Augusto, PedrettiMatta, Marcelo de OliveiraPedretti, AlessandroWerneck, Francisco ZacaronSeabra, André Filipe Teixeira e2019-10-312019-10-312019PEDRETTI, A. et al. Anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness components and technical skills, a comparison between Brazilian and Portuguese young soccer players. Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte, v. 12, n. 3, p. 235-238, maio 2019. Disponível em: <https://ws072.juntadeandalucia.es/ojs/index.php/ramd/article/view/36>. Acesso em: 29 out. 2019.1888-7546http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/11780Objective: Compare physical and technical performances and anthropometric characteristics between Brazilian and Portuguese young soccer players. Method: The participants were 281 Portuguese and 254 Brazilians from Under-15 and Under-17 categories. Measures were body weight and height, tests for strength, speed, agility, aerobic resistance, and a ball conduction drill as a motor skill test. Results: Comparing Portuguese and Brazilian young soccer players from the same age, the European players presented a better anthropometric profile, physical fitness and motor skill than the Brazilians. Conclusions: Our hypothesis that the regular transferences from Brazilian players to Europe could suggest similar performances between the two competitive levels was not supported by the evidences.en-USabertoSoccerPhysical fitnessMotor skillsFútbolAptitud físicaArtigo publicado em periodicoThis is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Fonte: o próprio artigo.https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2019.05.002