This Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the CIES and its football observatory published a weekly letter concerning the actual playing times of players around the world, in a context where many are warning about the infernal pace of high-level footballers who sometimes play one match after another. of 90 minutes every four days. Far, very far from the 5872 minutes played by Jules Koundé in 69 different matches, or even the only player in the French championship to appear in the world top 20 (Jonathan David, 63 matches for Lille and Canada, 5111 minutes), several players field of Ligue 2 stand out this calendar year 2024 starting with the center forward of theAmiens SC Louis Mafouta.
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Far ahead of everyone with 3804 minutes played for the Picardy club but also the Central African Republic, of which he is the spearhead, the striker notably precedes three other teammates while his club is the only one to have 4 names among the 20 players who played the most in 2024. Mamadou Fofana, Owen Gene and Antoine Leautey were also very reliable and durable, while Sanganté (USLD) and Da Silva (CF63) were in great demand and appeared in 2nd and 3rd place. Behind the ASC, we can cite Paris FC which has also kept a certain stability with Moustapha Mbow, Ilan Kebbal and Adama Camara among the permanent fixtures.
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The ranking of Ligue 2 outfield players having played the most minutes in 2024
1 – Louis Mafouta (Amiens): 3804 minutes (44 matches)
2 – Opa Sangante (Dunkirk): 3542 minutes (42 matches)
3 – Damien da Silva (Clermont): 3492 minutes (39 matches)
4 – Moustapha Mbow (Paris FC): 3395 minutes (38 matches)
5 – Gauthier Hein (Metz): 3304 minutes (37 matches)
6 – Romain Thomas (Caen): 3240 minutes (36 matches)
7 – Sam Sanna (Laval): 3163 minutes (39 matches)
8 – Florian Bohnert (Bastia) : 3162 minutes (40 matches)
9 – Mamadou Fofana (Amiens*): 3160 minutes (38 matches)
10 – Owen Gene (Amiens): 3139 minutes (37 matches)
11 – Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC): 3094 minutes (37 matches)
12 – Antoine Leautey (Amiens): 3085 minutes (37 matches)
13 – Thibaut Vargas (Laval): 3084 minutes (39 matches)
14 – Dylan Louiserre (Guingamp): 3059 minutes (37 matches)
15 – Enzo Bardeli (Dunkirk): 3058 minutes (36 matches)
16 – Mamadou Diarra (Grenoble): 3046 minutes (34 matches)
17 – Matthieu Udol (Metz): 3000 minutes (33 matches)
18 – Waniss Taïbi (Rodez): 2973 minutes (38 matches)
19 – Adama Camara (Paris FC): 2963 minutes (38 matches)
20 – Loïc Kouagba (Red Star FC): 2956 minutes (33 matches)
*Mamadou Fofana did not play these last matches because he was transferred to the New England Revolution, but is still considered an Amiens player before the officialization in January 2025.
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