Defender matches midfielder, reclaims top scorer for Corinthians U17 | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Saturday, September 6, Corinthians faced Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Andalusia U-18 Tournament in Spain, and drew 2-2. In the penalty shootout, however, the Alvinegro was eliminated after being defeated 4-2. The goals for Timãozinho in the match were scored by defender Iago Machado and midfielder Gui Amorim.

With the goal scored, the defender of the Filhos do Terrão returned to the podium of the top scorers in the U-17 category in 2025, with eight goals in 32 matches. The number 3 equaled midfielder Lucca Caramico and forward Kayke Dallaqua, both also with eight, but in 31 and 29 games, respectively.

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The top two in the ranking are midfielder Gui Amorim, with 19 in 29 matches, and forward Gui Bom – who is currently recovering from injury – with 11 goals in 14 games. At 16 years old, Iago Machado is considered one of the main prospects in Timãozinho's U-17 category. His contract runs until April 2028.

Counting both Corinthians' U-17 and U-20, there are 33 matches (32 with the younger team and one with the older), with 22 wins, six draws, and only five losses – approximately a 70% success rate. Throughout the international tournament in Spain, the Alvinegro defeated Pogba Academy and Sevilla by 6-0 and 3-2, respectively, and lost to Racing-ARG by a score of 1-0.

Now, looking to return to Brazil, Corinthians will be back on the field next Saturday, September 13, at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), to face Ferroviária in the fourth round of the group stage of the third phase of the Paulista U-17 Championship. The match will take place at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha.

Check out the U-17 top scorers in 2025 below:

1) Gui Amorim – 19 goals scored in 29 games

2) Gui Bom – 11 goals scored in 14 games

3) Kayke Dallaqua (29 games), Lucca Caramico (31 games), and Iago Machado (32 games) – eight goals each

4) Cristian Júnior – six goals scored in 29 games

5) João Gabriel (13 games), Augusto Baima (15 games) – five goals each

6) Kawê Klayer – four goals scored in 28 games

7) Paulo Henrique (13 games), Ronaldo Henrique (24 games), Dante (31 games) – three goals each

8) Nicollas (nine games), Wilker Carvalho (nine games), Léo Amistá (11 games), Pedro Paulo (12 games), Kauê Furquim and Kaio Vinícius (25 games) – two goals each

9) Kevin Fernando (three games), Marcos Vinícius (three games), Denner (four games), Fernando Pernias (six games), Caio Lisboa (23 games), and Lucca Vaz (25 games) – one goal each

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