List of Brazilian footballers in Serie A

Here you can find all the Brazilian players that have appeared at least once for a team in Italy's Serie A. In Bold are the players still active in current season and their teams for this.

A

Adriano Leite Ribeiro

Alisson

• Adaílton – Parma, Verona, Bologna – 1997–98, 1999–2002, 2008–10
• Adriano (Adriano Leite Ribeiro) – Inter, Fiorentina, Parma, Roma – 2001–09, 2010–11
• Adriano (Adriano Pereira da Silva) – Palermo, Atalanta – 2004–05, 2006–08
• Adryan – Cagliari – 2013–14
• Alberto – Udinese, Siena – 1999–2008
• Aldair – Roma – 1990–2003
• Alemão – Napoli, Atalanta – 1988–94
• Alex – Milan – 2014–16
• Alex Sandro – Juventus – 2015–
• Alisson – Roma – 2017–18
• Allan – Udinese, Napoli – 2012–20
• Almir – Genoa – 1962–63
• Yeso Amalfi – Torino – 1951–52
• Amaral – Parma, Fiorentina – 1996–97, 2000–02
• Amarildo (Amarildo Souza do Amaral) – Lazio, Cesena – 1989–91
• Amarildo (Amarildo Tavares da Silveira) – Milan, Fiorentina, Roma – 1963–72
• Amoroso – Udinese, Parma, Milan – 1996–2001, 2005–06
• Anderson (Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira) – Fiorentina – 2013–14
• Anderson (Anderson Robert Cavalheiro) – Como, Treviso – 2002–03, 2005–06
• Andrade – Roma – 1988–89
• Ângelo – Lecce, Parma, Siena – 2004–06, 2008–09, 2010–13
• Anselmo – Genoa, Palermo – 2012–13
• Antoninho – Fiorentina – 1960–61
• Guilherme Arana – Atalanta – 2019–20
• Vicente Arnoni – Milan – 1935–38
• Arthur – Juventus – 2020–
• Artur – Roma – 2008–10
• Marcos Assunção – Roma – 1999–2002
• Athirson – Juventus – 2000–01
• Danilo Avelar – Cagliari, Torino – 2012–17

B

• Babú – Lecce, Catania – 2004–06, 2007–08
• Júlio Baptista – Roma – 2008–11
• Amilcar Barbuy – Lazio – 1931–32
• Barreto – Udinese, Bari, Torino – 2005–07, 2009–15
• Josias Basso – Reggina – 2008–09
• Michel Bastos - Roma – 2013–14
• Batista – Lazio, Avellino – 1983–86
• Roberto José Battaglia – Catania, Atalanta – 1962–65
• Rodrigo Becão – Udinese – 2019–
• Demostene Bertini – Torino, Sampdoria – 1932–36
• Beto – Napoli – 1996–97
• Carlos Alberto Bianchezi – Atalanta – 1991–92
• Fábio Bilica – Venezia, Brescia, Ancona – 1998–2000, 2001–04
• Binho – Empoli – 1997–99
• Renato Bondi – Messina – 2005–06
• Branco – Brescia, Genoa – 1986–87, 1990–93
• Bremer – Torino – 2018–
• Bruno Henrique – Palermo – 2016–17
• Bruno Peres – Torino, Roma – 2014–18, 2019–

C

Cafu

• Caetano – Siena – 2007–08
• Cafu – Roma, Milan – 1997–2008
• Caio Rangel – Cagliari – 2014–15
• Caio Ribeiro – Inter, Napoli – 1995–97
• Antonio Roberto Camatta – Venezia – 1962–63
• Gustavo Campanharo – Verona – 2014-15
• Héctor Canalli – Torino – 1933–34
• Cané – Napoli, Bari – 1962–63, 1965–70, 1972–75
• Luan Capanni – Lazio – 2018–19
• Careca – Napoli – 1987–93
• Carlão – Torino – 2016–17
• Roberto Carlos – Inter – 1995–96
• Roger Carvalho – Genoa, Bologna – 2011–13
• Walter Casagrande – Ascoli, Torino – 1987–90, 1991–93
• Leandro Castán – Roma, Torino, Cagliari – 2012–18
• José Castelli – Lazio – 1931–34
• Catê – Sampdoria – 1998–99
• Toninho Cerezo – Roma, Sampdoria – 1983–92
• César (César Aparecido Rodrigues) – Lazio, Inter, Livorno, Bologna – 2001–09
• César (César Vinicio Cervo de Luca) – Chievo, Catania – 2003–05, 2006–07, 2008–09
• China – Sampdoria, Roma, Vicenza, Mantova – 1962–68
• Chinesinho – Modena, Catania, Juventus, Vicenza – 1962–72
• Cicinho – Roma – 2007–12
• Claiton – Bologna, Chievo, Crotone – 2000–01, 2013–14, 2016-17
• Sérgio Clerici – Lecco, Bologna, Atalanta, Verona, Fiorentina, Napoli, Lazio – 1960–62, 1966–78
• Coelho – Bologna – 2008–09
• Leonardo Colella – Juventus – 1955–56
• Philippe Coutinho – Inter – 2010–13
• Emílson Cribari – Empoli, Udinese, Lazio, Siena, Napoli – 2002–11
• André Cruz – Napoli, Milan, Torino – 1994–2000
• Felipe Curcio – Brescia – 2019–20
• Davide Curti – Genoa – 1947–48

D

Dani Alves

Dida

• Da Costa – Sampdoria, Bologna – 2010–11, 2012–14, 2015–18, 2019–
• da Silva (Victor da Silva) – Chievo – 2012–13
• Dalbert – Inter, Fiorentina – 2017–20
• Dani Alves – Juventus – 2016–17
• Danilo (Danilo Larangeira) – Udinese, Bologna – 2011–
• Danilo (Danilo Luiz da Silva) – Juventus – 2019–
• Danilo Sacramento – Genoa – 2007–08
• Rodrigo Defendi – Udinese – 2005–06
• Armando del Debbio – Lazio – 1931–35
• Emanuele del Vecchio – Verona, Napoli, Padova, Milan – 1957–63
• Marcos de Paula – Chievo – 2002–03, 2009–11
• Carlos de Souza – Spal – 1962–64
• André Dias – Lazio – 2009–14
• Dida – Milan – 2000–01, 2002–10
• Dido – Spal – 1955–57
• Diego – Juventus – 2009–10
• Digão – Milan – 2007–08
• Marcus Diniz – Livorno – 2009–10
• Mario di Pietro – Genoa – 1955–56
• Dirceu – Verona, Napoli, Ascoli, Como, Avellino – 1982–87
• Dodô – Roma, Inter, Sampdoria – 2012–17
• Doni – Roma – 2005–11
• Guilherme do Prado – Perugia – 2003–04
• Doriva – Sampdoria – 1998–99
• Douglas Costa – Juventus – 2017–21
• Douglas Santos – Udinese – 2013–14
• Léo Duarte – Milan – 2019–21
• Dunga – Pisa, Fiorentina, Pescara – 1987–93

E

Emerson Ferreira da Rosa

• Edenílson – Genoa, Udinese – 2014–17
• Ederson – Lazio – 2012–15
• Edimar – Chievo – 2014–15
• Edinho (Edimo Ferreira Campos) – Lecce – 2008–09
• Edinho (Edino Nazareth Filho) – Udinese – 1982–87
• Edmar – Pescara – 1988–89
• Edmundo – Fiorentina, Napoli – 1997–99, 2000–01
• Edu – Torino – 1988–89
• Eduardo Henrique – Crotone – 2020–
• Eloi – Genoa – 1983–84
• Rodrigo Ely – Milan – 2015–16^{[c ITA U20][c ITA U19]}
• Emerson (Emerson Ferreira da Rosa) – Roma, Juventus, Milan – 2000–06, 2007–09
• Emerson (Emerson Pereira da Silva) – Perugia – 1998–99
• Emerson (Emerson Ramos Borges) – Livorno – 2013–14^{[c SRD]}
• Alan Empereur – Verona – 2019–21
• Eneas – Bologna – 1980–81
• Evair – Atalanta – 1988–91
• Lucas Evangelista – Udinese – 2014–15, 2016–17
• Everton Luiz – SPAL – 2017–19
• Ewandro – Udinese – 2016–17

F

Felipe is one of the most capped foreign players with 376 caps

• Fabiano (Fabiano Lima Rodrigues) – Perugia, Genoa – 2003–04, 2007–08
• Fabiano (Fabiano Medina da Silva) – Lecce – 2008–09, 2010–11
• Fábio Júnior – Roma – 1998–2000
• Falcão – Roma – 1980–85
• Orlando Fantoni – Lazio – 1947–48
• Diego Farias – Sassuolo, Cagliari, Empoli, Lecce, Spezia – 2013–15, 2016–
• Faustinho – Palermo – 1962–63
• Felipe – Udinese, Fiorentina, Cesena, Siena, Parma, Inter, SPAL – 2002–20
• Felipe Anderson – Lazio – 2013–18
• Lucas Felippe – Verona – 2019–20
• Fernandinho – Verona – 2014–15
• Fernando (Fernando Giudicelli) – Torino – 1931–33
• Fernando (Fernando Lucas Martins) – Sampdoria – 2015–16
• Fernando (José Ferdinando Puglia) – Palermo, Bari – 1961–64
• Adriano Ferreira Pinto – Atalanta – 2006–10, 2011–12
• Filipe – Roma – 2008–09
• Daniel Fuzato – Roma – 2019–

G

• Gabriel (Gabriel Barbosa Almeida) – Inter – 2016–17
• Gabriel (Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira) – Milan, Napoli, Cagliari, Lecce – 2013–14, 2015–17, 2019–20
• Gabriel Silva – Novara, Udinese, Carpi, Genoa – 2011–17
• Gaúcho Toffoli – Lecce – 1993–94
• Goliardo Gelardi – Napoli – 1933–34
• Geovani – Bologna – 1989–90
• Germano – Milan, Genoa – 1962–63
• Gérson (Gerson Candido de Paula) – Bari, Lecce – 1989–91, 1993–96
• Gerson (Gerson Santos da Silva) – Roma, Fiorentina – 2016–19
• Gilberto (Gilberto da Silva Melo) – Inter – 1998–99
• Gilberto (Gilberto Moraes Junior) – Fiorentina, Verona – 2015–16
• Gleison Santos – Genoa, Reggina – 2007–09
• Guilherme (Costa Marques) – Benevento – 2017–18
• Guilherme (dos Santos Torres) – Udinese – 2014–16
• Gustavo (Gustavo Franchin Schiavolin) – Lecce – 2010–11
• Gustavo (Gustavo Lazzaretti de Araújo) – Udinese, Treviso – 2004–06

H

• Henrique – Napoli – 2013–15
• Hernanes – Lazio, Inter, Juventus – 2010–17
• Hernani – Parma – 2019–
• Higo – Chievo – 2003–04

I

• Roger Ibañez – Atalanta, Roma – 2018–
• Ibson – Bologna – 2013–14
• Igor – SPAL, Fiorentina – 2019–

J

Júlio César

• Jadson – Udinese – 2013–14
• Jair – Inter, Roma – 1962–72
• Jandrei – Genoa – 2018–19
• Mário Jardel – Ancona – 2003–04
• Jeda – Vicenza, Cagliari, Lecce, Novara – 2000–01, 2007–12
• João Paulo – Bari – 1989–92
• João Pedro – Palermo, Cagliari – 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–
• Joelson – Reggina – 2007–08
• Jonathan – Inter, Parma – 2011–15
• Jonathas – Brescia, Pescara, Torino – 2010–11, 2012–13
• Jorginho (Jorginho Paulista)– Udinese – 1999–2000
• Juan – Roma – 2007–12
• Juan Jesus – Inter, Roma – 2011–
• Juárez – Lecce, Como, Siena, Bologna, Udinese – 1999–2006
• Juary – Avellino, Inter, Ascoli, Cremonese – 1980–85
• Julinho – Fiorentina – 1955–58
• Júlio César (Júlio César da Silva) – Juventus – 1990–94
• Júlio César (Júlio César Santos Correa) – Milan – 2000–01
• Júlio César (Júlio César Soares de Espíndola) – Inter – 2005–12
• Júlio Sérgio – Roma, Lecce – 2009–12
• Júnior (Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior) – Torino, Pescara – 1984–89
• Júnior (Jenílson Ângelo de Souza) – Parma, Siena – 2000–04

K

Kaká

• Kaká – Milan – 2003–09, 2013–14
• Keirrison – Fiorentina – 2009–10
• Kerlon – Chievo Verona – 2008–09

L

• Bruno Lança – Reggina – 2005–06
• Leandro – Fiorentina – 2000–02
• Lucas Leiva – Lazio – 2017–
• Leonardo – Milan – 1997–2001, 2002–03
• Francisco Lima – Lecce, Bologna, Roma – 1999–2004
• Lucas Souza – Parma – 2014–15
• Luciano – Bologna, Chievo Verona, Inter – 1998–2000, 2001–07, 2008–13
• Lúcio – Inter, Juventus – 2009–13
• Luís Sílvio Danuello – Pistoiese – 1980–81
• Luiz Adriano – Milan – 2015–17
• Luiz Felipe – Lazio – 2017–
• Luvanor – Catania – 1983–84
• Lyanco – Torino, Bologna – 2017–^{[c SRB U19]}

M

Maicon

• Maicon – Inter, Roma – 2006–12, 2013–16
• Maicosuel – Udinese – 2012–14
• Mancini – Roma, Inter, Milan – 2003–11
• Marcão – Torino – 1994–95
• Marco Aurélio – Vicenza – 1998–99, 2000–01
• Marcos Paulo – Udinese – 2001–02
• Marlon – Sassuolo – 2018–
• Rafael Marques – Verona – 2013–15
• Marquinho – Roma, Verona, Udinese – 2011–14, 2015–16
• Marquinhos – Roma – 2012–13
• Raphael Martinho – Catania, Cesena, Verona, Carpi – 2010-12, 2013–14, 2015-16
• Ryder Matos – Fiorentina, Carpi, Udinese, Verona – 2013–14, 2015–18, 2020–21
• Felipe Mattioni – Milan – 2008–09
• Matuzalém – Napoli, Piacenza, Brescia, Lazio, Genoa, Verona – 2000–04, 2008–14, 2015–16
• Maurício – Lazio – 2014–16, 2017–18
• Maxwell – Inter – 2006–09
• Mazinho – Lecce, Fiorentina – 1990–92
• Felipe Melo – Fiorentina, Juventus, Inter – 2008–11, 2015–17
• Fernando Menegazzo – Siena – 2003–05
• Junior Messias – Crotone – 2020–
• Milton – Como – 1988–89
• Armando Miranda – Juventus, Catania – 1962–64
• Miranda (João Miranda de Souza Filho) – Inter – 2015–19
• Mozart – Reggina, Livorno – 2000–01, 2002–05, 2009–10
• Müller – Torino, Perugia – 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97
• Américo Murolo – Vicenza – 1955–56

N

• Naldo – Bologna, Udinese – 2012–14
• Nelsinho – Mantova – 1961–62
• Nenê (Ânderson Miguel da Silva) – Cagliari, Verona – 2009–15
• Nené (Claudio Olinto de Carvalho) – Juventus, Cagliari – 1963–76
• Neto – Fiorentina, Juventus – 2011–17
• Neuton – Udinese – 2011–12
• Nícolas – Verona, Udinese – 2013–14, 2017–18, 2020–21
• Niginho – Lazio – 1930–35
• Ninão – Lazio – 1930–35

O

• Ricardo Oliveira – Milan – 2006–07
• Orlando – Udinese – 1981–82

P

Alexandre Pato

• Packer – Siena – 2005–06, 2008–09
• Paco Soares – Sampdoria – 1997–98
• Lucas Paquetá – Milan – 2018–20
• Lucas Piazon – Chievo – 2018–19
• Alexandre Pato – Milan – 2007–13
• Paulinho – Livorno – 2004–07, 2013–14
• Paulo Sérgio – Roma – 1997–99
• Pedrinho – Catania – 1983–84
• Pedro – Fiorentina – 2019–20
• Andreas Pereira – Lazio – 2020–^{[b BEL][c BEL U17][c BEL U16][c BEL U15]}
• Matheus Pereira – Empoli, Juventus – 2016–17, 2018–19
• Inácio Piá – Atalanta, Catania, Napoli – 2001–03, 2004–05, 2007–10
• Guillermo Piantoni – Torino, Palermo – 1929–31, 1932–33
• Pinga – Torino, Treviso – 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06
• César Prates – Livorno, Chievo – 2005–07

R

Ronaldo Luiz Nazário da Lima

Ronaldinho

• Rafael (Rafael Bittencourt de Andrade) – Verona, Cagliari, Spezia – 2013–18, 2019–
• Rafael (Rafael Cabral Barbosa) – Napoli, Sampdoria – 2013–15, 2016–17, 2018–19
• Rafael (Rafael Pereira da Silva) – Messina – 2004–06
• Rafinha (Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza) – Genoa – 2010–11
• Rafinha (Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento) – Inter – 2017–18^{[c ESP U19][c ESP U17][c ESP U16]}
• Gaetano Ragusa – Napoli – 1933–34
• Reginaldo – Treviso, Fiorentina, Parma, Siena – 2005–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Reinaldo – Verona – 1996–97
• Renan – Sampdoria – 2012–14
• Renato Portalupi – Roma – 1988–89
• Thiago Ribeiro – Cagliari – 2011–13
• Rivaldo – Milan – 2002–03
• Pedro Rizzetti – Lazio – 1931–34
• Robinho – Milan – 2010–14
• Rogerio – Sassuolo – 2017–
• Ronaldinho – Milan – 2008–11
• Ronaldo (Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da Lima) – Inter, Milan – 1997–2000, 2001–02, 2006–08
• Ronaldo (Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva) – Empoli – 2015–16
• Roque Júnior – Milan, Siena – 2000–04
• Rubinho – Genoa, Palermo, Livorno, Juventus – 2007–10, 2012–14, 2016-17

S

Thiago Silva

• Duilio Salatin – Lazio – 1933–34
• Samir – Verona, Udinese – 2015–
• Samuel – Perugia – 2001–02
• Sandro – Benevento, Genoa, Udinese – 2017–19
• Dino Sani – Milan – 1961–64
• Juvenal Santillo – Napoli – 1933–34
• Márcio Santos – Fiorentina – 1994–95
• Rafael Santos – Bologna – 2009–10
• Schumacher – Udinese – 2006–07
• Léo Sena – Spezia – 2020–
• Enrico Serafini – Lazio – 1931–35
• Serginho – Milan – 1999–2008
• Bruno Siciliano – Vicenza, Venezia, Juventus, Bari – 1960–64
• Sidny – Livorno – 2007–08
• Silas – Cesena, Sampdoria – 1990–92
• Thiago Silva – Milan – 2009–12
• Fábio Simplício – Parma, Palermo, Roma – 2004–12
• Guilherme Siqueira – Udinese – 2006–08, 2009–10
• Sócrates – Fiorentina – 1984–85
• Wilson Sorio – Spal – 1957–59
• Gabriel Strefezza – SPAL – 2019–20

T

Cláudio Taffarel

• Rodrigo Taddei – Siena, Roma – 2003–14
• Cláudio Taffarel – Parma, Reggiana – 1990–94, 2001–02
• Júnior Tavares – Sampdoria – 2018–19
• André Tedesco – Lazio – 1931–32
• Alex Telles – Inter – 2015–16
• Tita – Pescara – 1988–89
• Eugênio Rômulo Togni – Pescara – 2012–13
• Rafael Tolói – Roma, Atalanta – 2013–14, 2015–
• Humberto Tozzi – Lazio – 1956–60
• Tuta – Venezia – 1998–99

U

• Bruno Uvini – Napoli – 2013–14

V

• Vágner – Roma – 1997–98
• Vampeta – Inter – 2000–01
• Ronaldo Vanin – Torino – 2002–03
• Vinício – Napoli, Bologna, Vicenza, Inter – 1955–68
• Felipe Vizeu – Udinese – 2018–19
• Vitor Hugo – Fiorentina – 2017–19

W

• Walace – Udinese – 2019–
• Wallace (Wallace Fortuna dos Santos) – Lazio – 2016–19
• Wallace (Wallace Oliveira dos Santos) – Inter, Carpi – 2013–14, 2015–16
• Warley – Udinese – 1999–2000, 2001–03
• Wellington – Catania – 2011–12
• Wilker – Treviso – 2005–06
• Willians – Udinese – 2012–13
• Wilson – Genoa – 2007–08

Z

Zico

• Benedicto Zacconi – Torino, Lazio – 1933–39
• Antônio Carlos Zago – Roma – 1997–2002
• Zé Eduardo (Bischofe de Almeida ) – Genoa, Siena – 2011–13
• Zé Eduardo (de Araújo) – Parma, Cesena – 2010–12, 2014–15
• Zé Elias – Inter, Bologna – 1997–2000
• Zé Maria – Parma, Perugia, Inter – 1996–99, 2000–06
• Zico – Udinese – 1983–85

See also

• List of foreign Serie A players
• Foreign Serie A Footballer of the Year
• Oriundo

Notes

1. ^
   Born in Belgium
2. ^
   Capped for the Belgium national under-17 football team
3. ^
   Capped for the Belgium national under-16 football team
4. ^
   Capped for the Belgium national under-15 football team
5. ^
   Capped for the Italy national under-20 football team
6. ^
   Capped for the Italy national under-19 football team
7. ^
   Capped for the Sardinia national football team
8. ^
   Capped for the Serbia national under-19 football team
9. ^
   Capped for the Spain national under-19 football team
10. ^
    Capped for the Spain national under-17 football team
11. ^
    Capped for the Spain national under-16 football team