Exploring body composition and physical condition profiles in relation to playing time in professional soccer: a principal components analysis and Gradient Boosting approach
In this small dataset, a multivariate approach combining PCA and Gradient Boosting did not yield predictive accuracy for playing time. Nonetheless, the PCA revealed meaningful structures in the players' physical and body composition profiles, which may inform future research. Larger and more heterogeneous samples are required to determine whether component-based predictors can reliably estimate playing time in professional soccer.
Authors
- Claudio Carvajal-Parodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4271-9657)
- Francisco Guede-Rojas
- Demetrio Lozano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-6721)
- Jorge Pérez-Contreras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2314-0204)
- Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4091-1709)
- David Ulloa-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-1397)
- Luis Romero-Vera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-669X)
- Gabriel Fábrica-Barrios
Institutions
- Universidad Mayor (CL)
- University of Concepción (CL)
- Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UY)
- San Sebastián University (CL)
- Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (CL)
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Universidad San Jorge (ES)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1659313
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44