South Africa
Country Index
34.3
World Rank
#149
Executive summary
South Africa ranks 149th in the Atlas, with 21 of its 21 tracked players competing abroad.
Defenders are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 59.5 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 11 leagues in 11 countries. Major League Soccer hosts the largest group abroad, with 5 players.
Strongest positionDefenders
Main export leagueMajor League Soccer
Elite players0
Global rank149th
Country Index34.3
Development Score56.8
Atlas indices
Country Index
34.3World Rank149—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
56.8World Rank59—
Measures how many young players the nation produces, trusts with minutes and keeps in the game.
Football ecosystem snapshot
The scale of the ecosystem
Footprint
- Players abroad
- 21
- Domestic players
- 0
- Countries represented
- 11
- Leagues represented
- 11
- Professional clubs
- 20
Pool
- Tracked players
- 21
- Active players
- 18
- Elite players
- 0
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 50.2
- Avg. age
- 24.6
- Avg. minutes
- 1,167
- Top-league participation
- 4.8%
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