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Body composition of English Premier League soccer players: Influence of playing position, international status, and ethnicity

Sutton, Laura, Scott, Mark, Wallace, Joanne, Reilly, Tom·2009·Journal of Sports Sciences
DOI 10.1080/02640410903030305
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Body composition is a key consideration in the physical make-up of professional soccer players. The aims of the present study were to determine whether the body composition of professional soccer players varied according to playing position, international status or ethnicity, and to establish which variables best distinguished the soccer players from a reference group. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 64 male professional soccer players. Measured variables included bone mineral density and the relative amounts of lean and fat mass. Data were analysed using analysis of variance and stepwise discriminant function. The soccer players recorded better values than a reference group (n = 24) for all body composition compartments. Percent lean mass and bone mineral density were the variables best able to identify the soccer players (95.5% correctly classified). Differences in body composition were evident between goalkeepers and outfield players, but not between outfield playing positions. No differences were found on the basis of international status. The non-Caucasian players demonstrated significantly lower percent body fat (9.2 +/- 2.0%) than the Caucasian players (10.7 +/- 1.8%). It was concluded that body composition is important for elite soccer players, but that homogeneity between players at top professional clubs results in little variation between individuals.

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Authors
Sutton, L., Scott, M., Wallace, J., & Reilly, T.
Affiliations
  • Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
  • Aberystwyth University (GB)
Corresponding author
Sutton, Laura
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Sports Sciences
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-08
Volume
27
Issue
10
Pages
1019-1026
ISSN
  • 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-447X
DOI
10.1080/02640410903030305
OpenAlex
W1977558354
Cited by
167
References
20
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FWCI
4.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
Keywords
body composition, professional football players, playing position, goalkeepers, international status, ethnicity, bone mineral density, lean body mass, fat mass, body fat percentage, elite athletes, discriminant function analysis
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Anthropometry, Body Composition, Ethnicity, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Soccer, Absorptiometry, Photon, Bone Density, Body Mass Index, Discriminant Analysis, Case-Control Studies

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