Key Soccerlytics Insights:
- Corinthians has the highest Average Player Value (APV) in the Campeanato Brasileiro at 1.76M Euros, which is 131% higher than the league average of 0.76M euros
- Corinthians' APV is higher than 5 clubs currently in Spain's La Liga; Osasuna (1.71M Euro APV), Real Valladolid (1.64M Euro APV), Levante (1.59M Euro APV), Rayo Vallecano (1.58M Euro APV) and Almeria (1.35M Euro APV)
- Corinthians' APV is higher than 3 clubs in Italy's Serie A; Livorno (1.7M Euro APV), Hellas Verona (1.64M Euro APV) and Chievo Verona (1.34M Euro APV)
- Corinthians' APV is higher than 5 clubs in Germany's Bundesliga; Nurnberg (1.62M Euro APV), Hertha Berlin (1.61M Euros), Mainz (1.53M Euro APV), Augsburg (1.23M Euros) and Eintracht Braunschweig (946,296 Euro APV)
- Corinthians' APV is higher than 9 clubs in France's Ligue 1; FC Lorient (1.74M Euro APV), Sochaux (1.36M Euro APV), Bastia (1.22M Euro APV), Valenciennes (1.19M Euro), Reims (1.12M Euro APV), Ajaccio (0.996M Euro APV), Evian (0.99M Euro APV), Nantes (0.91M Euro APV) and Guingamp (0.65M Euro APV)
- Corinthians' APV is lower than that of all 20 clubs in the English Premier League. Crystal Palace has the lowest APV in the Premier League at 1.88M Euros
- Santos (1.44M Euro APV) has the second highest APV index at 90% to Campeonato Brasileiro's 0.76M APV
- Fluminese, Sao Paolo, Cruzeiro, Atletico Mineiro, Gremio and Internacional make up the 6 other clubs whose APV is higher than the league average (See chart below)
- Botafogo (0.75M Euros) and Flamengo (0.74M Euros) each have an APV closest to (2% below) the league's 0.76M Euro average
- Goias and Portuguesa (0.26M APV) have the lowest APV in the Campeonato Brasileiro, 66% below the the league's average
Top 3 current Campeonato Brasileiro player Individual Transfer Market Values (Pictured Above):
- Leandro Damiao (Santos): 24 year old Brazilian International striker valued at 22M Euros
- Alexandre Pato (Corinthians): 24 year old Brazilian International striker valued at 12M Euros
- Ganso (Sao Paolo): 24 year old Brazilian International play-maker valued at 7.5M Euros
3 other Potential Campeonato Brasileiro Prospects for Europe's Big Leagues:
- Doria (Botafogo): 19 year old Brazilian International defender valued at 6M Euros
- Everton Ribeiro (Cruzeiro): 24 year old Brazilian Youth International midfielder valued at 3M Euros
- Jo (Atletico Mineiro): 26 year old Brazilian International striker valued at 2.5M Euros
Top 3 Individual Player Transfer Market Value (TMV) Increases in 2013:
- Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk): 20 year old Brazilian saw his value increase 1000% from 1M to 11M Euros as he transferred from Internacional to Shakhtar
- Neymar (Barcelona): 21 year old Brazilian International winger saw his value increase 25% from 40M to 50M Euros as he transferred from Santos to Barcelona
- Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk): 21 year old Brazilian winger saw his value increase 100% from 10M to 20M Euros as he transferred from Atletico Mineiro to Shakhtar
Campeonato Brasileiro Average Player Value Index (Market Value data from Transfermarkt.com):
