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Brazil National Team Roster

Upd on September 24, 2020.

An updated list of the Brazil National team roster with all the details you would like to know. Find out the current market price of any Brazilian national team player. Explore the team’s glorious history and get to know the players a bit better. 

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A short history of the Brazil national team

We’ve all heard the saying “The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it” (Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram). No wonder, considering the predisposition of Brazilians in being the best in football. 

The Seleção Brasileira de Futebol has a long history. Officially founded back in 1914.  Brazil National team has been a member of the FIFA since 1923 and of the CONMEBOL since 1916. For these long years the team has proved themselves to be the most successful national team in FIFA.

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Brazil national team logo

During the years they have collected five championships: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. And for those of you who like numbers, Brazil has the record of 70 victories in 104 matches played and only 17 loses. Brazil’s national football team never has missed a World Cup. No playoffs, no absence. They are like an entrepreneur who just loves what he does. 

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Brazil national team from 1970, believed by many, was the best Seleção ever 

Only three countries in the world have won the three most important titles from FIFA: Olympic tournament, the Confederations Cup, and the World Cup, and Brazil is one of them. Lastly, Brazil’s national team is the only one who has won the World Cup on four different continents. With this said, let’s see the fuel of the national team – the Brazil national football team players. 

Brazil national team roster 

In this list, the Brazil national football team players are distributed by their position on the field. You’ll find their market value, amount of international matches, and goals. 

Goalkeepers 

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The main aim of this position is to prevent goals. Sounds easy, but behind this stands a whole diverse compilation of skills. To be in the right place at the right time takes a lot of efford. Not only jumping ability and perfect coordination is needed. Often the goalkeeper is the leader on the pitch. They organise their defence, inspire their team, lifted confidence, and commanded respect. 

Ederson

Age: 27

Hight: 1.88

International matches: 7

Club: Manchester City

Current market value: $61mil

Weverton

Age: 32

Hight: 1.89

International matches: 2

Club: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Current market value:  $3.85mil

Center-back 

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The central defenders on the back line. Usually tall, fast and strong. A good center-back sees the game from a different angle and is a great ball distributor. Organizes the defense, puts himself in the right position to win the ball and pass simply out of the back.

Marquinhos

Age: 26

Hight: 1.83

International matches: 46

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Current market value:  $57.20 mil

Éder Militão

Age: 22

Hight: 1.86

International matches: 6

Club: Real Madrid

Current market value:  $39mil

Felipe

Age: 31

Hight: 1.91

International matches: 1

Club: Atlético Madrid

Current market value:  $28mil

Thiago Silva

Age: 36

Hight: 1.83

International matches: 88

Club: Chelsea FC

Current market value:  $5.2mil

Right back 

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The position of right backers as attacking contributors has been taken over and driven to its limit over the past fifteen years. Earlier examples of Roberto Carlos and Cafu were early signs of the pattern to come, while Daniel Alves, Marcelo and Maicon are more recent examples.

Danilo

Age: 29

Hight: 1.81

International matches: 25

Club: Juventus 

Current market value:  $16,5mil

Dani Alves

Age: 37

Hight: 1.72

International matches: 118

Club: São Paulo Futebol Clube

Current market value:  $1.7mil

 Left  back 

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The working left-back can be characterized by their powerful physical strength and presence, their defensive flexibility, positional discipline and technical capacity to play with the ball as an alternative to the modern day full-back. 

Renan Lodi

Age: 22

Hight: 1.79

International matches: 4

Club: Atlético Madrid 

Current market value:  $55mil

Alex Sandro 

Age: 29

Hight: 1.81

International matches: 21

Club: Juventus 

Current market value:  $38mil

Defensive Midfielder

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For the team, it’s a really central position, someone who can win the game for you by defending in the center of the pitch, preventing attacks before they get close to the penalty area anywhere.

Casemiro

Age: 28

Hight: 1.85

International matches: 44

Club: Real Madrid

Current market value:  $70 mil

Fabinho 

Age: 26

Hight: 1.88

International matches: 9

Club:Liverpool FC

Current market value:  $61mil

Central midfield 

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It’s the center of communication, the nerve point. Very often, the smartest football players consider this their home. Typically, the central midfield is where the accumulation originates or, alternatively, where the defense fails. And it comes in a range of sizes and shapes.

Arthur Melo

Age: 24

Hight: 1.72

International matches: 20

Club: Juventus

Current market value:  $61mil

Attacking midfield 

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This position shares with the defensive midfielder many characteristics, but these players are typically not known for their defensive skills, so they generally play alongside a defensive midfielder. The primary attribute of the best attacking midfielders is that they are dangerous and unpredictable. Accomplishing this calls for technique.

Philippe Coutinho

Age: 28

Hight: 1.72

International matches: 61

Club: FC Barcelona

Current market value:  $61mil

Left winger 

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It is often the goal scoring and imaginative centre, a vital part of the three-pronged front line used by most of the best sides in the world. There are several different approaches that one can take to the function, in keeping with its significance.

Neymar

Age: 28

Hight: 1.75

International matches: 102

Club: Paris Saint Germain 

Current market value:  $140mil

Everton

Age: 24

Hight: 1.74

International matches: 14

Club: SL Benfica

Current market value:  $30mil

Bruno Henrique 

Age: 29

Hight: 1.84

International matches: 2

Club: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Current market value: $5.7mil

Center forward 

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This is the glamorous position in football, because most goals are realized with the center forward. Plays in the middle of the front line. 

Roberto Firmino

Age: 28

Hight: 1.81

International matches: 44

Club: Liverpool FC

Current market value:  $79mil

Gabriel Jesus

Age: 23

Hight: 1.75

International matches: 39

Club: Manchester City

Current market value: $61mil

Richarlison

Age: 23

Hight: 1.79

International matches: 19

Club: Everton FC

Current market value:  $57mil 

Gabriel Barbosa

 Age: 24

Hight: 1.78

International matches: 5

Club: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Current market value: $22mil

This is the current Brazil National Team Roster. Certainly, it will evolve even more with time. We’ll make sure to keep you updated. 

Top Most Expensive Players in Current Seleção

Neymar $140.80m 
Roberto Firmino $79.20m 
Casemiro$70.40m
Philippe Coutinho$61.60m 
Fabinho$61.60m 
Ederson$61.60m 
Arthur Melo$61.60m 

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