Biology of Sport

Impact of biological maturation on physical tests performance in Portuguese elite male academy soccer players

Nuno Ribeiro 1, 2, 3
,
Oliver Gonzalo-Skok 4
,
Joao Valente dos Santos 2, 5, 6
,
Joao R. Pereira 2, 5, 6
,
Mauro Mandorino 7, 8
,
Jo Clubb 9
,
Marco Beato 10
,
Jamie Salter 11
,
Hadi Nobari 12
,
Nuno Loureiro 3
,
Ruben Ferreira 3
,
Joao Pedro Araujo 3
,
Francisco Tavares 3

  1. Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusofona University, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal

  2. CIDEFES, Research Center in Sports, Physical Education, Exercise and Health, Universidade Lusofona, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal

  3. Medical and Performance Department, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal

  4. Department of Communication and Education, Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Seville, Spain

  5. CIFI2D, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

  6. COD, Center of Sports Optimization, Sporting Clube de Portugal, 1600-464 Lisbon, Portugal

  7. Performance and Analytics Department, Parma Calcio 1913, 43121 Parma, Italy

  8. Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy

  9. Global Performance Insights Ltd, London, United Kingdom

  10. School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich IP4 1QJ, United Kingdom

  11. School of Science, Technology and Health, York St John University, York, United Kingdom

  12. LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040, Madrid, Spain

Biol Sport. 2026;43:1533–1546

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.161099
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/06
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