In 2023, there were 338 professional soccer players from Uruguay in foreign clubs, representing a slight decline when compared to the same month of the previous year. In 2020, the drop was even more significant due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CIES Football Observatory. (May 16, 2023). Number of professional soccer players from Uruguay in foreign clubs worldwide from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873481/number-soccer-players-uruguay-play-abroad/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of professional soccer players from Uruguay in foreign clubs worldwide from 2017 to 2023." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873481/number-soccer-players-uruguay-play-abroad/
CIES Football Observatory. (2023). Number of professional soccer players from Uruguay in foreign clubs worldwide from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873481/number-soccer-players-uruguay-play-abroad/
CIES Football Observatory. "Number of Professional Soccer Players from Uruguay in Foreign Clubs Worldwide from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873481/number-soccer-players-uruguay-play-abroad/
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