Corinthians renew deal for academy-grown goalkeeper | OneFootball

Corinthians have agreed to a contract renewal with goalkeeper Kauê Camargo, 22, a product of the club’s youth academy. The new deal has been extended until July 4, 2031. Previously, it was set to expire in December 2029. The information was first reported by ge.globo and confirmed by Central do Timão. The new contract has already been published in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID) – see it at the end of this article.

According to the outlet, in the player’s new contract, Corinthians set the following release clauses: 100 million euros (R$579 million at current exchange rates – international market) and R$128 million (domestic market). Over the first half of the season, Kauê beat out Felipe Longo, another youth academy product, and became Hugo Souza’s immediate backup shortly before Dorival Júnior’s departure, after he was dismissed in late April.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

After the arrival of coach Fernando Diniz in the first week of April, the young goalkeeper kept his status as Corinthians’ immediate backup. The player has caught the attention of the current coaching staff for his composure with the ball at his feet, which is precisely one of the pillars of the Timão coach’s playing style throughout his career.

For Corinthians’ first team, he has made five appearances (two under Dorival Jr and three under Fernando Diniz), four of them this season. His professional debut came on December 7, 2025, in a 1-1 draw with Juventude at Neo Química Arena in the final round of the Brazilian Championship.

Kauê Camargo had a standout path through Corinthians’ youth ranks. In total, for Corinthians’ Under-17 and Under-20 teams, he made 94 appearances (13 for the younger side and 81 for the older one), with 53 wins, 18 draws, and 23 losses. His main title in Corinthians’ youth system was the 2021 Paulista Under-17 Championship, against Palmeiras, on penalties, at Allianz Parque.

In 2024, he went through the most difficult moment of his career so far. The youngster missed that year’s Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr, which Timão went on to win, due to an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury (ACL). As a result, Felipe Longo played in the Copinha and ended up being promoted to the first team before Kauê.

Last year, he returned to play in Brazil’s most important youth tournament and was one of Alvinegro’s standout players in their runner-up campaign. After aging out of the youth category, he moved up to the first team and is now definitively Corinthians’ second-choice goalkeeper.

Kauê Camargo’s new contract in the CBF BID:

Photo: Reproduction/BID

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