Brazil has always been a soccer nation and some of the country's greatest exports such as Ronaldo, Romário, and Neymar all plied their trade in the European leagues. As of November 2019, there were 466 Brazilian soccer players active in the 31 European top divisions.
Number of soccer players playing in foreign European soccer leagues as of November 2019, by nation
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CIES Football Observatory. (November 25, 2019). Number of soccer players playing in foreign European soccer leagues as of November 2019, by nation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of soccer players playing in foreign European soccer leagues as of November 2019, by nation." Chart. November 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. (2019). Number of soccer players playing in foreign European soccer leagues as of November 2019, by nation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of Soccer Players Playing in Foreign European Soccer Leagues as of November 2019, by Nation." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/
CIES Football Observatory, Number of soccer players playing in foreign European soccer leagues as of November 2019, by nation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1080755/foreign-players-european-soccer-nation/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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