Brazil leads the ranking of countries that most export players

This Wednesday (17), the CIES Football Observatory released a study on the countries that most export soccer players.

O Brazil is the absolute leader of the list, with 1.289 athletes traded to the top 100 leagues on the planet.

Next, appears the Francecom 1.033 players. A Argentina complete the podium with 905 names sold to other countries.

In the case of Brazil, the largest number of expatriates (411) is between 23 and 26 years old.

France, on the other hand, stands out for the high number of exporters under 23 years old: 202 in all, more than Brazil (174).

Argentines, in turn, are the majority among those over 30: 317surpassing both Brazil (308) as much as France (213).

See below for full details.:

Countries that export the most football players

1. Brazil: 1,289

2. France: 1,033

3. Argentina: 905

4. England: 535

5. Spain: 458

6. Colombia: 448

7. Germany: 446

8. Croatia: 407

9. Nigeria: 385

10. Serbia: 380

11. Netherlands: 346

12. Portugal: 339

13. Uruguay: 338

14. Gana: 318

15. Belgium: 277

16. Sweden: 239

17. Ivory Coast: 227

18. Dinamaca: 225

19. Senegal: 211

20. Ukraine: 206

21. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 171

22. Japan: 169

23. United States: 162

24. Austria: 162

25. Switzerland: 156

26. Ireland: 155

27. Slovakia: 152

28. Paraguay: 150

29. Russia: 148

30. Norway: 143

31. Italy: 137

32. Cameroon: 135

33. Scotland: 129

34. Greece: 127

35. Australia: 116

36. Poland: 112

37. Venezuela: 112

38. Slovenia: 108

39. Montenegro and Czech Republic: 97

40. Mali: 90