Palmeiras trio called up to Brazil U15s, forward says: ‘It’s a dream’ | OneFootball

Palmeiras has three representatives in the Brazil U-15 national team call-up announced this Wednesday (06): right-back Enzo Augusto, midfielder Amilton, and forward Luis Fhelipe.

The Verdão trio was called up to play in the Vlatko Marković U-15 International Tournament, which takes place between May 19 and 24 in Croatia. Brazil is in Group A of the competition alongside Japan, England, and the host nation. The young Seleção will make its debut on May 19 against the Croatians.

Luis Fhelipe, one of the standouts of Palmeiras U-15, received his first call-up for an official competition with the Brazil national team. Since February, the forward has taken part in two training camps with the Seleção. In April, during the latest preparation period, Luis scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Santa Cruz-AC’s U-17 side.

For the young forward, wearing the national team shirt in an international tournament is the fulfillment of a dream that began to take shape back on the fields of Lins.

Born in Lins, in the countryside of São Paulo state, Luis Fhelipe began his football journey with Mirassol at the age of 11. In 2023, after standing out in the São Paulo countryside, the forward was signed by Palmeiras. In 2024, he won the São Paulo U-13 Championship and lifted the Copa Libertadores title in the category. In 2025, he won the state title again, now as part of the U-14 squad.

Verdão has led 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 U-15, U-17, and U-20 levels, Palestra had 23 players called up to the Seleção.

Check 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

CHECK THE LIST OF CALLED-UP PLAYERS

Goalkeepers

Arthur Lourenço – Internacional

Daniel Arcon – Red Bull Bragantino

Defenders

Enzo Costa – Palmeiras

Ruann Santos – São Paulo

Gustavo Oliveira – Flamengo

Maurício Barbosa – Internacional

Valmir Ribeiro – Flamengo

Sandro Silva – Vitória

Guilherme Veloso – Grêmio

Paulo Cezar – Flamengo

Midfielders

Lucas Splichal – Corinthians

Diego Bento – Vasco

Amilton Junior – Palmeiras

Lucas Orfei – São Paulo

Kauã Souza – Flamengo

Gabriel Keven – Grêmio

Forwards

Igor Macedo – Corinthians

Pedro Henrique – Coritiba

Luis Fhelipe – Palmeiras

Samuell Oliveira – Fluminense

Kelwin Araújo – Internacional

Isaac Alves – Santos.

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