Corinthians unveil four new signings for youth squads, check them out | OneFootball

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·20 February 2026

Corinthians unveil four new signings for youth squads, check them out

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Corinthians has officially announced, in recent days, a new wave of reinforcements for its youth categories. The Alvinegro club has signed four new players to join the under-20 team.

The first to be announced was defender Zé Antônio, who arrived on loan from Santa Cruz until the end of the year. At the end of the contract, both parties will meet again to discuss whether or not the defender will remain.


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Timãozinho also signed defender Levy Dias, who was at Flamengo and was the captain of the under-17 rubro-negro team. Unlike Zé Antônio, the player was signed on a permanent deal.

Still for the defensive sector, Corinthians strengthened with Yago Melo, who was also part of Flamengo’s under-17 team and was twice champion of the Copa Rio in the category with the Rio team.

New addition in midfield

Finally, the São Paulo Alvinegro also announced a signing for the midfield. Defensive midfielder Christian Oliveira, 19 years old, who came from Flamengo and has played for the Brazil under-17 national team.

Christian had been at Flamengo since he was 13, and his contract with Flamengo was set to end on February 28. In the deal between the clubs, the Rio club retained 10% of a future sale.

The athlete signed a three-year contract with Corinthians and, like the other reinforcements, is already training with the under-20 squad. Timãozinho debuts in the national under-20 championship this Saturday, when they face América-MG at home at 3pm (Brasília time).

Details of Corinthians’ debut in the under-20 Brazilian Championship

  • Match: Corinthians vs América-MG
  • Date and time: 02/21 (Saturday), at 3pm (Brasília time)
  • Venue: Estádio Alfredo Schurig (Fazendinha), in São Paulo (SP)

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