Check out the 'random' Brazilian players set for the Club World Cup 👇🏽
Check out the 'random' Brazilian players set for the Club World Cup 👇🏽
Al-Ahly vs. Inter Miami will be the opening game of the Super Club World Cup this Saturday (14).
It's time to meet the Brazilian players who will be competing in the tournament.
The list below only includes athletes who play outside of Brazil and for "different" clubs.
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See which ones you know!
Pedrinho - Wydad Casablanca
Champion and top scorer of Corinthians in the conquest of the 2024 Copinha, Pedrinho did not reach an agreement to renew.
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What made Timão accept to release him to the Moroccan Wydad Casablanca in August of last year - keeping 20% of the economic rights.
The 21-year-old is just one of three Brazilians on the team that will face Manchester City, Juventus, and Al-Ain.
Fluminense's creation, midfielder Arthur Wenderrosky (20 years old) was sold by Tricolor in September.
The striker Renan Viana (23 years old) is on loan from Athletico.
Erik - Al-Ain
This one even "stopped" being Brazilian, as he acquired Emirati nationality.
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International's creation, the 24-year-old left-back has been with Al-Ain since 2020. And in the condition of being a standout player.
Arthur Sales - Mamelodi Sundowns
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Vasco's revelation, the 22-year-old center-forward also had a stint with Bahia before his adventure in South Africa. And has been standing out.
There are nine goals and nine assists in 38 games in the current season.
But the Brazilian with the best numbers is another: midfielder Lucas Ribeiro.
At 26 years old, he never played professionally in Brazil - went through the bases of Moto Club and Pinheiro - before arriving at the French Valenciennes' under-19 team.
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He has 20 goals and 12 assists in 48 games in the current season with Mamelodi Sundowns.
Team that will be Fluminense's rival.
Erick Farias - Ulsan HD
Tricolor carioca will also face other Brazilians when they face the South Korean Ulsan.
Striker Erick Farias emerged at Grêmio. He passed through several clubs before arriving at Ypiranga de Erechim and, later, caught the attention of Vasco.
He found himself at Juventude and arrived at Ulsan in March this year.
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The highlight was immediate: nine goals in 15 games. He is 28 years old.
The other Brazilian is also striker Yago Cariello, 25 years old, who played for América and Vasco in the base.
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He was already out of Brazil before arriving at South Korean football in 2023. He has been at Ulsan since last year.
Yan Sasse - Esperánce
Part of the group that has Flamengo, Chelsea, and Los Angeles, the Tunisian club is betting on striker Yan Sasse, 27 years old.
Coritiba's revelation, he had unremarkable stints at Vasco, América, and Turkish Caykur Rizespor.
He played for Australian Wellington Phoenix before standing out with Esperánce's jersey.
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The current season is 15 goals in 38 games.
Matheus Sávio - Urawa Red Diamonds
Now 28 years old, he ended his training at Flamengo and defended the team's main team.
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He was even loaned to Estoril and CSA before being loaned to Kashiwa Reysol.
He stood out, stayed permanently, and was elected the best midfielder of the competition in the last season before arriving at Urawa Red Diamonds.
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Matheus Sávio has the company of defender Danilo Boza, 27 years old.
Who defended Vasco and had a good stint at Juventude before arriving at the Japanese club at the beginning of this year.
Striker Thiago Santana, 32 years old, has been out of Brazil since 2016.
Creation of São Carlos, he passed through Inter and Náutico. He has been at Urawa since last year after goal-scoring seasons with Shimizu S-Pulse.
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This trio will face River Plate, Inter Milan, and Monterrey.
João Paulo - Seattle Sounders
Creation of Inter's base, the midfielder, now 34 years old, stood out with Santa Cruz in 2016, before being hired by Botafogo.
He spent four seasons with Glorioso - which will be a rival in this World Cup - until the loan to Seattle in 2020.
He ended up being negotiated definitively and is a reference for the team.
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Eduardo Bauermann - Pachuca
The Mexican club has John Kennedy, Fluminense's hero in the conquest of the Libertadores, but also has the former Santos and Inter defender in its squad.
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Bauermann, now 29 years old, was one of the several athletes punished by the STJD for participating in a sports betting manipulation scheme.
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He was suspended for a year until he agreed with Everton, from Chile. He arrived at Pachuca in January this year and is an absolute starter.
The other Brazilian in the squad is striker Kennedy, another creation of Fluminense.
His last stint in Brazilian football was in 2021, when he defended Flamengo.
He returned to Chelsea and was loaned to Valladolid. He was bought by Ronaldo's club, but didn't shine. And ended up being loaned to Pachuca.
Will he form the "Kennedy duo" with JK?
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