Bia Vaz names 20 players for Conmebol U15 Evolution League | OneFootball

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·17 August 2026

Bia Vaz names 20 players for Conmebol U15 Evolution League

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The head coach of Brazil’s Under-15 Women’s National Team, Bia Vaz, called up, this Monday (17), the 20 players who will compete in the Conmebol Under-15 Liga Evolución. The tournament will take place between September 8 and 20 at the Women’s Football High Performance Center (Carfem), in the city of Ypané, Paraguay. The players will report on August 7 in Guarulhos, São Paulo.

“We have a talented squad that already competes in important tournaments and brings experience to share with the team. Beyond the tournament itself, we have the challenge of helping our players understand how special it is to wear the Brazil shirt at such a young age in an international competitive environment,” Bia said.


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The 20 players called up by the Under-15 Women’s National Team coach come from 11 different clubs in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Pernambuco, as well as the United States: Grêmio, Internacional, Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco, São Paulo, Corinthians, Ferroviária, Cruzeiro, Sport Recife, Philadelphia Ukrainian.

Competition has a different format

Brazil is aiming for a second straight title. Last year, the Seleção won the first edition of the competition, also in Paraguay, by defeating Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Part of the Evolution Program run by the South American Football Confederation, the tournament brings together all 10 South American national teams in a different format.

The teams are divided into two groups and play each other in a round-robin points system. In the final stage, the teams from each group face one another according to their placing (1st vs. 1st, 2nd vs. 2nd, etc.), ensuring that all participants play a total of five matches.

The matches have two 40-minute halves and a 15-minute halftime break, with a third period in which integration activities and educational talks are held before the teams return to the locker room.

See the called-up players

Goalkeepers

Maria Vitoria Engelmann - Grêmio

Nathália Borges - Corinthians

Defenders

Beatriz Mesquita - Flamengo

Bruna Tarigo - Internacional

Eduarda Loiola - Fluminense

Elissandra Ferreira - Sport Recife

Gabi Magalhães - Internacional

Júlia Souza - Internacional

Rafaela Hurtado - São Paulo

Midfielders

Helena de Araujo - Grêmio

Julia Correia - São Paulo

Melissa Solano - Cruzeiro

Nina de Deus - Philadelphia Ukrainian

Sophia Lara - Vasco da Gama SAF

Forwards

Ingridy Marlen - Grêmio

Isabel Distasi - Corinthians

Maria Vitória Costa - Grêmio

Marcela Bontorim - Ferroviária

Nayane de Souza - Ferroviária

Nicoly de Almeida - São Paulo

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Under-15 team trains at Granja Comary in June for the Conmebol Liga Evolución in SeptemberCredits: Luciana Vermell/CBF

Schedule and staff

Conmebol has released the competition match schedule.

09/09 at 6:30 p.m. - Brazil vs. Ecuador

11/09 at 4:00 p.m. - Brazil vs. Colombia

13/09 at 6:30 p.m. - Peru vs. Brazil

15/09 at 6:30 p.m. - Venezuela vs. Brazil

19/09 - final round

Eight staff members join head coach Bia Vaz and the 20 players:

Andrezza Mendes - doctor

Carla Carvalho - physiotherapist

Pedro Henrique Fontoura - nutritionist

Camila Rapatoni - psychologist

Vanessa Barreto - physiologist/fitness coach

Ricardo Alves Gaspar - goalkeeping coach

Andrézinho - kit manager

Sandra Nunes - supervisor

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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