The 35 Greatest Brazilian Players in Premier League History

From record-setting goalkeepers to title-winning midfielders and cult playmakers, Brazilian flair has long had a home in English football. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Alisson

   Liverpool goalkeeper who anchored the 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League title-winning sides.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Roberto Firmino

   Liverpool forward whose pressing and chemistry helped deliver the 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League.
   823pts
3. 3
   Joelinton

   Club-record signing who struggled as a striker, then reinvented himself as a powerful Newcastle midfielder and won the 2025 League Cup.
   758pts
4. 4
   Fabinho

   Defensive midfielder who anchored Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool for five seasons, winning the 2019 Champions League and the 2019–20 Premier League title.
   732pts
5. 5
   Anderson

   Manchester United midfielder who won four Premier League titles during the Ferguson era.
   699pts
6. 6
   Gilberto Silva

   Arsenal Invincibles midfielder and 2002 World Cup winner.
   623pts
7. 7
   Fred

   Energetic midfielder who spent five seasons at Manchester United from 2018 and won the 2023 League Cup before moving to Fenerbahçe.
   623pts
8. 8
   Lucas Moura

   Tottenham winger whose Amsterdam hat-trick took Spurs to the 2019 Champions League final.
   579pts
9. 9
   David Luiz

   Chelsea and Arsenal centre-back, a Premier League and Champions League winner with the Blues.
   529pts
10. 10
    Richarlison

    Everton and Tottenham forward, a Brazil international and Premier League fixture of the 2020s.
    529pts
11. 11
    Willian

    Chelsea winger who won two Premier Leagues and remained a fixture for seven seasons.
    473pts
12. 12
    Douglas Luiz

    Midfielder who spent five seasons at Aston Villa from 2019, scoring nine league goals as Unai Emery's side reached the Champions League in 2024.
    473pts
13. 13
    Bruno Guimarães

    Newcastle midfielder and captain who joined in 2022 and helped end the club's 70-year wait for a major trophy with the 2025 League Cup.
    473pts
14. 14
    Rafael

    Attacking right-back who came through at Manchester United alongside twin Fábio and won three Premier League titles between 2009 and 2013.
    473pts
15. 15
    Casemiro

    Five-time Champions League winner who joined Manchester United in 2022 and headed the opening goal of the 2023 League Cup final win over Newcastle.
    410pts
16. 16
    Gabriel Magalhaes

    Arsenal centre-back, a key figure in the club's modern title challenges.
    410pts
17. 17
    Ederson

    Manchester City goalkeeper whose passing range and clean sheets underpinned six Premier League titles.
    410pts
18. 18
    Ramires

    Chelsea box-to-box midfielder who won the 2014–15 Premier League and scored a famous chip at Barcelona on the way to the 2012 Champions League.
    410pts
19. 19
    Lucas Leiva

    Holding midfielder who spent ten seasons at Liverpool from 2007, making more than 300 appearances and winning the 2012 League Cup.
    410pts
20. 20
    Thiago Silva

    Chelsea centre-back whose 2021-22 and 2022-23 Premier League seasons added to his legendary career.
    410pts
21. 21
    Raphinha

    Winger whose 17 Premier League goals in two seasons at Leeds United, including the 2022 final-day penalty at Brentford, kept the club up.
    410pts
22. 22
    Elano

    Midfielder whose free kicks and long-range strikes made him a fan favourite at Manchester City across two seasons from 2007.
    410pts
23. 23
    Juliano Belletti

    Versatile defender who won the 2009–10 Premier League and two FA Cups with Chelsea and scored a long-range goal of the season against Tottenham.
    410pts
24. 24
    Lucas Paquetá

    West Ham playmaker who set up Jarrod Bowen's late winner in the 2023 Europa Conference League final, ending the club's 43-year trophy drought.
    338pts
25. 25
    João Pedro

    Forward who starred for Brighton between 2023 and 2025 before joining Chelsea, where he scored twice in the 2025 Club World Cup semi-final.
    338pts
26. 26
    Heurelho Gomes

    Tottenham and Watford goalkeeper, a Premier League stalwart for over a decade.
    338pts
27. 27
    Edu

    Left-footed midfielder who spent four seasons at Arsenal, played his part in the unbeaten 2003–04 Invincibles and later returned as sporting director.
    255pts
28. 28
    Fernandinho

    Manchester City defensive midfielder who lifted five Premier League titles across nine seasons.
    255pts
29. 29
    Matheus Cunha

    Forward who scored 15 Premier League goals for Wolves in 2024–25 to keep them up, earning a move to Manchester United.
    255pts
30. 30
    Juninho Paulista

    Middlesbrough playmaker and three-time signing whose flair made him a North East cult icon.
    158pts
31. 31
    Robinho

    British-record signing who scored 14 Premier League goals in his first season at Manchester City in 2008–09, the opening act of the club's new era.
    158pts
32. 32
    Oscar

    Chelsea playmaker who won the 2014–15 Premier League title and scored freely in five seasons before moving to the Chinese Super League.
    158pts
33. 33
    Gabriel Martinelli

    Winger signed from the Brazilian fourth tier in 2019 who scored 15 league goals in 2022–23 as Arsenal returned to the title race.
    158pts
34. 34
    Gabriel Jesus

    Manchester City and Arsenal striker, a four-time Premier League champion.
    158pts
35. 35
    Philippe Coutinho

    Liverpool playmaker whose dribbling and long-range goals made him a Premier League fan favorite.
    0pts

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