Palmeiras quartet called up to the Brazil squad

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·22 May 2026

Palmeiras quartet called up to the Brazil squad

Palmeiras has four representatives in the Brazil Under-20 squad announced this Friday (22): goalkeeper Kauan Lima, midfielders Luis Pacheco and Erick Belé, and forward Heittor. The quartet was called up for friendlies against Chile.

The squad will report on June 1, training until June 4 in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro. After that, the group will travel to Santiago and play friendlies against the hosts on June 6 and 9 at Chile’s National Stadium.

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

Under-15: six players (right-back Enzo Augusto, left-back Gustavo Galan, midfielders Amilton and Gabriel Bueno, and forwards Anderson Santos and Luis Fhelipe).
Under-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)
Under-20: four players (goalkeeper Kauan Lima, midfielders Erick Belé and Luis Pacheco, and forward Heittor for the Under-20s).

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 Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 categories, Palestra had 23 players called up to the Seleção.

See 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– 2026: 18 call-ups

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