Hugo Souza gets fifth Brazil call-up, joins elite Corinthians keepers | OneFootball

Last Friday (20th), after Alisson, from Liverpool, England, suffered an injury, Corinthians goalkeeper Hugo Souza was called up by coach Carlo Ancelotti for the Brazilian National Team friendlies against France and Croatia on March 26 and 31, on American soil. These will be the last two matches for the Seleção before the start of the World Cup, which will take place between mid-June and July, in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

According to a survey released by journalist Tomás Rosolino on his X account, formerly Twitter, Hugo Souza became the sixth goalkeeper in Corinthians' history to appear in five consecutive call-ups for the Brazilian National Team. The Corinthians number 1 joined Cabeção, who achieved this between 1953 and 1954, Ado (1970/1971), Emerson Leão (1983), and Dida (1999/2000).

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Gylmar dos Santos Neves is the main record holder in this regard in Corinthians history. He accumulated consecutive call-ups in three different periods between 1955 and 1959, being part of the squad that won Brazil’s first World Cup in 1958, in Sweden, where the Seleção beat the host country 5-2 in the final.

Gylmar played 397 times for Corinthians between the early 1950s and early 1960s, winning five titles: Campeonato Paulista (1951, 1952, and 1954), Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1954), and Torneio Charles Miller (1954). Hugo Souza, so far, has only one official match wearing the Brazil shirt. In October 2025, he started in the friendly loss to Japan, 3-2, after a comeback. In 2018, he had been called up by Tite to be the third goalkeeper in some friendlies. Later, from the beginning of last year, already at Corinthians, he was called up again.

Hugo Souza was signed by Corinthians in July 2024 and quickly became one of the pillars of the team. He participated in the historic run in the 2024 Brasileirão, with nine consecutive wins – from the relegation zone to the Pre-Libertadores – and was decisive in winning the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025), and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), against Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama, and Flamengo, respectively.

The goalkeeper is the third in Corinthians history with the most saved penalties (14), behind only Cássio (32), who played for the club from 2012 to 2024, and Ronaldo Giovanelli (27) – who wore the Corinthians shirt throughout the 1990s. In total, he has 51 wins, 30 draws, and 26 losses in 107 games for the club from Parque São Jorge.

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