This statistic shows the share of expatriate football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, approximately 48.9 percent of the football players in top-division clubs in Belgium, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Scotland and Switzerland were expatriates.
Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018
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CIES Football Observatory. (November 12, 2018). Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. "Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018." Chart. November 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. (2018). Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory. "Share of Newly Recruited Football Players in Top Divisions Clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/
CIES Football Observatory, Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of newly recruited football players in top divisions clubs in Western Europe from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/957866/top-division-football-clubs-western-europe-newly-recruited-football-players/