Since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia has managed to attract an interesting array of world-class players. Of course, Brazil is part of the talent in the Saudi Pro League, with various representatives through different clubs. Some actually share a team with the Portugal star.
The Saudi Pro League will feature 26 Brazilian footballers in the 2023/24 season. The players who stand out the most are Roberto Firmino, Fabinho and Malcom, who decided to move to the Middle East in this transfer market. “Bobby” joined Al-Ahli, while his former Liverpool teammate transferred to Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kanté’s Al Ittihd. The former Barcelona player, for his part, signed for Al-Hilal.
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Other notable names are Alex Telles and Talisca, who share a team with Ronaldo. Next, the 26 Brazilians in Saudi Arabia (via Transfermarkt):
- Al-Ahly – Roberto Firmino
- Al-Ettifaq – Paulo Victor and Vitinho
- Al-Fayha – Ricardo Ryller
- Al-Fateh – Petros
- Al-Hazem – Bruno Viana, Paulo Ricardo and Vina
- Al-Hilal – Malcom and Michael
- Al-Ittihad – Fabinho, Igor Coronado, Marcelo Grohe and Romarinho
- Al-Nassr – Alex Telles and Anderson Talisca
- Al-Okhdood – Paulo Vítor
- Al-Raed – Pablo Santos
- Al-Shabab – Iago Santos and Carlos Júnior
- Al-Tawwoun – Mailson, Matheus and Flávio Medeiros
- Al-Tai – Victor Braga
- Al-Wehda – Anselmo
- Khaleej – Fábio Martins
