Vitinho boosts Fluminense U17 v América-MG after stepping up

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·9 September 2026

Vitinho boosts Fluminense U17 v América-MG after stepping up

Fluminense U-17 takes the field this Wednesday (9) at 3 p.m. against América-MG at Arena Urbsan, in Betim, for the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship in the category. Sitting in second place with 30 points, Tricolor will count on Vitinho, a young player developed at Xerém who has also been earning space in older age groups and recently signed his first professional contract with the club.

The defensive midfielder joined Fluminense at the age of eight, in 2019, initially through futsal, and has been building his path through the youth ranks. In August, he signed a professional deal with Tricolor until July 2029.

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Vitinho also brings experience with the Brazil national team. In 2025, he won the South American U-15 Championship unbeaten and heads into this Wednesday’s match as one of coach Felipe Canavan’s options to help Fluminense pursue another win in the national competition.

It’s going to be a difficult game, away from home, against a great team, but I hope we can leave here with a positive result and get back to winning. We need to finish our chances better, score our goals, and not concede. There have been only a few training sessions, but we worked a lot on offensive and defensive set pieces in search of victory

Youngster gains experience among older players

In addition to his role with the U-17 side, Vitinho has also been used in matches for higher age groups. The midfielder took the field against Bangu in the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca and against Corinthians in the Brasileirão. Last Sunday (6), he again played among older players, this time against Cruzeiro, in Xerém.

This run has served as an opportunity for the player to speed up his development process and gain experience in more demanding matches.

It has been a very good opportunity for me. I try to help the team with good passing and marking, winning the ball back. So you can be sure that determination and the will to win will not be lacking. I always give my best and hope to have a great game

In the U-17, Fluminense is in second place with 30 points, while América-MG sits 15th with 16. Tricolor also has the best defense in the championship, with only 14 goals conceded and eight clean sheets.

For Vitinho, the team’s collective performance will be crucial in the rest of the competition and in the pursuit of the title.

Our team is having a great campaign. If we stay united, we’ll keep having excellent games and strong chances of going for the title. The unity of the group is the main thing

Fluminense will still have absences for the match. Right-back Danylo Amaral is in the medical department, while defensive midfielder Andrey and forward Jean Carlos are suspended. Coach Felipe Canavan also needs to manage players who are one booking away from suspension, including Luan Riquelme and the team’s top scorer, Riquelmy.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.