Corinthians among Série A clubs using most academy youngsters | OneFootball

The Football Observatory of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) conducted a survey on the use of players coming through youth academies in the 2026 Brazilian Championship, and Corinthians stood out as one of the five teams that gave the most playing time to youngsters from their youth ranks.

According to the study, Timão is the fifth team in percentage terms to have given the most minutes to youth academy players, totaling 15.7% of the possible minutes for players aged 15 to 21 who have been at their clubs for at least three years in the current edition of the Brazilian Championship, behind Santos, Athletico, Cruzeiro, and Grêmio.

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Overall, in the 2026 Brasileirão, head coach Dorival Jr. has given opportunities to six youngsters who fit the criteria used by the institute, including two starters, André and Breno Bidon, as well as youngsters Dieguinho, Kayke, Gui Negão, and center-back João Pedro Tchoca.

The expectation for this Wednesday (01) against Fluminense is that another player will join this list of young players who have been given an opportunity in the Brasileirão: goalkeeper Felipe Longo, who is expected to start in the absence of Hugo Souza, who will be unavailable due to the logistics of returning from the Brazilian National Team.

In addition to those already used, other young players have been training regularly with the senior squad, with center-back Iago Machado, midfielder Gui Amorim, and right-back Vitor Jacaré appearing among the most frequent names on that list.

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