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[quote=Anonymous]To the economist - technically you are correct.  Goal scorers and creators have the highest market value, even though there is no supply shortage of players wanting to play these roles, precisely because they are the most in demand.  The international transfer market demonstrates this today, as it always has:  https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/uefa-champions-league/marktwerte/pokalwettbewerb/CL

However, in context this was a question by a parent asking which positions were most "in demand" by club teams and college recruiters.  He or she may not have used the right terminology, but I took the question to be more along the lines of "what positition should my kid play to have the best chance of (getting selected/playing time on a good team, playing in college, etc...)."    In other words, I think what they were really asking about had more to do with talent scarcity.   A better way to ask the question might have been "in which positions is there a shortage of supply."

A lot of the responses make more sense if you look at the issue that way.  A fast and skillful left footed player has a better chance competing for a spot at left back, than right forward.   A tall and athletic player has a better chance competing for a spot at center back than center forward.  A player who can play 2-3 midfield positions, and either right or left full back, has a better chance of breaking into a team than someone who insists they have to play "10".  [/quote]

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