Palmeiras starlet recovering after third knee surgery, behind scenes | OneFootball

At Palmeiras since 2015, Figueiredo is one of the great promises of Verdão's youth categories. At the beginning of the year, the Academy's own was promoted to the professional squad along with Benedetti, Allan, Luighi, and Thalys.

The midfielder made his debut in the main team of the Greatest Champion of Brazil on February 6, against Corinthians in the Paulista Championship and was directly involved in the play that resulted in a penalty at the end of the classic.

Progress in recovery

The NOSSO PALESTRA found that the young player has been slowly advancing in recovery, in recent weeks, after knee surgery and is already doing some treadmill running work aiming at improving physical condition. The Health and Performance Core adopts caution and a return is expected, initially, for the first months of the next season.

Figueiredo in action for Palmeiras Sub-20 (Photo: Fabio Menotti)

Victorious at Palmeiras

The midfielder arrived at Alviverde in 2015, when he was only nine years old. Since then, he has collected titles and stood out in victorious campaigns. The youngster was Paulista champion for the Sub-11, Sub-13, Sub-15, Sub-17, and Sub-20, in addition to the bi-championship of the Copa do Brasil and the Brasileiro Sub-17, in 2022 and 2023.

Three knee surgeries

In September 2022, the youngster ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was off the fields for about nine months. Shortly after returning, the athlete suffered the same injury, now in the left knee, and had to undergo new surgery.

During the dispute of the Libertadores Sub-20, Figueiredo had to undergo a surgical procedure after an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

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