Brazil It is the country that exports the most players to foreign leagues, ahead of France y Argentinaaccording to an annual study by the CIES Football Observatory.
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Spain, the eighth
A total of 1,219 Brazilian soccer players play outside the country, compared to 978 French and 815 Argentines. Argentina (815), England (525), Germany (441), Colombia (425) y spain (409) follow them on this list.
While the number of Brazilians and Argentines abroad experienced a slight increase since 2017 with 4 and 6%, respectively, that of the French increased significantly with 27%.
The English rose by 25%, the Germans by 31, the Colombians by 41 and the Spanish by 14. The increase of 86% of Venezuelans or 81% of Ecuadorians stands out.
The main destination of expatriate Brazilians is Portugalthat of the Argentines Chilethat of the French Luxembourgthat of the English Scotlandthat of the Germans Turkeythat of the Colombians Mexico and that of the Spanish England.