The Brasileirão will have an influence on the 2024 Copa América. The Brazilian Série A championship is one of the leagues with the highest number of players called up by the national teams participating in the competition: only the Premier League, MLS, and Liga MX have more.
In total, there are 32 players from Brazil’s first division participating in the tournament organized by CONMEBOL in the United States. The English league leads the list with 44 representatives, while the United States’ Major League Soccer has 40, five more than Mexico’s top tier.
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With five players, Flamengo are the Brazilian club with the most call-ups: Varela, Viña, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta (Uruguay), and Pulgar (Chile). São Paulo follow with four, while Palmeiras, Internacional, and Atlético Mineiro each have three players.
Even Série B, Brazil’s second division, is represented with two players from Santos and one from Ponte Preta in the 2024 Copa América.
Players called up to the 2024 Copa América by league
- Premier League – 44
- MLS – 40
- Mexican – 35
- Brasileirão – 32
- La Liga – 27
- Serie A – 22
- Bolivian – 20
- Costa Rican – 16
- Argentine – 16
- Portuguese – 12
- Russian – 11
- Peruvian – 11
- French – 11
- Ecuadorian – 9
- Colombian – 9
- Chilean – 9
- Championship (English Second Division) – 9
- Paraguayan – 8
- English Third Division – 6
- Bundesliga – 6
- Belgian – 6
- Dutch – 5
- Scottish – 5
- Saudi – 4
- Jamaican – 4
- Turkish – 3
- Greek – 3
- Danish – 3
- Brasileirão Serie B – 3
- Swiss – 2
- Swedish – 2
- Israeli – 2
- US Second Division – 2
- Spanish Third Division – 2
- Slovakian – 2
- Cypriot – 2
- Venezuelan – 1
- Uruguayan – 1
- Ukrainian – 1
- Czech – 1
- Serbian – 1
- Without club – 1
- Portuguese Second Division – 1
- Polish – 1
- Panamanian – 1
- Honduran – 1
- United Arab Emirates – 1
- Bulgarian – 1
- Azeri – 1
The Brazil squad
The league that contributed the most to the Brazilian national team is the Premier League with eight players, followed by Spain’s LaLiga with six. Meanwhile, the domestic championship has four players out with the Canarinha.
- Premier League – 8 (Alisson, Gabriel Magalhães, Andreas Pereira, Bruno Guimarães, Douglas Luiz, João Gomes, Lucas Paquetá, and Gabriel Martinelli)
- La Liga – 6 (Yan Couto, Éder Militão, Raphinha, Rodrygo, Savinho, and Vini Jr)
- Brasileirão – 4 (Bento, Rafael, Guilherme Arana, and Endrick)
- Portuguese League – 3 (Wendell, Evanilson, and Pepê)
- Serie A (Italy) – 3 (Danilo, Bremer, and Éderson)
- Ligue 1 (France) – 2 (Beraldo and Marquinhos)
