Table 1.
Absolute size anthropometric, body composition, and maturation of soccer player by playing positions.
| Characteristics | Field Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD = 6N | CD = 5N | CM = 5N | WM = 6N | ST = 4N | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Anthropometric | ||||||||||
| Age (years) | 15.4 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
| Height (cm) | 175.8 | 4.0 | 174.4 | 5.0 | 169.8 | 1.3 | 171.2 | 2.9 | 172.8 | 5.3 |
| Body mass (kg) | 66.9 | 5.7 | 62.6 | 4.9 | 58.1 | 1.4 | 57.5 | 3.9 | 61.4 | 6.1 |
| BMI (kg·m2) | 22.2 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 1.2 | 20.1 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 20.8 | 1.9 |
| VO2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 48.0 | 3.2 | 48.1 | 1.3 | 47.6 | 1.8 | 49.4 | 2.7 | 49.1 | 2.9 |
| Career (years) | 6.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Maturations (years) | ||||||||||
| PHV | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Maturity offset | 13.4 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
| Body compositions | ||||||||||
| BF% | 8.2 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| BF (kg) | 5.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| LBM (kg) | 61.4 | 4.1 | 56.2 | 5.6 | 52.1 | 2.3 | 53.9 | 3.9 | 56.1 | 5.3 |
SD, standard deviation; WD, wide defenders; WM, wide midfielders; CD, central defenders; CM, central midfielders; ST, strikers; BMI, body mass index; VO2max, Maximal oxygen consumption; PHV, peak height velocity; BF, body fat; LBM, lean body mass.