Paris Saint-Germain Academy
Managed by the Association Paris Saint-Germain, the men's section of the academy was officially established in 1975, but has been developing young talents since the club's foundation in 1970.Since its inception, the academy has produced 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.[3][5] The club officially established the PSG Youth Academy on November 4, 1975, headed by Pierre Alonzo, the technical director and a former French player.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.[8][9] 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.[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.[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 Youth Academy.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.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][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.[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.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.Coached by Zoumana Camara, the Red and Blues finished top of Group A in the Championnat National U19, before enjoying a dominant knockout-stage campaign.They started off with a 5–0 victory over Lyon in the quarter-finals, featuring a hat-trick from Sangaré, and then ran out 2–0 winners against Marseille in the semi-finals, thanks to goals from Mayulu and Ibrahim Mbaye.The team's goal is to maximise playing time for PSG's young talents and allow them to face senior-level players, ensuring a smooth transition into professional squads.In addition, matches against Régional 2, National 1 and Ligue 2 teams will be scheduled throughout the season, along with games against elite squads from French and foreign professional clubs.[39][40] 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.[47][48] Both sections used to play their home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre, a sports complex located just across the street from the Camp des Loges.
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