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Growth, maturity status and performance of youth soccer players by playing status as adults

Robert M. Malina
1, 2
,
Luís Horta
3
,
João P. Duarte
4
,
Nuno Silva-Borges
4
,
Tomas Oliveira
5
,
Jorge M. Celis-Moreno
4, 6
,
Oscar M. Tavares
7
,
Andre Seabra
8
,
Jan M. Konarski
9
,
Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
4, 10

  1. University of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, Austin, Texas, United States of America
  2. University of Louisville, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
  3. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (CHULC), Centro Clínico Académico de Lisboa (CCAL), Lisboa, Portugal
  4. University of Coimbra, FCDEF, Coimbra, Portugal
  5. State University of Londrina, Physical Education and Sport Center (GEPEMENE), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
  6. University of Santo Tomas, Bogotá, Colombia
  7. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal
  8. Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon Portugal
  9. Poznań University of Physical Education, Sports Science, Poznań, Poland
  10. University of Coimbra, CIPER, Coimbra, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2026;43:693–701
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.156225
Online publish date: 2026/01/02
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