This is a list of all the Brazilians currently in the top 5 leagues in Europe (according to the UEFA Coefficient League Ranking). As of 12/14/08.
England (16)
Denilson - Arsenal
Alex - Chelsea
Juliano Belletti - Chelsea
Geovanni - Hull City
Fabio Aurelio - Liverpool
Lucas Leiva - Liverpool
Elano - Manchester City
Jo - Manchester City
Robinho - Manchester City
Anderson - Manchester United
Rodrigo Possebon - Manchester United
Rafael - Manchester United
Afonso Alves - Middlesbrough
Cacapa - Newcastle United
Gilberto - Tottenham
Heurelho Gomes - Tottenham
Spain (23)
Diego Alves - Almeria
Guilherme - Almeria
Iriney - Almeria
Michel - Almeria
Paulo Assunção - Atletico Madrid
Sylvinho - Barcelona
Dani Alves - Barcelona
Edú - Real Betis
Willian Lima - Real Betis
Filipe Luís - Deportivo de La Coruña
Nenê - Espanyol
Weligton - Malaga
Rossato - Malaga
Pablo Barros - Malaga
Cléber Santana - Mallorca
Marcelo - Real Madrid
Adriano - Sevilla
Luis Fabiano - Sevilla
Renato - Sevilla
Renan - Valencia
Edu - Valencia
Thiago Carleto - Valencia
Edmílson - Villareal
Italy (42)
Adriano Ferreira Pinto - Atalanta
César Aparecido Rodrigues - Bologna
Adailton - Bologna
Coelho - Bologna
Jeda - Cagliari
Luciano - Chievo Verona
Kerlon - Chievo Verona
Cesar - Chievo Verona
Jefferson - Fiorentina
Felipe Melo - Fiorentina
Rubinho - Genoa
Thiago Motta - Genoa
Maxwell - Inter Milan
Adriano - Inter Milan
Julio Cesar - Inter Milan
Maicon - Inter Milan
Mancini - Inter Milan
Amauri - Juventus
Francelino Matuzalem - Lazio
Emílson Sánchez Cribari - Lazio
Ângelo - Lecce
Leo - Lecce
Dida - AC Milan
Emerson - AC Milan
Alexandre Pato - AC Milan
Kaka - AC Milan
Ronaldinho - AC Milan
Inácio Piá - Napoli
Fábio Simplício - Palermo
Santos - Reggina
Cicinho - AS Roma
Juan - AS Roma
Rodrigo Taddei - AS Roma
Filipe Gomes - AS Roma
Julio Baptista - AS Roma
Artur Moraes - AS Roma
Julio Sergio - AS Roma
Alexander Doni - AS Roma
Rodrigo De Lazzari - Siena
Packer - Siena
Felipe - Udinese
Moreno - Udinese
France (27)
Carlos Henrique - Bordeaux
Fernando Menegazzo - Bordeaux
Jussiê - Bordeaux
Wendel - Bordeaux
Antonio Géder - Le Mans
Paulo André - Le Mans
Marcos Paulo - Le Mans
Michel Bastos - Lille
Tulio de Melo - Lille
Emerson - Lille
Cris - Lyon
Ederson - Lyon
Juninho - Lyon
Fred - Lyon
Fábio Santos - Lyon
Vitorino Hilton - Marseille
Adriano Pereira - Monaco
Helder - Nancy
André Luiz - Nancy
Douglão - Nantes
Ceará - Paris Saint Germain
Ilan - Saint Etienne
Carlão - Sochaux
Álvaro Santos - Sochaux
Paulo César - Toulouse
Rafael Schmitz - Valenciennes
Jeovânio - Valenciennes
Germany (35)
Henrique - Bayer Leverkusen
Renato Augusto - Bayer Leverkusen
Lúcio - Bayern Munich
Zé Roberto - Bayern Munich
Breno - Bayern Munich
Tinga - Borussia Dortmund
Dedê - Borussia Dortmund
Felipe Santana - Borussia Dortmund
Chris - Eintracht Frankfurt
Caio - Eintracht Frankfurt
Vragel da Silva - Energie Cottbus
Alex Silva - Hamburger SV
Thiago Neves - Hamburger SV
Vinícius - Hannover 96
Kaká - Hertha Berlin
Cícero - Hertha Berlin
Raffael - Hertha Berlin
Rodnei - Hertha Berlin
Lúcio - Hertha Berlin
Wellington - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Luiz Gustavo - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Carlos Eduardo - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Antônio da Silva - Karlsruher
Pedro Geromel - 1. FC Köln
Marcelo Bordon - Schalke 04
Zé Roberto - Schalke 04
Rafinha - Schalke 04
Cacau - VfB Stuttgart
Élson - VfB Stuttgart
Naldo - Werder Bremen
Diego - Werder Bremen
Rodrigo Alvim - Wolfsburg
Josué - Wolfsburg
Caiuby - Wolfsburg
Grafite - Wolfsburg
Thanks for this.
ReplyDeletedid you not count brazilians who have naturalized elsewhere? i.e. Marcos Senna and Eduardo da Silva.
ReplyDeletealso, any sense of how widespread argentines in these leagues?
ReplyDeleteThanks guys,
ReplyDelete@The Fan's Attic,
No, I didn't count naturalized Brazilians such as Eduardo and Senna.
I haven't done an Argentine abroad count since March. Here is that post:
http://www.thebesteleven.com/2008/03/argentina-players-playing-abroad.html
Steve