As of May 2023, there were 213 Brazilian nationals playing professional soccer in Portugal. This places the European country at the top of the list of leading destination countries for expatriate footballers from Brazil that year. With roughly one third of Portugal's number, Japan was the second most important market for Brazilian soccer athletes.
Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023
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CIES Football Observatory. (May 16, 2023). Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/
CIES Football Observatory. "Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/
CIES Football Observatory. (2023). Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/
CIES Football Observatory. "Leading Countries of Destination for Professional Soccer Players from Brazil as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/
CIES Football Observatory, Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Leading countries of destination for professional soccer players from Brazil as of May 2023 [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184956/leading-destinations-expatriate-soccer-players-brazil/
