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July 5, 2026Science and Medicine in Football

Personality profiles of youth elite soccer players: sport-specific traits, playing position differences, and coaches’ subjective evaluations

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CLChloé LeprinceMMM MaurinCCChristopher Carling

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Randomized trial examines personality traits and evaluations in elite youth soccer players, suggesting insights for talent identification.

Key Points

  • The aim was to explore the personality traits of elite youth soccer players and their correlation with performance evaluations by coaches.
  • Sample included 451 elite youth soccer players aged 14 to 19 years, selected by the national federation.
  • Administered the Brief Big Five questionnaire to assess personality traits.
  • Used a subjective rating system developed by coaches to evaluate players' performance potential.
  • Conscientiousness and emotional stability distinguished elite soccer players from the general population.
  • Significant differences in conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness based on playing position were found.
  • Extraversion scores were significantly higher in players rated as having potential by coaches.

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Leprince et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a49f36ff5d1d45b287ff90ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2026.2686323
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