Latin American Players in Top European & US Football Leagues
653 Latin American players dominate top leagues, with 30% in the US—higher than any European country.
With the World Cup coming up later this year, it seems fitting to wonder how many Latin Americans play in the top European and US football leagues. So, we decided to chart the data.
The answer is a lot. According to data from SoccerWay, there are 653 players from Latin America in the eight leagues seen on the chart. 30% of them play in the US, the highest country. These are the highest-paid Latin Americans in the leagues as mentioned above:
USA MLS: 🇲🇽 Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)
Portugal Primeira Liga: 🇧🇷 Everton Sousa Soares (Benfica)
Spain La Liga: 🇧🇷 Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Italy Serie A: 🇦🇷 Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
UK Premier League: 🇺🇾 Edinson Cavani (Man. United)
France Ligue 1: 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (PSG)
Germany Bundesliga: 🇦🇷 Lucas Alario
Netherland’s Eredivisie: 🇦🇷 Nicolás Tagliafico