The market has exceeded pre-pandemic levels

The general report of FIFA transfers shows that in 2022 there was a significant increaseto numbers higher than in 2019 before the covid-19 pandemic.

According to this report, last year there was 71,002 international transferswhich included 21,764 operations on professional soccer players between men and women and 49,238 on novice players.

There are 20,209 international transfers in men’s football, representing a increase 11.6% compared to 2021 and above 2019 levels. Of this amount, 2,843 incurred transfer costs and involved 4,770 teams from 182 federations, which means a new record, surpassing the 4,538 teams in 2021. A total of 17,291 players from 183 changed teams.

“The negative trend saw spending on transfers in the last two years reversed in 2022, with a total investment reaching 6,500 million dollars, which represents an increase of 33.5% compared to 2021, although it is still below the record established in 2019,” said Emilio García Silvero, director of Legal Services and Compliance Division. .

The ten most expensive transfers (Tchouameni, Darwin Núñez, Antony, Casemiro, Matthijs de Ligt, Ferran Torres, Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Luis Díaz and Raphinha) alone formed the 12.5% ​​of the total amount spent on transfers throughout 2022.

Also, of the 2,843 operations that indicated cost, the hundred most expensive they accounted for almost 50% of all money spent on transfers, a section where the English clubs once again stood out, once again leading the spending list. For the first time, they surpassed the figure of 2 billion dollars in total spending and broke the record with a global investment of 2,200 million. They surpassed Italy, Spain, France and Germany on the list.

Meanwhile, the Clubs in France they lead the list of federations with the highest level of income from transfers with a total of 740.3 million dollars received.

For the first time in history, clubs Portuguese they made more contracts than any other federation, with a total of 901 players in 2022. In contrast, Brazil was the most sold country, with a total of 998 footballers transferred to 836 English and 778 Spanish .

The report further revealed thatl growth in women’s football it was maintained in 2022. The number of international transfers has doubled since 2018, the year in which the use of the TMS system to register transfers began to be required.

Last year, the clubs that made international transfers increased from 210 to 500, which means a 22% increase.

“It highlights the tremendous strides made since the proliferation more players are turning pro. In 2022, 1,555 international transfers were made, that is, an increase of 19.3% compared to the previous year, while we saw a new record number of federations involved in transfers, with a total of 119,” said García Silvero.

The five big transfer (Keira Walsh, Julie Blakstad, Mary Fowler, Tainara de Souza and Jackie Groenen) ie a third of the cost.

In the section of amateur players, there are more than double, plus 49,238 international signatures, of which 92.3% are men. 211 federations are involved.

The war in Ukraine also influenced the amateur soccer figures a year in which players from this country dominated this section, with 5,910 operations, a figure more than 60% higher than the 3,661 signings of French footballers, the second nationality with the highest number of transfers.