Transfers: Brazil, the biggest exporter of players in 2025-26, ahead of France and Argentina (CIES)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #440984 - Published on 13/05/26 at 13:00
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Kylian Mbappé (France) with Real Madrid - ©  D.R.

With 1,455 expatriate players in the 135 professional leagues included in the sample, Brazil is the country exporting the most football players in 2025-26, ahead of France (1,275 players) and Argentina (1,016), according to the CIES Football Observatory’s weekly report published on 13 May 2026.

Since 2021, the highest growth in the number of...

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Kylian Mbappé (France) with Real Madrid - ©  D.R.

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