Man Utd's Anthony Martial is the most-used U21 forward in Europe
By Peter Smith
Tuesday 23 February 2016 06:32, UK
Image:Anthony Martial has made 21 Premier League appearances this season
Manchester United's Anthony Martial is the most-used forward aged under 21 in Europe's top five leagues.
The 20-year-old - who made three appearances for Monaco at the start of the season before becoming the most-expensive teenager in history with his transfer to Old Trafford - has played 2,016 minutes of league football in 2015/16.
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Players must be born on or after January 1, 1995 to be included
That means he has played 89.6 per cent of possible minutes - the highest percentage among forwards under the age of 21 in either the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A or Ligue 1, according to the CIES Football Observatory.
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Hector Bellerin, meanwhile, has played 92.3 per cent of Premier League minutes for Arsenal this season. No other young full-back can come close to that, with Watford's Nathan Ake, who is on loan from Chelsea, second on the list with 55.7 per cent.
Image:Arsenal's Hector Bellerin has played 24 times in the Premier League in 2015/16
However, overall, the Premier League provided the fewest number of players in the top 10 tables per position, with players in France's Ligue 1 the most numerous.
