Corinthians academy goalkeeper makes his debut for the senior team | OneFootball

On the evening of Wednesday, October 15, Corinthians ended up being defeated by Santos 3–1 at Vila Belmiro, in a match valid for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. The result kept the Alvinegro in 12th place with 33 points (eight wins, nine draws and 11 losses – 30 goals scored and 35 conceded). Corinthians’ goal was scored by defensive midfielder Raniele.

The Alvinegro derby marked the debut of 20-year-old goalkeeper Felipe Longo with Corinthians’ first team. The number 40 replaced Hugo Souza, who served a suspension tonight and was with the Brazilian National Team during the FIFA window for friendlies against South Korea and Japan, in preparation for the 2026 World Cup.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

A Corinthians fan since childhood, Felipe Longo began his journey at the club playing futsal at eight years old and, at 11, moved to the field team at Parque São Jorge. Born in March 2005, the keeper was promoted to the Alvinegro’s first team right after the 2024 Copa São Paulo title—when Antônio Oliveira was the coach—, a tournament in which he started after Kauê was sidelined by a serious knee injury.

He is currently Corinthians’ second-choice goalkeeper, moving ahead of Kauê and Matheus Donelli, who became the last in the pecking order after coach Dorival Júnior arrived at the end of April this year. Early in the season, he also won the South American U-20 Championship with the Brazilian National Team, taking over the starting spot during the tournament.

Recently, Corinthians blocked his call-up for the category’s World Cup, currently taking place in Chile, in which the Seleção was eliminated in the group stage. Under contract until March 2029 and with an international release clause of 80 million euros (a little over R$ 500 million), Felipe Longo has 75 matches combining Corinthians’ U-17 and U-20 levels, with 45 wins, 14 draws and 16 losses.

In addition to Felipe Longo, other academy products made their first-team debut this year: right-back João Vitor ‘Jacaré’, midfielders André Luiz and Luiz Gustavo Bahia, playmaker Dieguinho and forward Gui Negão.

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