Rising stars or desperation? São Paulo top for academy players | OneFootball

São Paulo was the club that used the most players formed in its youth categories in this edition of the Brazilian Championship of 2025.

Most of the time out of pure necessity and desperation, as the squad had more than 70 absences that weakened the Tricolor throughout the year. In total, 17 homegrown athletes were used by the club in this year's Brasileirão.

The number was matched only by Flamengo, which reached the mark only by using a team full of young under-20 players in the last round against Mirassol, when they had already been crowned national champions.

Corinthians came in second place, with 13 youth players, and Santos in third, with 12 players formed at the Vila.

The names from Tricolor, however, are not just young revelations. The club brought back some names, like Lucas Moura and Oscar. And the player who played the most among the 17 athletes was midfielder Pablo Maia, with 25 matches played for São Paulo in the Brasileirão.

Rodriguinho was second, with 18 appearances, followed by Lucas Ferreira, who was indeed promoted this year from Cotia, but already sold abroad by the 'bankrupt' São Paulo. The attacking midfielder played 13 matches.

See all the names revealed by Tricolor used in this Brasileirão:

Pablo Maia – 25 games, 1 goal Rodriguinho – 18 games Lucas Ferreira – 13 games Lucas – 11 games, 2 goals Maik – 9 games, 2 goals Ryan Francisco – 8 games, 2 goals Matheus Alves – 8 games Lucca – 8 games Oscar – 6 games Luan – 6 games Patryck – 5 games Negrucci – 5 games Young – 3 games Henrique do Carmo – 3 games Paulinho – 3 games Pedro Ferreira – 2 games Nícolas – 1 game

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