Memphis Depay's penalty record for Corinthians drops below 50% | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field on Wednesday night (16) at Neo Química Arena to face Estudiantes-ARG in the second leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals and were beaten 1-0 by their rivals. As a result, Timão bow out of the international competition with a 2-1 aggregate defeat.

In the final play of the match, Corinthians were awarded a penalty after referee Jesús Valenzuela reviewed the incident on VAR. Memphis Depay took the spot kick and blasted it over, leaving him with just a 40% conversion rate from penalties in regular time while wearing the Corinthians shirt. He has missed three of his five spot kicks, according to a survey by Sofascore, a sports statistics app.

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One of his two other missed penalties came this year. In February, in the first phase of the Campeonato Paulista, in the derby against Palmeiras, with the score at 0-0, the No. 10 slipped and wasted the chance, missing the opportunity to beat goalkeeper Carlos Miguel.

The other came in May 2025, in a 2-1 Corinthians loss to Mirassol at Maião in the first half of the Brasileirão season. On that day, Memphis Depay tried a Panenka and goalkeeper Walter saved it with ease. On the other hand, his successful penalties came in October 2024, in Corinthians’ 1-0 away win over Cuiabá, and in November 2025, in Corinthians’ 2-0 victory over Grêmio at Neo Química Arena.

With Memphis Depay available, Corinthians now turn their attention to the only competition they have left this season. This Sunday (20), before the break for the FIFA international window, Alvinegro will host Fluminense, also at Neo Química Arena, at 4 pm (Brasília time), for the 28th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. Timão currently sit just 14th with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws and 11 defeats — with 28 goals scored and 29 conceded, and need points to move away from the lower part of the table and, consequently, farther from the relegation zone.

Memphis Depay’s current form

Corinthians’ No. 10 is having a season below expectations. In 20 appearances for Timão in 2026 (14 as a starter), he has one goal and two assists. From late March to the end of May, Memphis was sidelined as he recovered from a grade 2 muscle injury suffered in a match against Flamengo in Itaquera, in the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

Between the injury diagnosis and the start of the World Cup, Memphis Depay played in only two matches for Corinthians, coming off the bench in one (against Atlético-MG in the Brasileirão) and starting the other (against Platense-ARG in the Conmebol Libertadores), but he was substituted by Fernando Diniz at halftime.

Even without playing since then, the player had been protecting himself physically, as he trained with Diego Pereira, Corinthians’ fitness coach between July 2024 and April 2025, who worked with the player during part of his time at Parque São Jorge. The coach has been without a club since leaving Internacional at the beginning of July.

He only returned to action for Corinthians on August 20, a Thursday, in the qualification for the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals. In the 1-0 win over Rosario Central-ARG, he provided the assist for midfielder Breno Bidon’s goal after coming on in the 25th minute of the second half in place of Pedro Raul.

Memphis Depay’s numbers at Corinthians

Signed in September 2024 after his contract with Atlético de Madrid of Spain was not renewed, Memphis Depay arrived at Corinthians and immediately played a key role in the team’s late surge in the previous Brazilian Championship edition (from the relegation zone to the Libertadores qualifying rounds), scoring seven goals and providing one assist in 11 matches in the national tournament.

Last season and at the start of this one, he was decisive in the club’s titles in the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025) and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), tallying two assists in those finals and playing an important role in the earlier knockout rounds. In a Corinthians shirt, he has 20 goals and 15 assists in 85 appearances (66 as a starter) — 41 wins, 19 draws and 25 losses — a 55.7% success rate. This year, the Dutchman has been dealing with physical problems and is trying to regain a consistent run on the pitch. In 20 matches in the 2026 season, he has just one goal and two assists.

Before playing for Atlético de Madrid and Corinthians, he had spells at PSV in the Netherlands — where he came through the ranks — Manchester United (England), Lyon (France) and Barcelona (Spain). He is the fifth-highest foreign scorer in Timão’s history, behind Ángel Romero (67), Paolo Guerrero (54), Tévez (46) and Herrera (22).

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