Ex-Corinthians, Pedrinho tipped for next Brazil cycle with Luiz Henrique | OneFootball

With no time to dwell on the early elimination from the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian National Team already needs to start thinking about the next cycle. With some veterans bringing their respective spells with the Seleção to an end, rising young players could emerge as new faces as early as the next call-up – scheduled for early September.

One name that could appear among those called up is Pedrinho, an attacking midfielder developed by Corinthians and currently playing for Zenit in Russia. In the 2025/26 season, the Brazilian stood out for the team, ranking second in assists (4), big chances created (9), and key passes (41).

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The number 20 had already formed a partnership with Luiz Henrique and now has another forward developed by Timão alongside him, Felipe Augusto, who had been at Trabzonspor in Turkey and was signed in this transfer window for around 20 million euros (R$ 118.1 million at the current exchange rate).

Pedrinho left Corinthians in 2023, when his transfer to Zenit was confirmed for 9 million euros (R$ 46.7 million at the exchange rate at the time). With Brazil’s youth national team, the player won the South American Under-20 Championship, also in 2023.

Brazil already has a date to return to the pitch: September 25 and 29, in two friendlies against Australia, in the cities of Townsville and Brisbane, respectively. The match times have not yet been set.

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