emblematic club legend and striker from 2003 to 2008, is the academy's official ambassador.[39] Year-round, the PSG Academy centers scattered across the globe welcome all children, boys and girls, age 4 through 17 in 19 countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, France, Wales, England, Germany, Portugal, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Russia, Egypt, Senegal, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, China and the United Arab Emirates.[40] The academy also offers these children an adapted and complete scholarly education assured by the Centre de Formation d'Apprentis Omnisports Ile-de-France (CFA Omnisports).[6]

Grounds[edit]

The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is currently based at the Campus PSG, located in Poissy, nearby Paris.[41] It became the training facility and home ground of PSG's male and female academies in January 2024, replacing the Camp des Loges.[41][42] Its main stadium, which has a capacity of 1,100 spectators, as well as the other 15 football pitches of the complex, host home matches for all three academy teams: the men's U19s and U17s and the women's U19s.[42] The male U19s played their first game at Campus PSG on January 21, 2024, cruising to a 5–0 win over Le Havre in the Championnat National U19.[43] The men's U17s made their debut on January 28, 2024, with a 2–0 victory against Versailles in the Championnat National U17.[44] The female U19s beat Guingamp 5–0 in the Championnat National Féminin U19 for their grand premiere on February 11, 2024.[45][46]

The Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris Region, was the training facility of the men's youth teams since the first centre of the PSG Academy opened there in 1975 until 2024.[6][47] The women's side integrated it between 2023 and 2024 after moving out from the Cercle Bougival training center in Bougival, Paris Region.[48][49] Both sections played their home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre, a sports complex located just across the street from the Camp des Loges.[6][48][50]

Honours[edit]

As of 2018–19 Championnat National Féminin U19.[5][29]
Type Competitions Titles Seasons
Regional
Coupe de Paris[5] 3 1971–72, 1972–73, 1979–80
National Championnat National U19[51] 4 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16
Championnat National U17[52] 3 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17
Championnat National Féminin U19 [fr][53] 3 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Championnat National des Cadets[54] 1 1987–88
Coupe Gambardella[55] 1 1990–91
Tournoi Carisport[5] 1 2008
European Tournoi Européen des Centres U21 [fr][5] 1 2018
Montaigu Tournament[56] 1 1993
Worldwide Alkass International Cup[5] 3 2012, 2015, 2018
  •   record
  • S shared record

Players[edit]

As of 11 January 2024.[36][57]

Men's under-19[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Morocco MAR Bilal Laurendon
GK Albania ALB Gabriel Guri
GK France FRA Raphaël Dupont
DF France FRA Sékou Doucouré
DF France FRA Erwan Adonis
DF France FRA Joane Gadou
DF Spain ESP Abdou Fanne Drame
DF France FRA Ethan Bagbonon
DF France FRA Hugo Kissanga
DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Serif Nhaga
DF France FRA Thomas Cordier
DF France FRA Yoram Zague
DF Morocco MAR Naoufel El Hannach
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Riyad Messaouidi
MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Diaby
MF France FRA Ethan Mbappé
MF France FRA Yanis Khafi
MF Portugal POR Rafaël Fernandes
MF France FRA Senny Mayulu
MF France FRA Etienne Michut
MF Algeria ALG Kamil Bensoula
FW France FRA Ilies Ardjani
FW France FRA Tony Mendy
FW France FRA Djibril Mavounia
FW France FRA Zayon Chtaï-Telamio
FW France FRA Mahamadou Sangaré

Men's under-17[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Noah Cousin
GK France FRA Bocar Sy
GK France FRA Martin James
GK France FRA Arthur Vignaud
DF France FRA Yanis Bastaraud
DF France FRA Djamy Olax
DF France FRA Hermann Diandaga
DF France FRA Toumani Diagouraga
DF France FRA Emmanuel Mbemba Nlandu
DF France FRA David Boly
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Vainqueur Diyinu Nzinga
MF France FRA Axel Tape
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Noah Nsoki
MF France FRA Isaac Mensah
MF France FRA Adam Ayari
MF France FRA Adam Laidouni
MF France FRA Elijah Ly
MF Morocco MAR Younes Idder
FW France FRA Oumar Camara
FW France FRA Ibrahim Mbaye
FW France FRA Quentin Ndjantou
FW France FRA Daniel Marques
FW France FRA Chams Soule
FW France FRA Mathis Jangeal
FW France FRA Pierre Mounguengue

Women's under-19[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Alyssa Fernandes
GK France FRA Jade Dubois
GK France FRA Nina Rousselot
DF France FRA Tara Elimbi Gilbert
DF France FRA Eden Le Guilly
DF France FRA Landryna Lushimba Bilombi
DF France FRA Marie Mulot
DF France FRA Olivia Romiti
DF France FRA Medina Belaid
DF France FRA Noémie Fatier
MF France FRA Amélie Joseph
MF France FRA Katia Imarazene
MF France FRA Lahna Diawara
MF France FRA Anaïs Ebayilin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Stella Maignan
MF France FRA Mélia Bourdoncle
MF France FRA Tania Maximino Marques
MF France FRA Gabrielle Le Roux
MF France FRA Lena Mouzon
FW France FRA Fanny Rossi
FW France FRA Naolia Traoré
FW France FRA Ornella Graziani
FW France FRA Léa Morissaint
FW France FRA Auryane Abdourahim
FW France FRA Naomi Ekwalla
FW France FRA Lina Greve Chaib
FW France FRA Lendo Nzaba

Notable graduates[edit]

Men[edit]

150 graduates have played for the men's first team since 1970.[3][29]

Éric Renaut
Luis Fernandez
Nicolas Anelka
Presnel Kimpembe
Kingsley Coman
Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Sandy Baltimore
No. Player Promotion
1 France Thierry Coutard [fr] 1972–73
2 France Bernard Lambert
3 France Robin Leclercq
4 France Michel Llodra
5 France Éric Renaut
6 France Claude Rivet
7 France Patrice Turpin
8 France Richard Vanquelles
9 France Patrice Zbinden
10 Tunisia Kamel Ben Mustapha
11 France Jacky Bade 1973–74
12 France Pierre Bajoc
13 France Guy Nosibor
No. Player Promotion
14 France Michel Bensoussan 1974–75
15 France Gérard Cenzato
16 France Dominique Lokoli
17 France Bernard Moraly 1975–76
18 Togo Pierre-Antoine Dossevi
19 France Dominique Barberat
20 France Dominique Berthaud
21 France François Brisson
22 France Lionel Justier
23 France Thierry Morin
24 France Jean-Marc Pilorget
25 France Gilles Brisson 1976–77
No. Player Promotion
26 France Hervé Porquet 1977–78
27 France Mario Mongelli
28 France Philippe Jean
29 France Jean-Claude Lemoult
30 France Franck Tanasi
31 France Bernard Bureau 1978–79
32 France Philippe Col
33 France Luis Fernandez
34 France Franck Mérelle
35 France Gilles Cardinet 1979–80
36 France Patrick Grappin
37 France Didier Toffolo
No. Player Promotion
38 France Alain Préfaci 1981–82
39 France Thierry Bacconnier 1982–83
40 France Yannick Guillochon
41 France Pascal Havet 1984–85
42 France Thierry Tinmar
43 France Sylvain Bied
44 France Jean-Luc Girard
45 France Patrice Marquet
46 France Olivier Martinez
47 France Fabrice Moreau
48 France Laurent Pimond
49 France Franck Vandecasteele
50 Algeria Liazid Sandjak 1986–87
51 France Claude Barrabé
52 France Amara Simba
53 France Pierre Reynaud
54 France Jean-Luc Vasseur
No. Player Promotion
55 France Stéphane Persol 1987–88
56 France Francis Llacer 1989–90
57 France Pascal Nouma
58 France David Rinçon
59 France Thomas Kokkinis 1990–91
60 France Richard Dutruel 1991–92
61 Cameroon Patrick M'Boma 1992–93
62 France Roméo Calenda 1993–94
63 France Jean-Claude Fernandes
64 France Bernard Allou 1994–95
65 France Didier Domi
66 France Pierre Ducrocq
67 France Vincent Fernandez
68 France Nicolas Anelka 1995–96
69 Algeria Djamel Belmadi
70 France Jérôme Leroy
71 Albania Edvin Murati
No. Player Promotion
72 France Sylvain Distin 1997–98
73 France Fabrice Kelban
74 France Grégory Paisley
75 France Fabrice Abriel 1999–2000
76 France Gaël Hiroux
77 Tunisia Selim Benachour 2000–01
78 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 2001–02
79 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chiguy Lucau 2002–03
80 Albania Lorik Cana
81 Tunisia Hocine Ragued
82 France Samuel Piètre
83 Ivory Coast Franck Dja Djédjé 2003–04
84 France Jean-Michel Badiane 2004–05
85 Ivory Coast Sol Bamba
86 France Rudy Haddad
87 Senegal Boukary Dramé 2005–06
No. Player Promotion
88 France Clément Chantôme 2006–07
89 Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala
90 Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu
91 France David N'Gog
92 France Mamadou Sakho
93 France Loris Arnaud 2007–08
94 Ivory Coast Yannick Boli
95 Democratic Republic of the Congo Granddi Ngoyi
96 Senegal Younousse Sankharé
97 France Maxime Partouche
98 France Tripy Makonda 2008–09
99 Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice
100 Algeria Florian Makhedjouf 2010–11
101 Morocco Yacine Qasmi
102 France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
103 Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano
104 France Loïck Landre
No. Player Promotion
105 France Kévin Rimane 2011–12
106 France Adrien Rabiot 2012–13
107 Mali Kalifa Traoré
108 France Hervin Ongenda
109 France Antoine Conte
110 France Kingsley Coman
111 France Alphonse Areola
112 France Presnel Kimpembe 2014–15
113 France Jean-Kévin Augustin
114 France Jérémi Kimmakon
115 France Christopher Nkunku 2015–16
116 Ivory Coast Yakou Méïte
117 France Timothée Taufflieb
118 France Antoine Bernède 2016–17
119 France Lorenzo Callegari
120 France Alec Georgen
121 France Jonathan Ikoné
No. Player Promotion
122 France Colin Dagba 2017–18
123 United States Timothy Weah
124 France Moussa Diaby
125 France Stanley N'Soki
126 France Yacine Adli 2018–19
127 Turkey Metehan Güçlü
128 France Loïc Mbe Soh
129 France Arthur Zagre 2019–20
130 France Tanguy Nianzou
131 France Adil Aouchiche
132 France Arnaud Kalimuendo 2020–21
133 France Kays Ruiz-Atil
134 France Bandiougou Fadiga
135 France Timothée Pembélé
136 Netherlands Xavi Simons
137 France Edouard Michut
138 France Kenny Nagera
No. Player Promotion
139 France Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe 2021–22
140 France Ismaël Gharbi
141 France Nathan Bitumazala
142 France El Chadaille Bitshiabu
143 France Sekou Yansané
144 France Djeidi Gassama
145 France Alexandre Letellier
146 France Warren Zaïre-Emery 2022–23
147 Morocco Ilyes Housni
148 France Ethan Mbappé 2023–24
149 France Senny Mayulu
150 France Yoram Zague

Women[edit]

21 graduates have played for the first team since 2012.[16][17][18][19]

No. Player Promotion
1 France Grace Geyoro 2014–15
2 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
3 France Perle Morroni
4 France Hawa Cissoko
5 Morocco Anissa Lahmari
6 France Sandy Baltimore 2016–17
7 Algeria Lina Boussaha
8 Morocco Sana Daoudi
9 France Léa Kergal 2017–18
10 France Naomie Vagre 2019–20
11 France Vicki Bècho
No. Player Promotion
12 France Océane Hurtré 2020–21
13 France Jade Le Guilly
14 France Laurina Fazer
15 France Hawa Sangaré
16 France Magnaba Folquet 2021–22
17 Portugal Nelly Da Cruz Rodrigues
18 Cameroon Soufiya Ngueleu
19 France Baby Jordy Benera
20 France Manssita Traoré
21 France Tara Elimbi Gilbert 2022–23

Titi d'Or[edit]

The Titi d'Or is an annual award presented by Les Titis du PSG to the most promising and best talents in the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. Les Titis du PSG is an association affiliated to Paris Saint Germain that covers news of the club's academy. The prize has been awarded to male players since 2007, with an exception in 2010 due to technical reasons.[58][59] Since 2019, it has also been presented to the most gifted female player.[60]

100+ appearances[edit]

Clément Chantôme
Grace Geyoro

Only 22 graduates have played in 100 or more such matches in official competitions for the club's male and female first teams.[61][62]

As of 20 December 2023. Bold denotes an active player for the club.[4][19]
Rank Player Position Paris Saint-Germain Appearances
1 France Jean-Marc Pilorget DF 1975–1989 435
2 France Éric Renaut DF 1972–1982 290
3 France Luis Fernandez MF 1978–1986 273
4 France Jean-Claude Lemoult MF 1977–1986 266
5 France Franck Tanasi DF 1977–1991 254
6 France Clément Chantôme MF 2006–2015 249
7 France Francis Llacer DF 1989–2003 248
8 France Presnel Kimpembe DF 2014– 236
9 France Adrien Rabiot MF 2012–2019 227
10 France Grace Geyoro MF 2014– 222
11 France Mamadou Sakho DF 2007–2013 201
12 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto FW 2015– 178
13 France Thierry Morin DF 1975–1986 174
14 France Jérôme Leroy MF 1996–2000
2002–2003
166
15 France Sandy Baltimore FW 2016– 163
16 France Dominique Lokoli DF 1974–1979 149
17 France Pierre Ducrocq MF 1994–2002 148
18 France Pierre Reynaud MF 1986–1994 125
19 France Philippe Col DF 1978–1983 119
20 France Didier Domi DF 1995–1998
2001–2004
114
21 France Amara Simba FW 1986–1993 109
22 France Alphonse Areola GK 2012–2022 107

Personnel[edit]

As of 13 December 2023.[29][36]

Management[edit]

Zoumana Camara
Position Name
Youth football director Italy Luca Cattani[29]
Deputy youth football director France Yohan Cabaye[29]
Men's youth academy technical director France Cyrille Carrière[29]
Women's youth academy technical director France Sonia Haziraj[36]
Scouting director France Pierre Reynaud[29]
Head of performance France Denis Lefebve[29]
CFA Omnisports director France Jean-Marc Roudier[29]

Technical staff[edit]

Position Name
Men's U19 head coach France Zoumana Camara[29]
Men's U17 head coach France Thomas Leyssales[29]
Women's U19 head coach Brazil Paulo César[36]
Women's U17 head coach France Grégory Bénarib[36]

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