Table 4.

Daily energy expenditure and macronutrient intake for the whole group and different player positions

		Total (n=51)	Defender (n=15)	Midfielder (n=20)	Attacker (n=11)	Goalkeeper (n=5)
TDEE	Kcal/day	2918±322	2926±274	2817±325	2874±325	3393±258
	kcal/kg	45.4	46.9	44.8	45.3	45.2
	PALMeasured	2.0±0.3	2.1±0.3	1.9±0.3	2.0±0.2	2.0±0.4
	PALHarris-Benedict	1.98±0.2	2.0±0.2	1.9±0.1	2.0±0.2	2.1±0.2
	PALCunningham	1.89±0.2	1.9±0.1	1.9±0.1	1.9±0.2	2.0±0.2
Daily EI	Kcal/day	2274±450	2393±516	2322±442	2137±321	1985±419
Carbohydrate	g	250±70	258±89	260±68	227±37	229±57
	g/kg	3.9±1.1	4.2±1.4	4.1±1.1	3.6±0.7	3.3±0.8
Protein	g	99±21	104±21	99±22	90±16	99±15
	g/kg	1.5±0.4	1.7±0.4	1.6±0.3	1.4±0.3	1.3±0.2
Fat	g	84±24	92±19	84±22	80±31	71±18
	g/kg	1.3±0.4	1.5±0.3	1.3±0.4	1.2±0.5	0.9±0.3

EI, energy intake; PAL, physical activity level; TDEE, total daily energy expenditure.