Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (youth)

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista's Base Categories (Portuguese: Categorias de Base do Sport Club Corinthians Paulista) is the youth system of Corinthians. The youth system is composed of several age categories ranging from Under-11s to Under-20s. The academy teams play in the state-wide Federação Paulista de Futebol-organized competitions (U-11 to U-20), the Brazilian Football Confederation-organized national championships (U-17 to U-20), and in the prestigious Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (U-20).

Corinthians
Full nameSport Club Corinthians Paulista (Academy)
Nickname(s)The Young Great Team (Portuguese: Timãozinho)[citation needed]
GroundEstádio Parque São Jorge
Capacity13,969
Academy ManagerCarlos Brazil
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (Under-20s)
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 (Under-17s)
2020Under-23s: 7th
Under-20s: 3rd
Under-17s: 5th

Corinthians' academy is one of Brazil's most successful, winning 11 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, 1 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 and 1 Copa do Brasil Sub-17 titles altogether.[1] Numerous international players have graduated from the academy team.

Competitions edit

Under-20s (Junior) Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
Copa do Brasil Sub-20
Campeonato Paulista Sub-20
Under-17s (Juvenil) Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17
Copa do Brasil Sub-17
Campeonato Paulista Sub-17
Under-15s (Infantil) Campeonato Paulista Sub-15
Under-13s Campeonato Paulista Sub-13
Under-11s Campeonato Paulista Sub-11

Players edit

As of 4 February 2024

Note: Shirt numbers refer to first-team matches. Academy matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.

Under-23s edit

Note: Corinthians deactivated the under-23s squad in 2022. Occasionally some under-23s players might remain under contract and are available for some competitions.

Under-20s edit

Note: Players currently eligible to play in the under-20 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF   BRA Guilherme Biro
27 MF   BRA Breno Bidon
28 DF   BRA Vitor Meer
31 FW   BRA Kayke
35 DF   BRA Léo Mana
36 FW   BRA Wesley
40 GK   BRA Felipe Longo
48 DF   BRA Rafael Venâncio
49 MF   BRA Yago Gonçalves
50 GK   BRA Matheus Roger
GK   BRA Bizzon
GK   BRA Cadu
GK   BRA Kauê
GK   BRA Matheus Corrêa
DF   BRA Abimael
DF   BRA Guilherme Pellegrin
DF   BRA Kaio Henrique
DF   BRA Renato Santos
DF   BRA Thierry
DF   BRA Vinicius Cressi
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BRA Vitinho
DF   BRA William Magiezi
MF   BRA Adryan
MF   BRA André
MF   BRA Bahia
MF   BRA Gabriel Yuske
MF   BRA Jhonatan
MF   BRA João Victor
MF   BRA Pedrinho
MF   ARG Thomas Agustin
MF   BRA Thomas Lisboa
MF   BRA Vitor Robson
FW   BRA Beto
FW   BRA Dimas
FW   BRA Caipira
FW   BRA Guilherme Henrique
MF   BRA Mateus Patolino
FW   BRA Juninho
FW   BRA Laércio
FW   BRA Léo Agostinho

Under-17s edit

Note: Only players with a professional contract

Staff edit

As of 6 June 2022[2]
General Director Osvaldo Gomes Corrêa Neto
General Manager André Figueiredo
Register Manager Ricardo Montalvão
General Supervisor Pedro Henrique Moreira
Technical Coordinator Márcio Bittencourt
Methodology Coordinator Próspero Paoli
Administrative Coordinator Gustavo Lott
Under-20s Staff Head Coach: Danilo
Under-17s Staff Head Coach: Guilherme Dalla Déa

Academy Graduates edit

— Academy graduates who still play for Corinthians, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.

Notable Graduates edit

Player Debut Year Information
  Jaú 1932 Played for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
  Britto 1933 Played for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
  Cabeção 1949 Played for Brazil in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
  Rivellino 1965 Played for Brazil in 3 FIFA World Cups (1970, 1974 and 1978)
  Walter Casagrande 1982 Played for Brazil in the 1986 FIFA World Cup
  Paulo Sérgio 1988 Played for Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
  Viola 1988 Played for Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
  Cris 1995 Played for Brazil in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
  Deco 1996 Played for Portugal in 2 FIFA World Cups (2006 and 2010)
  2003 Played for Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  Willian 2006 Played for Brazil in 2 FIFA World Cups (2014 and 2018)
  Weverton 2007 Played for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, gold medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics
  Éverton Ribeiro 2007 Played for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
  Marquinhos 2011 Played for Brazil in 2 FIFA World Cups (2018, 2022), gold medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics
  Fagner 2006 Played for Brazil in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
  Malcom 2014 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics
  Guilherme Arana 2014 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics
  Claudinho 2016 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics

Graduates (2011-present) edit

Player Debut Current club / most recent club
  Elias Oliveira Age 19 v Cruzeiro, 24 July 2011   Pattaya Dolphins United
  Danilo Fernandes Age 23 v Athletico-PR, 7 August 2011   Bahia
  André Vinícius Age 20 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Oeste (2018) [retired]
  Antonio Carlos Age 18 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Orlando City
  Denner Age 17 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Operário Várzea-Grandense
  Douglas Santos Age 19 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   CSE
  Igor Fernandes Age 19 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Santo André
  Marquinhos Age 17 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Paris Saint-Germain
  Matheus Souza Age 18 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Balzan
  Moisés Ribeiro Age 20 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011   Santo André
  Gomes Age 18 v São Caetano, 18 February 2012   Boa Esporte (2022)
  Willian Arão Age 19 v Flamengo, 15 January 2012   Fenerbahçe
  Giovanni Age 18 v Ponte Preta, 15 April 2012   Cruzeiro (2022)
  Matheuzinho Age 19 v Ponte Preta, 15 April 2012   Al-Merrikh
  Léo Arthur Age 17 v Paulista-SP, 20 January 2013   Figueirense
  Yago Age 20 v Ituano, 9 March 2013   Náutico (2021) [retired]
  Paulinho Age 19 v Linense, 14 April 2013   Chungbuk Cheongju
  Zé Paulo Age 19 v Bragantino, 5 February 2014   Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
  Malcom Age 17 v Bahia de Feira, 19 March 2014   Zenit Saint Petersburg
  Guilherme Arana Age 16 v Athletico-PR, 14 May 2014   Atlético Mineiro
  Gustavo Tocantins Age 19 v Botafogo, 11 October 2014   Barito Putera
  Pedro Henrique Age 19 v 1. FC Köln, 15 January 2015   Athletico Paranaense
  Marciel Age 20 v Figueirense, 27 June 2015   Caxias
  Léo Jabá Age 16 v ABC, 22 July 2015   São Bernardo
  Matheus Vidotto Age 22 v ABC, 22 July 2015   Tokyo Verdy
  Matheus Pereira Age 17 v ABC, 22 July 2015   Eibar
  Samuel Age 17 v ABC, 22 July 2015   PSTC (2020) [retired]
  Maycon Age 18 v Capivariano, 11 February 2016   Corinthians (on loan)
  Claudinho Age 19 v Linense, 19 March 2016   Zenit Saint Petersburg
  Caíque França Age 21 v Botafogo, 19 June 2016   Ponte Preta
  Léo Príncipe Age 19 v Figueirense, 23 July 2016   ND Primorje
  Léo Santos Age 17 v Figueirense, 16 November 2016   Ferroviária (on loan)
  Pedrinho Age 18 v Ferroviária, 19 March 2017   Atlético Mineiro
  Carlinhos Age 20 v Atlético Goianiense, 26 August 2017   Audax Rio de Janeiro
  Rodrigo Figueiredo Age 21 v Flamengo, 19 November 2017   Singida United
  Guilherme Mantuan Age 20 v Sport, 3 December 2017   Botafogo-SP
  Guilherme Romão Age 20 v PSV Eindhoven, 10 January 2018[i]   CRB (2022)
  Carlos Augusto Age 19 v Grêmio, 8 July 2018   Monza
  Rafael Bilú Age 19 v Chapecoense, 25 November 2018   Cruzeiro
  Marquinhos Age 21 v Santos, 13 January 2019[ii]   APOEL
  Fabrício Oya Age 19 v Ituano, 20 March 2019   Azuriz
  Lucas Belezi Age 16 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019[iii]   Corinthians (2022)
  Matheus Araújo Age 17 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019   Corinthians
  João Victor Age 20 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019   Benfica
  Daniel Marcos Age 18 v Vila Nova-GO, 4 July 2019   Corinthians (2022)
  João Celeri Age 20 v Vila Nova-GO, 4 July 2019   Grêmio Anápolis
  Igor Morais Age 21 v Londrina, 7 July 2019   Cianorte
  Lucas Piton Age 19 v Fluminense, 8 December 2019   Vasco da Gama
  Gabriel Pereira Age 19 v Atlético Mineiro, 12 August 2020   New York City
  Roni Age 21 v Bahia, 16 September 2020   Corinthians
  Gustavo Mantuan Age 19 v Sport, 23 September 2020   Zenit Saint Petersburg (on loan)
  Raul Gustavo Age 21 v Bahia, 29 January 2021   Bahia (on loan)
  Rodrigo Varanda Age 18 v Bragantino, 28 February 2021   Corinthians
  Matheus Donelli Age 18 v Palmeiras, 3 March 2021   Corinthians
  Adson Age 20 v Ponte Preta, 7 March 2021   Corinthians
  Vitinho Age 21 v São Caetano, 14 March 2021   Arouca
  Luis Mandaca Age 19 v Novorizontino, 9 May 2021   Juventude (on loan)
  Felipe Augusto Age 17 v Novorizontino, 9 May 2021   Corinthians
  Du Queiroz Age 21 v Athletico Paranaense, 22 Aug 2021   Corinthians
  Robert Renan Age 18 v Portuguesa-RJ, 20 Apr 2022   Zenit Saint Petersburg
  Wesley Age 17 v Portuguesa-RJ, 20 Apr 2022   Corinthians
  Guilherme Biro Age 18 v Fluminense, 2 Jul 2022   Corinthians
  Arthur Souza Age 19 v Cuiabá, 1 Oct 2022   Corinthians
  1. ^ Guilherme Romão made his professional debut while loaned out to Oeste in 2017
  2. ^ Marquinhos made his professional debut while loaned out to Bangu in 2018
  3. ^ Lucas Belezi became the youngest player ever to feature in a Corinthians match (aged 16 years, 1 month, 21 days)

Honours edit

1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
2014
2016
2015
  • Mundial de Clubes de La Comunidad de Madrid Sub-17: 1
2010, 2011, 2015
1999, 2000
2003

References edit

  1. ^ "Get to know how Corinthians' academy work is done". Corinthians website.
  2. ^ "Academy - Structure". www.corinthians.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.