Palmeiras forward called up to Brazil squad for friendlies

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·21. Mai 2026

Palmeiras forward called up to Brazil squad for friendlies

Forward Eduardo, from Palmeiras, was called up to the Brazil U-17 National Team this Thursday (21) for two friendlies against the United States. The matches will be played on June 7 and 10 at Arena das Dunas, in Rio Grande do Norte.

Despite being called up to the U-17 National Team, Eduardo has been playing for Verdão's U-20 side. This year, the forward has made 20 appearances for the age group, totaling five goals and three assists.

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So far, Palmeiras has already had 17 players called up to Brazil’s youth national teams in 2026. See below:

U-15: six players (right-back Enzo Augusto, left-back Gustavo Galan, midfielders Amilton and Gabriel Bueno, and forwards Anderson Santos and Luis Fhelipe).
U-17: seven players (goalkeeper Audo, center-backs Guilherme Lira and Ruan Pablo, left-back Isaac Leocadio, midfielders Niakson and Ruan Yago, and forwards Caio Matheus and Eduardo)
U-20: three players (goalkeeper Kauan Lima, midfielder Erick Belé, and forward Heittor for the U-20).

Verdão topped the ranking of clubs with the most players called up to Brazil’s youth national teams over the last nine years. Throughout 2025, across the U-15, U-17, and U-20 categories, Palestra had 23 players called up to the Seleção.

Check below the number of call-ups to Brazil’s youth national teams by year:

– 2017: 18 call-ups– 2018: 29 call-ups– 2019: 17 call-ups– 2020: 13 call-ups– 2021: 14 call-ups– 2022: 13 call-ups– 2023: 19 call-ups– 2024: 17 call-ups– 2025: 23 call-ups

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