Brazil has always been a soccer nation and some of the country's greatest exports such as Ronaldo, Romário, and Neymar have all plied their trade in some of the best professional leagues in the world. As of May 2021, there were 1,287 Brazilian soccer players active across 145 leagues worldwide.
Number of soccer players playing in professional leagues worldwide as of May 2021, by nation of origin
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CIES Football Observatory. (May 31, 2021). Number of soccer players playing in professional leagues worldwide as of May 2021, by nation of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of soccer players playing in professional leagues worldwide as of May 2021, by nation of origin." Chart. May 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. (2021). Number of soccer players playing in professional leagues worldwide as of May 2021, by nation of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of Soccer Players Playing in Professional Leagues Worldwide as of May 2021, by Nation of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
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