Manchester United has drawn players from all over the world – but they have not been lucky with players from Brazil.
Only 10 players from the South American country played for the club in the Premier League and they have not all been successful stories.
We have arranged every Brazilian player to play for United from worst to best as rumors about Matheus Cunha arriving in Old Trafford Intense.
Possesbon was a highly rated prospect when he came to United in 2008, but never really recovered from a shocking Emmanuel Pogatetz-Tackle in a competition cup match.
He only appeared at Old Trafford for eight senior performances during his two and a half years and returned to his native Brazil with Santos in 2010.
Antony is signed from Ajax for North of £ 80 million in 2022 and is a strong candidate for one of the worst signing sessions in the history of Premier League.
Searched by Erik ten Hag, the winger threatened to never be able to match his price tag with a series of ineffective versions.
It is now accepted by United Insiders that they have drastically paid too much for the Brazilian, who was led on loan to Real Betis in 2025 and will certainly be sold in the summer.
A World Cup winner in 2002, Kleberon arrived 12 months later in United from Atletico Paranaense in the midst of various major European clubs.
After having sustained an injury in only his second outing for the club, the midfielder made 28 performances in two seasons before he was loaded to Besiktas.
“At Man United I often had difficult moments, I became a lot of injuries and struggled a lot,” Klberson told the Manchester Event News in 2019.
“It was a difficult time, and if you see a lot of evaluation of your performance at top teams, the criticism can be very high, especially at Man United.”
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There was quite a bit of excitement to tell when he arrived at Old Trafford from Porto in October 2020, but he never delivered the hype.
Telles had performed well in Portugal, helped his club to the last phases of the Champions League and notch assistance after assist in the Primeira League.
But his arrival in United coincided with a remarkable revival in the form of Luke Shaw.
Even because Shaw expired again after the euros in 2021, it was unable to reinforce his position as first-choice left.
Brazilian Pereira, born in Belgium, who is now a solid artist in Fulham, went to United at the age of 16 and made his first team debut in the notorious 4-0 defeat against MK Dons in 2014.
The midfielder loaned two seasons in La Liga in Granada and Valencia before returning to Old Trafford in 2018 and looked like he could break through for a while.
He even made a Brazil debut in August 2018.
But some poor performance proven that he was not entirely to the level of United and different loan spells followed.
The Casimiro debut season filled United fans with hope, but his decline has since been sharp.
Although the Brazilian is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders of his generation, it is safe to say that he is no longer at its peak.
A mid-table position here sounds about good.
Fabio came to United from Fluminense next to twin brother Rafael in 2008, and the couple was tipped as the long -term successors of Gary Neville and Patrice Evra.
Although he was considered the better prospect, Fabio was unable to settle as a regular for the first team because of Evra's consistency in the left.
The Brazilian still made more than 50 performances for the club, including the 2011 Champions League final against Barcelona, but was sold to Cardiff City in 2014.
Depending on who you ask, Fred was probably a bit too expensive at £ 52 million, but was perfectly usable, or was the living embodiment of everything that is wrong with Manchester United.
Whatever you think, it must be said that after a disastrous first year he remained professional at the club and improved considerably.
You could even claim that United missed the combative midfielder since he sold him to Fenerbahce in 2023.
Anderson was a revelation in his debut season in United and became a cult hero after scoring a penalty in the 2008 Champions League Final Shoot-Out victory over Chelsea.
Unfortunately, that was about as good as for the midfielder and injury problems prevented him from fulfilling his potential at Old Trafford.
He still won four Premier League titles and a Champions League during his eight years at the club, so it can be a lot worse.
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Rafael was a greater success story than his twin brother and was able to tease the right-back slot as his after the retirement of Gary Neville.
The Brazilian helped the Reds to win three Premier League titles, while his passion and aggressive streak made him a favorite of fans at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson's pension in 2013 saw him losing his place in the team under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, and he was sold to Lyon in 2015.