Corinthians youth keeper cuts loan short, lines up move to Italy | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Rafael Juwer, from Corinthians’ youth academy, is moving to Italian football. The information was obtained exclusively by Central do Timão. The youngster, who had been on loan at Criciúma, from Santa Catarina, until the end of the 2027 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, brought forward his return to Parque São Jorge and is set to join Cavese, which plays in Italy’s third division.

The report also found that Timão will keep 20% of the goalkeeper’s economic rights with an eye on a possible future sale. His contract with Corinthians was valid until March 1, 2027. Rafael Juwer joined the club at Parque São Jorge in 2022 to strengthen the Under-14 squad. In 2024, he was promoted to the Under-17s, but ended up not being used much – he played only seven matches in total, since the starter in the position was Arthur Borghi, who also recently left Alvinegro to join Hellas Verona, in Italy.

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According to figures from the website Ogol, Rafael Juwer took the field only once for Criciúma’s Under-20 team. In 2025, the goalkeeper was used by Corinthians in Paulista Championship and Brazilian Championship matches at the Under-17 level while the starters were playing in the Andalusia Tournament, in Spain. Raphael Laruccia’s team ended up being eliminated by Barcelona, from Spain, in the quarterfinals on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regular time.

Before being loaned to the Santa Catarina side, Juwer, born in 2008, had also been loaned to Roma, in Italy, between mid-2024 and 2025. However, the goalkeeper returned to Corinthians at the beginning of July last year after the Italians chose not to exercise the purchase option which, at the time, was set at 120,000 euros (R$700,000), as reported by Meu Timão at the time.

Currently, Corinthians’ Under-17 squad has the following goalkeeping options: Gustavo Milani (2009), Matheus Alemão (2010), and Rafael Alencar (2010).

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