Sport Club Corinthians Paulista's Base Categories () is the youth system of Corinthians. The youth system is composed of several age categories ranging from Under-11s to Under-20s. The academy teams play in the state-wide Federação Paulista de Futebol-organized competitions (U-11 to U-20), the Brazilian Football Confederation-organized national championships (U-17 to U-20), and in the prestigious Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (U-20).
Corinthians' academy is one of Brazil's most successful, winning 11 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, 1 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 and 1 Copa do Brasil Sub-17 titles altogether. Numerous international players have graduated from the academy team.
Competitions
Under-20s (Junior) Copa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20Copa do Brasil Sub-20Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 Under-17s (Juvenil) Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17Copa do Brasil Sub-17Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 Under-15s (Infantil) Campeonato Paulista Sub-15 Under-13s Campeonato Paulista Sub-13 Under-11s Campeonato Paulista Sub-11
Players
Note: Shirt numbers refer to first-team matches. Academy matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.
Under-23s Note: Corinthians deactivated the under-23s squad in 2022. Occasionally some under-23s players might remain under contract and are available for some competitions.
Under-20s
Note: Players currently eligible to play in the under-20 squad
Under-17s
Note: Only players with a professional contract
Staff
General Director Erasmo Damiani Technical Coordinator Ricardo Drubscky Under-20s Staff Head coach: William Batista Under-17s Staff Head coach: Guilherme Nascimento Meireles
Academy Graduates — Academy graduates who still play for Corinthians, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.
Notable Graduates PlayerDebut YearInformation Jaú 1932 Played for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Britto 1933 Played for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Cabeção 1949 Played for Brazil in the 1954 FIFA World Cup Rivellino 1965 Played for Brazil in 3 FIFA World Cups (1970, 1974 and 1978) Walter Casagrande 1982 Played for Brazil in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Paulo Sérgio 1988 Played for Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup Viola 1988 Played for Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup Cris 1995 Played for Brazil in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Deco 1996 Played for Portugal in 2 FIFA World Cups (2006 and 2010) Jô 2003 Played for Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Willian 2006 Played for Brazil in 2 FIFA World Cups (2014 and 2018) Weverton 2007 Played for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, gold medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics Éverton Ribeiro 2007 Played for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Marquinhos 2011 Played for Brazil in 2 FIFA World Cups (2018, 2022), gold medalist in the 2016 Summer Olympics Fagner 2006 Played for Brazil in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Malcom 2014 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics Guilherme Arana 2014 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics Claudinho 2016 Gold medalist for Brazil in the 2020 Summer Olympics
Graduates (2011-present)
PlayerDebutCurrent club / most recent club Elias Oliveira Age 19 v Cruzeiro, 24 July 2011 Pattaya Dolphins United Danilo Fernandes Age 23 v Athletico-PR, 7 August 2011 Bahia André Vinícius Age 20 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Oeste (2018) [retired] Antonio Carlos Age 18 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Orlando City Denner Age 17 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Operário Várzea-Grandense Douglas Santos Age 19 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 CSE Igor Fernandes Age 19 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Santo André Marquinhos Age 17 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Paris Saint-Germain Matheus Souza Age 18 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Balzan Moisés Ribeiro Age 20 v Grêmio Osasco, 15 September 2011 Santo André Gomes Age 18 v São Caetano, 18 February 2012 Boa Esporte (2022) Willian Arão Age 19 v Flamengo, 15 January 2012 Fenerbahçe Giovanni Age 18 v Ponte Preta, 15 April 2012 Cruzeiro (2022) Matheuzinho Age 19 v Ponte Preta, 15 April 2012 Al-Merrikh Léo Arthur Age 17 v Paulista-SP, 20 January 2013 Figueirense Yago Age 20 v Ituano, 9 March 2013 Náutico (2021) [retired] Paulinho Age 19 v Linense, 14 April 2013 Chungbuk Cheongju Zé Paulo Age 19 v Bragantino, 5 February 2014 Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh Malcom Age 17 v Bahia de Feira, 19 March 2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg Guilherme Arana Age 16 v Athletico-PR, 14 May 2014 Atlético Mineiro Gustavo Tocantins Age 19 v Botafogo, 11 October 2014 Barito Putera Pedro Henrique Age 19 v 1. FC Köln, 15 January 2015 Athletico Paranaense Marciel Age 20 v Figueirense, 27 June 2015 Caxias Léo Jabá Age 16 v ABC, 22 July 2015 São Bernardo Matheus Vidotto Age 22 v ABC, 22 July 2015 Tokyo Verdy Matheus Pereira Age 17 v ABC, 22 July 2015 Eibar Samuel Age 17 v ABC, 22 July 2015 PSTC (2020) [retired] Maycon Age 18 v Capivariano, 11 February 2016 Corinthians (on loan) Claudinho Age 19 v Linense, 19 March 2016 Zenit Saint Petersburg Caíque França Age 21 v Botafogo, 19 June 2016 Ponte Preta Léo Príncipe Age 19 v Figueirense, 23 July 2016 ND Primorje Léo Santos Age 17 v Figueirense, 16 November 2016 Ferroviária (on loan) Pedrinho Age 18 v Ferroviária, 19 March 2017 Atlético Mineiro Carlinhos Age 20 v Atlético Goianiense, 26 August 2017 Audax Rio de Janeiro Rodrigo Figueiredo Age 21 v Flamengo, 19 November 2017 Singida United Guilherme Mantuan Age 20 v Sport, 3 December 2017 Botafogo-SP Guilherme Romão Age 20 v PSV Eindhoven, 10 January 2018 CRB (2022) Carlos Augusto Age 19 v Grêmio, 8 July 2018 Monza Rafael Bilú Age 19 v Chapecoense, 25 November 2018 Cruzeiro Marquinhos Age 21 v Santos, 13 January 2019 APOEL Fabrício Oya Age 19 v Ituano, 20 March 2019 Azuriz Lucas Belezi Age 16 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019 Corinthians (2022) Matheus Araújo Age 17 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019 Corinthians João Victor Age 20 v Botafogo-SP, 29 June 2019 Benfica Daniel Marcos Age 18 v Vila Nova-GO, 4 July 2019 Corinthians (2022) João Celeri Age 20 v Vila Nova-GO, 4 July 2019 Grêmio Anápolis Igor Morais Age 21 v Londrina, 7 July 2019 Cianorte Lucas Piton Age 19 v Fluminense, 8 December 2019 Vasco da Gama Gabriel Pereira Age 19 v Atlético Mineiro, 12 August 2020 New York City Roni Age 21 v Bahia, 16 September 2020 Corinthians Gustavo Mantuan Age 19 v Sport, 23 September 2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg (on loan) Raul Gustavo Age 21 v Bahia, 29 January 2021 Bahia (on loan) Rodrigo Varanda Age 18 v Bragantino, 28 February 2021 Corinthians Matheus Donelli Age 18 v Palmeiras, 3 March 2021 Corinthians Adson Age 20 v Ponte Preta, 7 March 2021 Corinthians Vitinho Age 21 v São Caetano, 14 March 2021 Arouca Luis Mandaca Age 19 v Novorizontino, 9 May 2021 Juventude (on loan) Felipe Augusto Age 17 v Novorizontino, 9 May 2021 Corinthians Du Queiroz Age 21 v Athletico Paranaense, 22 Aug 2021 Corinthians Robert Renan Age 18 v Portuguesa-RJ, 20 Apr 2022 Zenit Saint Petersburg Wesley Age 17 v Portuguesa-RJ, 20 Apr 2022 Corinthians Guilherme Biro Age 18 v Fluminense, 2 Jul 2022 Corinthians Arthur Souza Age 19 v Cuiabá, 1 Oct 2022 Corinthians
Honours International Dallas Cup Supergroup U-19 Winners (2): 1999, 2000 Mundial de Clubes de La Comunidad de Madrid Sub-17 Winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2015 Manchester United Premier Cup U-15 Winners (1): 2003 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament U-20 Winners (1): 1999 Milk Cup U-14 Winners (1): 2014 Canon Lion City Cup U-15 Winners (1): 2013 Mina Cup U-15 Winners (1): 2025
National Copa do Brasil Sub-17 Winners (1): 2016 Copa Votorantim Sub-15 Winners (3): 2003, 2004, 2022
Inter-state Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Winners (11): 1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2024 Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores Winners (1): 2015 Copa Rio Grande do Sul de Futebol Sub-20 Winners (1): 2014 Copa Rio Sub-17 Winners (1): 1987
State Campeonato Paulista Série B3 Winners (1): 2001 Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 Winners (9): 1957, 1959, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1997, 2014, 2015 Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 Winners (4): 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013 Campeonato Paulista Sub-15 Winners (4): 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013 Campeonato Paulista Sub-13 Winners (4): 2011, 2012 , 2013, 2017 Campeonato Paulista Sub-11 Winners (2): 2014, 2022
Others Copa da Amizade Brasil-Japão Winners (1): 2002
See also SC Corinthians Paulista
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