GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024
Statistics About The Average Football Career
The average length of a professional football career in the NFL is about 3.3 years.
In this post, we explore the diverse career lengths of football players across different leagues, highlighting stark variations in average durations of professional play. From the short-lived careers of NFL and Major League Soccer players to the longer stints seen in certain elite leagues, the statistics shed light on the dynamic nature of athletic careers and the contrasting trajectories within the football world.
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"The average career length for an NFL football player is about 3.3 years."
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"For an NFL player who has at least one Pro Bowl selection, the average career length is 11.7 years."
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"The average age at which an NFL player retires is 30."
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"The average career length for a Major League Soccer player is 3.2 years."
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"The average professional soccer player's career lasts around eight years."
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"The average career length for a UK Premier League soccer player is about eight years."
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"The average NFL player’s career ends nearly 10 years earlier than the typical male's work life does."
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"The average length of a footballer's career in Australia's A-League is 3.2 years."
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"A study in 2013 found that the average career span for players in the English Football League Championship was 5 years."
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"The average soccer player's career in the Chinese Super League is four years."
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"In Major League Soccer (MLS), players' average career length is 3.2 years."
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"The career of an average professional football player in German Bundesliga lasts about 6.6 years."
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"The average career length for a French Ligue 1 soccer player is around 5.6 years."
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"In the Spanish La Liga, players' average career length is approximately 5.4 years."
Jannik Lindner
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