ArticleJournal of human kinetics2018
Seasonal Body Composition Variation Amongst Elite European Professional Soccer Players: An Approach of Talent Identification.
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- Body Composition of Male Professional Soccer Players Using Different Measurement Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a competitive season on the plasma lipid profile of soccer players.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Seasonal Variations in the Physical Fitness of South African Premier Soccer League Players over an Annual Training Macrocycle (Nine Months).Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Anthropometric Profile and Position-Specific Changes in Segmental Body Composition of Professional Football Players Throughout a Training Period.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Changes in Body Composition and Nutritional Periodization during the Training Macrocycle in Football-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Effect of pre-season and in-season training on anthropometric variables, somatotype, body composition and body proportion in elite basketball players.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- ISAK-Based Anthropometric Standards for Elite Male and Female Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Anthropometric Profiling and Changes in Segmental Body Composition of Professional Football Players in Relation to Age over the Training Macrocycle.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Assessment of Body Composition and Nutritional Awareness of Football Players According to Age.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Body Composition, Somatotype and Raw Bioelectrical Impedance Parameters of Adolescent Elite Tennis Players: Age and Sex Differences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Relationships between Fitness Status and Blood Biomarkers in Professional Soccer Players.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Changes in body composition during the macrocycle of professional football players in relation to sports nutrition knowledge.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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- The association between the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) score and body composition among Iranian soccer players and referees: a cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
- In-Season Body Composition Effects in Professional Women Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Associations of Body Composition, Maximum Strength, Power Characteristics with Sprinting, Jumping, and Intermittent Endurance Performance in Male Intercollegiate Soccer Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
- Changes in markers of body composition of professional male soccer players during pre-season.Sports medicine and health science · 2020Article
- Validity of Field Methods to Estimate Fat-Free Mass Changes Throughout the Season in Elite Youth Soccer Players.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The primary aim of the investigation was to study the seasonal changes in body composition in elite European soccer players and identify key playing positional differences. Twenty-two players (age = 24 ± 3.7 years, body height = 180.45 ± 5.12 cm, body mass = 76.66 ± 5.34 kg) were tested. Players' mass (kg), lean body mass (LBM), fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), muscle girths (MG) and sum of 8 skinfolds (mm) were measured across 5 time points (T0 = Start of pre-season training; T1 = End of pre-season training; T2 = Mid-season; T3 = End of mid-season break; T4 = End of season). Players were divided into their tactical positional roles for analysis. The specific positions they were divided into included defenders (n = 8), midfielders (n = 8) and forwards (n = 6). Assessment of training and matchplay exposure were also recorded. Sites-4, Sites-7, Sites-8 and Fat Mass decreased dramatically from T0 to T1 and T2 in all playing positions (p < 0.01), while no remarkable differences were found between T2, T3 and T4. Except for defenders, calf girth and lean mass were higher in T2, T3 and T4 compared to T0 and T1 (p < 0.01). Midfielders were found to be leaner than forwards and defenders in all data collection time point sessions. Defenders showed higher values in calf girth and lean body mass than midfielders and forwards. It can be concluded from this investigation that there are large variances n positional body composition profiles amongst professional European soccer players. Furthermore, significant changes are prevalent and occur across the season from LBM, FFM, MG and skinfold assessment amongst European elite level soccer players.
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