Do homegrown players necessarily have to be the same nationality as the league?

[Reggaezal]

im playing in Serie A so do my homegrown players have to be italian or do they jsut have to be trained between 17-21 in my club?

 

[JH-94]

A home-grown player will be defined as one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the Season during which he turns 21).‬‪

This is for England , but it is the same principle in Italy also

 

[Lee]

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