Corinthians striker among top U20 centre-forwards in CIES ranking | OneFootball

Corinthians striker Gui Negão features on a select list from the CIES Football Observatory, released this Friday. The black-and-white center-forward ranks fifth among under-20 players with the highest relative experience last season among clubs competing outside Europe’s five major leagues.

On the list, the 19-year-old appears alongside prospects such as Jacob Ambaek of Brøndby, Julian Hall of the New York Red Bulls, Viktor Dadason of Copenhagen, and Michael Noonan of Shamrock Rovers. The recognition from CIES reinforces the young center-forward’s path, as he stands among the most experienced players in his age group under the criteria established by the Swiss observatory.

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Check out the list below:

1st Jacob Ambaek (Brøndby) – €16.6 million 2nd Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) – €14.8 million 3rd Viktor Dadason (Copenhagen) – €14.6 million 4th Michael Noonan (Shamrock Rovers) – €2.4 million 5th Guilherme Negão (Corinthians) – €9 million 6th Artem Stepanov (Utrecht) – €8 million 7th Luca Meirelles (Shakhtar Donetsk) – €14.6 million 8th Daniel Dappa (Hapoel Tel Aviv) – €5.1 million 9th Jerry Afriyie (Al-Qadsiah) – €5.7 million 10th Kevin Angulo (América de Cali) – €4 million

Market value

In addition to the experience ranking, CIES estimates the Corinthians striker’s market value at €9 million (around R$58 million at the current exchange rate), the fifth highest among the players included in the survey.

Career path

A product of Corinthians’ youth academy, striker Gui Negão made his first-team debut in the 2025 season, with his first match coming against Vitória at Neo Química Arena on June 1. Since then, the player has gradually earned more space in the squad and won the trust of Dorival Júnior, who was the team’s coach at the time. With Yuri Alberto unavailable, the youngster shone in the matches against Athletico in the Copa do Brasil, where he scored in both the first and second legs.

In the last season alone, he made 24 appearances, scoring five goals and providing two assists. In 2026, he has played 12 matches and scored one goal so far. After losing space in the team, the center-forward spent a period sidelined due to injury and has not yet played under Fernando Diniz. Recently, he featured for the under-20 side in the Brasileirão quarterfinal clashes in the category.

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