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#4 Voted best defender in 2016, selected in Brasileirao Team of the Year
When Palmeiras won the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, a number of their players became targets for clubs in Europe. They were already on their radar but the championship win only went on to prove their credentials as the best in Brazil.
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In all, seven Palmeiras players were chosen in the Team of the Year for 2016. Among the 11, Yerry Mina was the only non-Brazilian to be selected.
That by itself is a great honour as these teams are normally dominated by Brazilian players. Since 2011, only three non-Brazilian players have made the Team of the Year - including Mina.
The other two were Peru's Paolo Guerrero (Corinthians) in 2011 and Paraguay's Fabian Balbuena (Corinthians) in 2017.
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Edited by Rohith Nair
