On Wednesday 30 October, the CIES Football Observatory (Centre International d'Étude du Sport) published its ranking of the clubs that have trained the most players in the Big 5 (English, German, Spanish, Italian and French leagues). With 25 Academy players, Stade Rennais F.C. is in 5th place, ex aequo with Olympique Lyonnais, and behind FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Valencia CF.
