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Revealed in Flamengo's youth categories, Petterson will play for Brusque-SC

Petterson emerged as a promising talent from Flamengo and came very close to playing for Barcelona (ESP). However, the forward's career did not unfold as expected, and this Tuesday (20), he signed with Brusque to compete in the Campeonato Catarinense and also in the Série C of the Brasileirão.

The forward was at Paysandu in 2025 and participated in the campaign that ended with the team's relegation to the Third Division. Currently 22 years old, Petterson also played for Estrela Amadora (POR), Juventude, and Athletico-PR, but did not establish himself, even being expelled from the Curitiba team for indiscipline.

WHY DID IT NOT WORK OUT WITH BARCELONA?

When Petterson was still playing in the Flamengo youth team, he reached an agreement with Barcelona. The Rubro-Negro would loan the player for ten months, with a purchase option set at 4 million euros (R$ 21.3 million) for 70% of the economic rights. With targets, the amount could reach 10 million euros (R$ 53.4 million).

However, at the time, in 2022, Barcelona was penalized for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations. Therefore, the transaction was canceled. Later, the player also negotiated with Chicago Fire (USA), but there was no happy ending either.

HOW WAS PETTERSON AT FLAMENGO?

Since the under-15 team at Flamengo, Petterson had a contract until 2027, but an agreement was reached for termination earlier this year. With the Sacred Mantle, he played only eight games in the professional team, without scoring any goals. With Mengão, the youngster won two Brazilian championships in the youth categories (under-20 and under-17), as well as a Copa do Brasil Under-17.

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