Characteristics of top-level Swiss football players
| Male players | Female players | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First league n=211 | U-21 n=78 | First league n=182 | |
| Age | Mean (SD) 24.81 (2.27) | Mean (SD) 18.35 (1.18) | Mean (SD) 20.95 (3.76) |
| Position | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| Defender | 64 (30.3) | 20 (25.6) | 64 (35.2) |
| Midfielder | 71 (33.6) | 33 (42.3) | 64 (35.2) |
| Attacker | 30 (14.2) | 11 (14.1) | 22 (12.1) |
| Goalkeeper | 23 (10.9) | 5 (6.4) | 19 (10.4) |
| More than one | 9 (4.3) | 5 (6.4) | 8 (4.4) |
| Number of matches | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| International matches | 6.71 (6.71) | 5.05 (5.18) | 6.11 (6.81) |
| National matches | 26.12 (10.2) | 19.61 (9.91) | 24.64 (11.2) |
| Friendly matches | 10.85 (11.2) | 8.62 (4.09) | 7.75 (7.99) |
| Total | 40.70 (16.5) | 29.90(14.2) | 33.88 (18.7) |
| Level of play | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| >9 international matches | 34 (16.1) | 10 (12.8) | 24 (13.2) |
| 10–19 national matches | 123 (58.3) | 43 (32.3) | 111 (61.0) |
| >20 national matches | 54 (25.6) | 35 (44.9) | 47 (25.8) |
| Number of injuries in the last 12 months | mean (SD) 1.32 (1.15) | mean (SD) 1.73 (1.28) | mean (SD) 1.31 (1.02) |
| Currently injured | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| No | 168 (86.2) | 58 (78.4) | 142 (80.2) |
| Yes | 27 (13.8) | 16 (21.6) | 35 (19.8) |