Christopher Nkunku in Germany, Paul Pogba in England - for the moment - Nabil Fekir in Spain, Mike Maignan in Italy, Florian Thauvin in Mexico... In short, we are not going to list them all.
They are 978 French to evolve abroad, reports a study of the CIES.
Nearly 1,000 players have left France to play in more than 135 different championships around the world.
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With these 978 expatriates in the world of football, France ranks just second among the countries that export the most.
Brazil monopolizes first place in the standings, with a fairly "comfortable" lead over France.
1,219 Brazilians have emigrated around the world.
Since 1995, 187 players from the country, five times world champion, have played in France.
They are 24 this season to tread the lawns of Ligue 1. Argentina takes the 3rd place of the exporting countries in football.
815 men left their native lands.
England and Germany complete the Top 5.
The French are on the move
France, second in the standings, is fast approaching Brazil.
Since 2017, the reigning world champion country has seen a 27% increase in expatriates, far from Venezuelans (+86%), Dutch (+60%) or Austrians (+51%).
On the other hand, with its 208 expatriates in five years, France is the country which has seen the most players leaving far from its lands.
The Dutch lost 137 players and 124 Colombians left the country.
978 French people therefore play outside their land, in 135 different championships, and certainly a little more by the next summer transfer window.
It will open on June 10 in France.
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