PL and CL squad rules: homegrown

[Rolee]

Agreed, and I think I never said so. We should stick to the terms in place as the topic is kind of complex.

But well, in fact it's quite easy:

Player A has a contract with club A at association A. He needs to be registered for his club at his association to be eligible for matches.

If this player A wants to play for club B at association B - no matter if on loan or permanently - he needs a contract first.
To be eligible for club B he needs to be registered at association B. Therefore club A has to sent an ITC (international transfer certificate) to club B, which will pass on the ITC to association B for registry together with the new contract and the player passport.

On a player passport you can see the list of clubs the player was registered for since being 12 years old
(in order to pay former clubs a training compensation or solidarity contribution before the player is turning 23).
On top of all this you have the FIFA rule: ""A player may only be registered with one club at a time."

How could a player be still registered for club A although he has to be registered for club B to be eligible in a different association? How?
The ITC is giving away the right to be registered at a different association.

Courtois at Chelsea is a well known example.
The Belgian - born 1992 - joined Chelsea in 2011. He joined Atletico Madrid on loan till 2014. After turning 21 he does not count as homegrown.
http://thechels.info/wiki/First_team_squad

Any example of a player on homegrown status after being on overseas loan would be very welcome!
I am not aware of any.

Courtois only signed for Chelsea when he was 19 so wouldn't qualify as homegrown regardless of any loan ( I think )

 

[St.Pauli support]

Courtois only signed for Chelsea when he was 19 so wouldn't qualify as homegrown regardless of any loan ( I think )

Of course, your're absolutely right. Courtois doesn't help as an example. Sorry!

 

[St.Pauli support]

I've asked a sports lawyer I know so it'll be interesting to see what he says.

However FA rules say that if a player is on a long term (i.e. season long) loan, he can be recalled if his parent club agrees a transfer to another club. So the parent club must hold his registration.

Great, will be interesting what the lawyer says!
I suppose the parent club's registration might be suspended during the loan period and not being 'active'. But I am not sure.