Corinthians youngster suffers ankle injury, set to miss start of season | OneFootball

Born in 2009, forward Kayke Dallaqua, popularly known as Tupã, is expected to miss the first few months of Corinthians’ Under-17 season, in which the team will compete in the Brazilian Championship and the Paulista Championship. That is because the youngster suffered an injury to his right ankle. The information was first reported by Rádio TMC and confirmed by Central do Timão.

The 16-year-old striker has already undergone surgery and begun a rehabilitation process, but there is still no set date for his return to action for Timãozinho. As a result, he is expected to miss the debut of Guilherme Nascimento’s side in the Paulista Under-17 Championship on May 2 at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) against Terceiro Milênio at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha.

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This season, since the Under-17 side has not yet played, the player had been frequently used by the Under-20 team. In the 2026 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr, he was among the registered players and featured in three matches. In total, he has made nine appearances for the older team — he made his debut in June last year, when he was just 15 years old, but has not scored yet.

His last match came in the middle of last week, in the Sons of Terrão’s 1-0 defeat to Fortaleza at Parque São Jorge, in the fourth round of the first phase of the Brasileirão in the category. At Under-17 level, he scored nine goals in 34 matches in 2025. His contract with Alvinegro runs until October 2028.

With his absence, Miguel Moscardo, brother of midfielder Gabriel Moscardo and one of the Corinthians academy’s prospects, Laerte Jr, and Jerry become alternatives to replace him. It is worth remembering that Timãozinho is in Group 12 of the Paulista Under-17 Championship, alongside Centro Olímpico, Barcelona Esportivo de Capela, Terceiro Milênio, Juventus, Ibrachina, and São Caetano.

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