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Latin America: countries with most soccer players abroad 2018
Latin America: countries with most soccer players abroad 2018
Latin American countries with the largest number of professional soccer players playing abroad as of May 1st, 2018
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The statistic displays the Latin American countries with the largest number of professional soccer players playing abroad as of May 1st, 2018. As of this date, Brazil was the Latin American country with the highest number of professional soccer players exported to play outside of their country of origin, with a total of 1,236 footballers playing abroad.
Latin American countries with the largest number of professional soccer players playing abroad as of May 1st, 2018
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| Number of players abroad | |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,236 |
| Argentina | 760 |
| Colombia | 327 |
| Uruguay | 324 |
| Paraguay | 144 |
| Mexico | 102 |
| Venezuela | 87 |
| Chile | 78 |
| Number of players abroad | |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,236 |
| Argentina | 760 |
| Colombia | 327 |
| Uruguay | 324 |
| Paraguay | 144 |
| Mexico | 102 |
| Venezuela | 87 |
| Chile | 78 |
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by Statista Research Department,
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May 2, 2019
The statistic displays the Latin American countries with the largest number of professional soccer players playing abroad as of May 1st, 2018. As of this date, Brazil was the Latin American country with the highest number of professional soccer players exported to play outside of their country of origin, with a total of 1,236 footballers playing abroad.
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- Central and South America, Mexico
- Survey time period
- As of May 1st, 2018
- Supplementary notes
- This survey took into account 12,425 expatriate footballers from a total of 2,235 teams from 142 leagues of 93 national associations.
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- CIES Football Observatory
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- June 2018
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- Region
- Central and South America, Mexico
- Survey time period
- As of May 1st, 2018
- Supplementary notes
- This survey took into account 12,425 expatriate footballers from a total of 2,235 teams from 142 leagues of 93 national associations.
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