Palmeiras back youth and keep a small squad for 2025 | OneFootball

In 2025, Palmeiras continued the tradition of working with a significant number of young players in the main squad. In total, the group currently has 33 players, with five being formed in the youth categories and many young players — equivalent to just over a third of the squad.

The strategy of taking advantage of the Academy's Offspring has already become standard in recent years, continuing a work started back in 2015 and that today places the Big Green among the clubs that most use homegrown talents in Brazilian football. Names like Aranha, Allan, and Luighi, all under 21 years old, exemplify the club's bet on young players who already coexist with professionals.

While the base gains space, on the other hand, Palmeiras also heavily invested in young reinforcements for the future. The 2025 season ended with 12 signings, the highest number in eight years. More than R$ 690 million were disbursed to assemble a "complete" squad, which received pieces for all positions. Athletes such as goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, fullbacks Khellven and Jefté, midfielder Andreas Pereira and forwards like Vitor Roque, Paulinho and Ramón Sosa, all with room for growth in the medium and long term, arrived.

With this balance between strategic signings and utilization of talents formed in the club itself, the Big Green maintains a numerically reduced squad, but with high sporting and financial potential. The formula combines immediacy and future, giving Abel Ferreira options to compete for titles while at the same time ensuring Palmeiras the continuity of its identity: the strength of the base allied with constant renewal.

Upcoming Palmeiras games

Palmeiras x Internacional – Brazilian Championship – 13/9 – 18h30 (Brasília time)

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