Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy

Full name	Paris Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy
Short name	PSG Youth Academy
Founded	12 August 1970; 55 years ago (1970-08-12)
Ground	Campus PSG
Capacity	1,100
Management	Association Paris Saint-Germain
President	Benoît Rousseau
Website	Asso-PSG.FR
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Active departments of Paris Saint-Germain
Football (Men's) Football (Youth Mixed) Football (Women's) Handball (Men's) Esports Judo (Mixed)

Closed departments of Paris Saint-Germain
Boxing (Men's) Rugby League (Men's)

TheParis Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy (French:Centre de formation du Paris Saint-Germain FC), commonly referred to as theParis Saint-Germain Youth Academy or simplyPSG Youth Academy, is theyouth system for themen's andwomen's football teams of Paris Saint-Germain. Managed by the Association Paris Saint-Germain, the men's section of the academy was founded in 1970, with its first center opening in 1975. PSG began developing young players for the women's section in 2012, and the first women's center of the academy was inaugurated in 2023.Campus PSG inPoissy is currently thetraining ground and home stadium for both sections.

Players join PSG's youth academy at age 15. Male players progress through the U17, U19, and Espoirs categories before reaching the first team, while the U19 is the final step for female players. Since its creation, the academy has produced players such asJean-Marc Pilorget,Nicolas Anelka,Mamadou Sakho,Kingsley Coman,Adrien Rabiot,Alphonse Areola,Presnel Kimpembe,Marie-Antoinette Katoto,Grace Geyoro,Perle Morroni andSandy Baltimore. Many other graduates have also signed professional contracts with PSG or other clubs.

The U17 men's team competes in theChampionnat National U17 and theAlkass International Cup. The U19 men's team participates in theChampionnat National U19, theCoupe Gambardella and theUEFA Youth League. The Espoirs men's team competes in theChallenge Espoirs and thePremier League International Cup. The U19 women's team participates in theChampionnat National Féminin U19 [fr]. Previously, there was also a reserve men's team that competed in theChampionnat National 2.

Recognized as one of the best in the country, the PSG Youth Academy has been named Best Youth Club by theFrench Football Federation four times. Nationally, its teams have won 16 trophies, including 13 league titles and a Coupe Gambardella. At the European level, they have won two titles: a Tournoi Européen des Centres U21 and aMontaigu Tournament. Internationally, the youth teams have won a record three Alkass International Cups. Finally, at the regional level, they have won three Coupe de Paris.

The Paris Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy, like the club itself, was founded on 12 August 1970.^[1][2] Its first generation of graduates emerged in the1972–73 season:Éric Renaut, Patrice Zbinden, Claude Rivet, Patrice Turpin, Bernard Lambert, Michel Llodra,Thierry Coutard [fr],Robin Leclercq and Richard Vanquelles.^[3] All of these players would go on to make the first team, with Renaut being the most successful, amassing 290 appearances during his decade at the club.^[3][4] They were part of the club's reserve team that won the Coupe de Paris in 1971–72 and 1972–73, the academy's first titles. PSG won their third and final Coupe de Paris in 1979–80.^[3][5]

On 4 November 1975, the first academy center was opened at theCamp des Loges, under the direction ofPierre Alonzo.That season's generation was led byJean-Marc Pilorget andThierry Morin. They made their professional debuts againstReims in a league match at theParc des Princes on 21 December 1975. Pilorget made 435 official appearances for PSG, the second most in the club's history.^[6] Morin played the majority of his career at PSG and is currently the general secretary of the Association Paris Saint-Germain.^[1][6][7]

The 1980s and 1990s saw the emergence of another generation of young players, includingRichard Dutruel,Francis Llacer,Pascal Nouma andBernard Allou. Before making their senior team debuts, they won the Championnat National des Cadets title in 1988 and theCoupe Gambardella in 1991 with the academy.^[5][8][9] In 1993, the men's U17 won theMontaigu Tournament and finished runners-up in the Plougonvelin Tournament. The PSG Youth Academy was given the Best Youth Club award by theFrench Football Federation (FFF) in 1989.^[5]

Dutruel, Llacer, Nouma and Allou were all part of the club's1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final triumph.Jérôme Leroy,Pierre Ducrocq andNicolas Anelka also made their first-team debuts during that decade.^[3] Anelka pioneered leaving PSG for a modest fee due to a lack of game time. He signed forArsenal in 1997, aged 17.^[10][11] During the late 1990s and early 2000s, onlySylvain Distin andBartholomew Ogbeche managed to break into the first team and establish themselves.^[3][4] Furthermore, the youth teams failed to win any trophies.^[5]

Fortunes changed in the late 2000s, as PSG began their rise to the top of French youth football.^[3]Clément Chantôme andMamadou Sakho were the two most successful players of those years. They won the club's firstChampionnat National U19 in 2006 and became first-team regulars, making over 200 appearances and winning several trophies.^[3][4][12] Sakho also captained the club from 2011 to 2012.^[13] The Tournoi Carisport won by the U19 team in 2008 marked the beginning of an era of unprecedented success for the academy.^[5]

Between 2009 and 2019, the PSG Youth Academy dominated the national scene. In 2010, the men's U19 team won the Championnat National final againstMonaco, while the men's U17 side lost toSochaux on penalties.^[10] The club also began developing a women's section within the academy to strengthen its first team with players from its youth academy.^[14] In 2011, PSG became the first club to be crowned French champions at both men's levels. The U19s won their second consecutive title, while the U17s defeated arch-rivalsMarseille in the final to secure their firstChampionnat National U17 title.^[10] PSG were awarded the Best Youth Club award for the second time in history in recognition of their U17/U19 double. They won it again in 2013 and 2014.^[5][10]

The U19s reached another final in 2012, but would have to wait until 2016 and their victory overLyon to be crowned champions again. That same season, following back-to-back silver medals in 2014 and 2015, the U17s defeatedSaint-Étienne to also win the title, giving PSG their second double. They claimed their second consecutive championship and third overall after beating Monaco in 2017.^[10] The women's department performed equally well. As planned, the club began developing players at the Bougival training center in 2012, withGrace Geyoro becoming the first graduate to play for the professional team in 2014.^{[14][15][16][17]} Between 2014 and 2019, the women's U19 team reached theChampionnat National Féminin U19 [fr] final six times, winning three of them. They defeated Lyon in 2016, 2017 and 2019 to claim the trophy.^[5][18][19]

PSG also excelled at European and international level. The U19s first reached the final of theUEFA Youth League in 2016, narrowly losing toChelsea, and then defeated Monaco to win theTournoi Européen des Centres U21 [fr] in 2018.^[10][20] Meanwhile, the U17s won the inauguralAlkass International Cup in 2012 and reached the final in 2013, before reclaiming the trophy in 2015 and 2018.^[10]

Despite its success, the academy saw the exodus of several promising talents to other European clubs for free during the 2010s.^[10][11] This was the case forKingsley Coman (Juventus, 2014),Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund, 2017),Claudio Gomes (Manchester City, 2018),Tanguy Kouassi (Bayern Munich, 2020),Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Étienne, 2020),Vicki Becho [fr] (Lyon, 2020) andAlice Sombath (Lyon, 2020).^{[10][11][21][22][23]} In contrast, other graduates such asAdrien Rabiot,Alphonse Areola,Presnel Kimpembe,Marie-Antoinette Katoto,Grace Geyoro,Perle Morroni andSandy Baltimore have played important roles in the men's and women's first teams.^[3][4][15]

In May 2019, following the end of the 2018–19 season, the club decided to disband its men's reserve team and focus on the U19s starting from the 2019–20 campaign.^[10][24] The reserves competed in theChampionnat National 2, thefourth tier of French football.^[7][24] The 2019–20 season would have been the academy's first without its reserve team, but the FFF suspended all amateur football leagues due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.^[25] As the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread, the FFF also canceled the 2020–21 campaign for amateur teams.^[26]

Despite the enforced inactivity, the FFF still recognized the PSG Youth Academy as the best youth system in the country in 2019 and 2020.^[27] In the 2021–22 season, the first to be completed since the pandemic began, the men's U19s and U17s were eliminated at the semi-final stage of their championships, while the women's U19s finished second, behindLyon.^[28][29][30] The 2022–23 campaign played out in a similar fashion: the women's U19s finished behind Lyon once again, the men's U17s failed to qualify for the championship phase, and the men's U19s lost the final toNantes.^[31][32][33]

On 2 August 2023, after developing their young talents in the U19 team since 2012, the club opened the first women's PSG Youth Academy center, led by technical directorSonia Haziraj.^[14][34] At the time, there were ten players in the first-team squad who had come through the club's academy, most notably Katoto, Geyoro, Baltimore andLaurina Fazer, all of whom had played for France's youth teams and then progressed to the senior team.^[34]

After beatingAuxerre 3–1 in the final, with goals fromSenny Mayulu andMahamadou Sangaré, PSG clinched the U19 title in 2024. Coached byZoumana Camara, the Parisians finished top of their group and enjoyed a dominant knockout campaign. Sangaré's hat trick gave PSG a 5–0 victory over Lyon in the quarter-finals, before they defeated Marseille 2–0 in the semi-finals, thanks to goals from Mayulu andIbrahim Mbaye.^[35]

In October 2024, the club created the Espoirs, an additional team within its youth academy, restricted to players under the age of 23, to maximize the playing time of PSG's youngsters and allow them to compete against elite players, thus ensuring a smooth transition to professional teams. The Espoirs participate in theChallenge Espoirs, a competition organized by the FFF. In addition, matches are scheduled throughout the season against teams fromRégional 2,Championnat National andLigue 2, as well as against elite teams from French and foreign professional clubs. Some Espoirs players who meet the eligibility criteria are also called up for UEFA Youth League matches.^[36]

In the 2024–25 season, the women's U19s claimed their fourth league title and first since 2019 after finishing top of the table, while the men's U19s won back-to-back league titles and their sixth overall, coming from behind to beat Nantes 2–1 in the final, to secure the academy's first U19 double.^[37][38] The men's U17 were not so fortunate, losing the Alkass Cup final toReal Madrid.^[39] Meanwhile, the Espoirs had a difficult debut season, winning just one match and finishing bottom of their group in the Challenge Espoirs.^[40] They are also participating in thePremier League International Cup, an under-23 competition previously contested by the men's U19, for the2025–26 edition.^[41]

The Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy is currently located atCampus PSG inPoissy.^[42] Its main stadium, with a capacity of 1,100 spectators, as well as the other 15 football pitches in the complex, host the home matches of the three youth teams: the men's U19 and U17 categories, and the women's U19 category.^[43] Campus PSG became thetraining ground of the PSG Youth Academy in January 2024, replacing theCamp des Loges inSaint-Germain-en-Laye.^[42][43] The latter had been the training facility for the club's youth teams since 1975, when the academy's first center was opened there.^[6][44][45] They used to play their home matches at theStade Georges Lefèvre, the main stadium of the Camp des Loges.^[6][46][47]

The men's U19s played their first match at Campus PSG on 21 January 2024: a 5–0 win overLe Havre in theChampionnat National U19.^[48] The men's U17s made their debut on 28 January 2024, with a 2–0 win againstVersailles in theChampionnat National U17.^[49] The women's U19s beatGuingamp 5–0 in the Championnat National Féminin U19 on 11 February 2024 in their first match there.^[50][51] The Espoirs, however, lost againstNantes 1–3 in theChallenge Espoirs in their inaugural match at Campus PSG on 26 October 2024.^[52]

As of 2024–25 Championnat National U19.^[5][27]

As of 18 November 2025.^{[60][61][62][63]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Martin James — GK  MAR Bilal Laurendon — GK  FRA Arthur Vignaud — DF  FRA Yanis Bastaraud — DF  FRA David Boly — DF  FRA Thomas Cordier — DF  FRA Mathias Lavenette — DF  FRA Dimitri Lucea — DF  FRA Djamy Olax — MF  FRA Rayan Abo El Nay — MF  COD Vainqueur Diyinu Nzinga — MF  FRA Eddy Doué — MF  MAR Mohamed-Amine El Idrissi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Abdou Fanné-Dramé — MF  FRA Yanis Khafi — MF  BEL Ilian Mhand — MF  CIV Landry N'Dri N'Guessan — MF  FRA Noah Nsoki — FW  TUN Khalil Ayari — FW  FRA Noa Bezeme — FW  TUN Zayon Chtaï-Telamio — FW  LUX Fabio Domingos — FW  MAR Ilyes Housni — FW  FRA Ethan Luvambano — FW  FRA Quentin Ndjantou

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Bryan Francillonne — GK  MAR Adam Mouak — DF  FRA Lucas Batbedat — DF  FRA Charles Bouygue — DF  FRA Samba Coulibaly — DF  FRA Toumani Diagouraga — DF  FRA Emmanuel Mbemba — DF  FRA Hermann Malonga — MF  MAR Aymen Assab — MF  TUN Edem Ghalleb

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MAR Younes Idder — MF  FRA Mathis Jangeal — MF  FRA Nahil Kanté — FW  FRA Kaïs Anelka — FW  FRA Adam Ayari — FW  FRA Paul Caumeil — FW  FRA Elijah Ly — FW  POR Daniel Marques — FW  FRA Pierre Mounguenge — FW  TUN Wassim Slama

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Maxime Astruc — GK  FRA Arthur Bar — GK  FRA Ilian Saleh — DF  FRA Kemokho Gassama — DF  FRA Matthieu Petit-Dol — DF  FRA Harryl Mboma — DF  FRA Jarell Paisley — DF  FRA Axel Koukaba — DF  FRA Nicolas Gomes — DF  FRA Jordan Gervelain — DF  FRA Josué Da Silva — MF  FRA Bakoutoubo Dramé — MF  FRA Kenji Anastase — MF  FRA Ewan Polter — MF  FRA Trévys Diasivi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Élie Karim — MF  FRA Irvine Wenge — MF  FRA Paul Bourdin — MF  FRA Seydou Konaté — MF  FRA Moïse Talanga — FW  MAR Abde El Mezouari — FW  FRA Noha Tiehi — FW  FRA Nathan Mboumba — FW  FRA Lorenzo Kana-Biyik — FW  FRA Mamadou Meité — FW  FRA Jouhayni Abdoun — FW  FRA Maoula Niakaté — FW  FRA Camron Delgado — FW  FRA Souleyman Zeghadi

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Jade Dubois — GK  FRA Nina Rousselot — DF  FRA Mélia Bourdoncle — DF  FRA Lahna Diawara — DF  FRA Olivia Romiti — DF  FRA Médina Belaïd — DF  FRA Noémie Fatier — DF  FRA Dalo Jabbie — DF  FRA Gloria Bekoundou — DF  FRA Imène Diyen — DF  FRA Mélissa Esdras — DF  FRA Kaïna Siewe Bakop — DF  FRA Paris-Emilie Daramola — MF  FRA Katia Imarazene — MF  FRA Lina Greve Chaib — MF  FRA Stella Maignan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Tanté Diakité — MF  FRA Kadiatou Diarra — MF  FRA Sofia Djoubri — MF  FRA Aliya Flament — MF  FRA Gabrielle Le Roux — MF  FRA Clothilde Frerejean — MF  FRA Nessma Mouradi — MF  FRA Diénébou Niakaté — FW  FRA Naolia Traoré — FW  FRA Auryane Abdourahim — FW  FRA Ornella Graziani — FW  MAR Lina Mokhtar Jamai — FW  FRA Léa Morissaint — FW  FRA Aya Ait Khouya Mouh — FW  FRA Marie Estella Lafontaine — FW  FRA Candice Thomas

The Titi d'Or is an annual award presented by Les Titis du PSG to the two most promising players, one male and one female, from the Paris Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy, as voted for by their peers. Les Titis du PSG is an association affiliated to Paris Saint-Germain that covers the club's academy. All previous winners have become professional footballers after receiving the trophy, with many going on to play for PSG's professional teams.^[64][65]

The award has been given to male players since 2007, with the exception of 2010 due to the transfer of the Les Titis du PSG website. Since 2019, it has also been awarded to the most talented female player.^[64][65]Hervin Ongenda andKingsley Coman have each won the award twice, more than any other player. In February 2025, during the 2024 Titi d'Or ceremony, PSG and Les Titis du PSG paid tribute to the late Moroccan playerAbdelaziz Barrada, the first winner of the Titi d'Or in 2007. The most recent recipients are male strikerIbrahim Mbaye and female goalkeeper Alyssa Fernandes, who won the 2024 Titi d'Or.^[65]

Voted for by the public until 2011, the Titi d'Or has since been chosen by peer vote. Players from the U17s, U19s and Espoirs teams who have played a maximum of five matches for PSG's professional team or throughout their career are eligible for the award. Their teammates fill out a ballot with the names of the three players, in order of preference, they consider worthy of this distinction. The vote is secret. The first-place finisher receives 5 points, the second 3, and the third 1. The player with the most points wins. In the event of a tie, the player with the most first places is chosen as PSG's most promising player.^[64]

As of 10 August 2025.^[65]

Edition	Men	Women
2007	Abdelaziz Barrada
2008	Hervin Ongenda
2009	Alphonse Areola
2010	Not Awarded
2011	Hervin Ongenda (2)
2012	Kingsley Coman
2013	Kingsley Coman (2)
2014	Jean-Kévin Augustin
2015	Odsonne Édouard
2016	Moussa Diaby
2017	Yacine Adli
2018	Arthur Zagré
2019	Tanguy Nianzou	Vicki Bècho
2020	Arnaud Kalimuendo	Hawa Sangaré
2021	Ayman Kari	Manssita Traoré
2022	Warren Zaïre-Emery	Océane Toussaint
2023	Senny Mayulu	Naolia Traoré
2024	Ibrahim Mbaye	Alyssa Fernandes

The Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901, created on 12 August 1970, formalized the club's foundation. Thisnonprofit organization, based at theCamp des Loges, operates the amateur section of Paris Saint-Germain, which includes elite youth players, both male and female, through the PSG Youth Academy, as well as senior, veteran, and young adult players from theParis Region in separate teams. Therefore, all PSG players, except those of the two professional teams, are under the supervision of the association.^[1][7][66]

Previously, the Association PSG managed the club's amateur and professional activities for two decades. WhenCanal+ acquired PSG in May 1991, it created the Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (SASP, i.e., professional sports public limited company). Now two independent entities, each with a different president, the association transferred the professional section to the SASP, while retaining control of the amateur section. The two organizations signed a new 10-year agreement in 2019.^[1]

Between 1970 and 2012, the club's professional section only included the men's team,Paris Saint-Germain FC.^[1] Founded in 1971, the women's team,Paris Saint-Germain FC (women), was initially amateur. When the team became professional in September 2012, it separated from the association and became part of the SASP.^{[1][67][68][69]} Currently, the club's amateur section is composed of the men's and women's teams of the PSG Youth Academy.^[1][70]

The Association PSG has had nine presidents.^[1][71]Benoît Rousseau is the current president.^[1] He has held the position since December 2012.^[71]Pierre-Étienne Guyot was the first president of both the association and the SASP, whileSimon Tahar was the last to preside over both simultaneously, as well as the first women's team.^[71][72]Alain Cayzac also held both positions. He was president of the association between 2001 and 2006, and then president of the SASP between 2006 and 2008.^[71]

As of December 2012.^[1][71]

No.	President	Tenure
1	Pierre-Étienne Guyot	Jun. 1970 – Jun. 1971
2	Guy Crescent	Jun. 1971 – Dec. 1971
3	Henri Patrelle	Dec. 1971 – Jun. 1973
4	Daniel Hechter	Jun. 1973 – Jan. 1978
5	Francis Borelli	Jan. 1978 – May 1991
6	Bernard Brochand	May 1991 – Jun. 2001
7	Alain Cayzac	Jun. 2001 – Jun. 2006
8	Simon Tahar	Jun. 2006 – Dec. 2012
9	Benoît Rousseau	Dec. 2012 – Present

As of 30 July 2025.^{[1][27][34][73]}

Position	Name
President	Benoît Rousseau[1]
General secretary	Thierry Morin[1]
Sporting director	Yohan Cabaye[74]
Men's technical director	Mathieu Le Scornet[75]
Women's technical director	Sonia Haziraj[34]
Scouting director	Pierre Reynaud[27]
Head of performance	Denis Lefebve[27]

Position	Name
Men's Espoirs head coach	Jean-François Vulliez[76]
Men's U19 head coach	Thomas Leyssales[73]
Men's U17 head coach	Vincent Ehouman[73]
Women's U19 head coach	Grégory Bénarib[34]

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