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 name	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Academy)
Nickname(s)	The Young Great Team (Portuguese: Timãozinho)^[citation needed]
Ground	Estádio Parque São Jorge
Capacity	13,969
Academy Manager	Carlos Brazil
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (Under-20s) Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 (Under-17s)
2020	Under-23s: 7th Under-20s: 3rd Under-17s: 5th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

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

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

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

Note: Only players with a professional contract

Staff

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

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

Notable Graduates

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)
Jô	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)

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

• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 10

1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017

• Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 1

2014

• Copa do Brasil Sub-17: 1

2016

• Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores: 1

2015

• Mundial de Clubes de La Comunidad de Madrid Sub-17: 1

2010, 2011, 2015

• Dallas Cup: 1

1999, 2000

• Campeonato Paulista Série B3: 1

2003

References

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