Brazil is known for its football and this is mainly down to the fact that it has some of the best football players in the world. Legendary players such as Pele, Bebeto, Romario, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho has captured the imaginations of fans from all around the world with their skills and ability.
These legendary players have won numerous accolades for club and country and also personal titles such as the Ballon d’Or. Brazil as a nation has won the World Cup for a record 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) and finished runners up twice (1950, 1998).
Brazil have also lifted the Confederations Cup three times (1997, 2005, 2009) and the Copa America 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007). Besides these titles, Brazil have also won the Panamerican Championship and many more.
The only reason why Brazil is exceptionally successful is because of their naturally gifted players which they have been producing year after year and they now have an exceptionally talented bunch of young players who is ready to take on the world.
We have listed down for you the latest generation of Brazilian youngsters who have emerged to carry on the excellent tradition of Brazilian football.
The players listed below are 21 years old and below and even though some of them are virtually unknown, we at Nastytackle believe that it is only a matter of time before they make their breakthrough and become household names.
Feel free to leave your comments at the comments section below. Cheers!
Full name : Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
Date of birth : 5 February 1992
Place of birth : Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Santos
Number : 11
Full name : Carlos Henrique Casimiro
Date of birth : February 23, 1992
Place of birth : São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height : 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Real Madrid B
Number : 18
Full name : Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva
Date of birth : 13 August 1992
Place of birth : São Paulo, Brazil
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder / Winger
Current club : Paris Saint-Germain
Number : 29
Full name : Fernando Lucas Martins
Date of birth : March 3, 1992
Place of birth : Erechim, Brazil
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1?2 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Grêmio
Number : 17
Full name : Philippe Coutinho Correia
Date of birth : 12 June 1992
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder / Winger
Current club : Liverpool
Number : 10
Full name : Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth : 7 January 1992
Place of birth : Goiânia, Brazil
Height : 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1?2 in)
Playing position : Forward
Current club : Dynamo Kyiv
Number : 99
Full name : Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira
Date of birth : 27 September 1992
Place of birth : Unai, Brazil
Height : 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position : Goalkeeper
Current club : Milan
Number : 59
Full name : Joao Pedro Geraldino dos Santos Galvao
Date of birth : 9 March 1992
Place of birth : Ipatinga, Brazil
Height : 1.84 m (6 ft 1?2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Santos
Full name : Guilherme Ferreira Pinto
Date of birth : April 7, 1992
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1?2 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Sao Paulo (on loan from Flamengo)
Number : 39
Full name : Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte
Date of birth : 8 September 1992
Place of birth : Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height : 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position : Winger, Second Striker
Current club : Atletico Mineiro
Number : 11
Full name : Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro
Date of birth : 6 February 1992
Place of birth : Campinas, Brazil
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Roma
Number : 27
Full name : Gustavo Lucas Domingues Piazon
Date of birth : 20 January 1994
Place of birth : Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height : 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Forward
Current club : Malaga (on loan from Chelsea)
Number : 12
Full name : Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes
Date of birth : 15 April 1993
Place of birth : Brasilia, Brazil
Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Santos
Number : 8
Full name : Wellington Alves da Silva
Date of birth : 6 January 1993 (age 20)
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Second striker, Winger
Current club : Ponferradina (on loan from Arsenal)
Number : 12
Full Name : Fernando Canesin Matos
Date of birth : 27 February 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth : Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Attacking Midfielder
Current club : Anderlecht
Number : 55
Full name : Romario Leiria de Moura
Date of birth : 28 June 1992
Place of birth : Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height : 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Defender
Current club : Internacional
Number : 28
Full name : Wallace Oliveira dos Santos
Date of birth : 1 May 1994
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Right Back
Current club : Chelsea
Full name : Adryan Oliveira Tavares
Date of birth : August 10, 1994
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1?2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Flamengo
Number : 37
Full name : Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura
Date of birth : 12 May 1993
Place of birth : Brasilia, Brazil
Playing position : Striker / Winger
Current club : Palmeiras
Number : 38
Full name : Rodrigo Frauches de Souza Santos
Date of birth : September 28, 1992 (age 20)
Place of birth : São João de Meriti, Brazil
Height : 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Centre back
Current club : Flamengo
Number : 29
Full name : Heracles Paiva Aguiar
Date of birth : September 18, 1992
Place of birth : Caucaia, Brazil
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Atlético Paranaense
Full name : Luiz Philipe Lima de Oliveira
Date of birth : January 21, 1993
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Defensive midfielder
Current club : Portuguesa (on loan from Flamengo)
Full name : Henrique Miranda Ribeiro
Date of birth : 10 May 1993
Place of birth : Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Sao Paulo
Number : 26
Full name : Rafael Teixeira de Souza
Date of birth : 13 July 1992
Place of birth : Agua Boa, Brazil
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : D.C. United
These legendary players have won numerous accolades for club and country and also personal titles such as the Ballon d’Or. Brazil as a nation has won the World Cup for a record 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) and finished runners up twice (1950, 1998).
Brazil have also lifted the Confederations Cup three times (1997, 2005, 2009) and the Copa America 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007). Besides these titles, Brazil have also won the Panamerican Championship and many more.
The only reason why Brazil is exceptionally successful is because of their naturally gifted players which they have been producing year after year and they now have an exceptionally talented bunch of young players who is ready to take on the world.
We have listed down for you the latest generation of Brazilian youngsters who have emerged to carry on the excellent tradition of Brazilian football.
The players listed below are 21 years old and below and even though some of them are virtually unknown, we at Nastytackle believe that it is only a matter of time before they make their breakthrough and become household names.
Feel free to leave your comments at the comments section below. Cheers!
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
Date of birth : 5 February 1992
Place of birth : Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Santos
Number : 11
Carlos Henrique Casimiro
Date of birth : February 23, 1992
Place of birth : São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height : 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Real Madrid B
Number : 18
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva
Date of birth : 13 August 1992
Place of birth : São Paulo, Brazil
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder / Winger
Current club : Paris Saint-Germain
Number : 29
Fernando Lucas Martins
Date of birth : March 3, 1992
Place of birth : Erechim, Brazil
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1?2 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Grêmio
Number : 17
Philippe Coutinho Correia
Date of birth : 12 June 1992
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder / Winger
Current club : Liverpool
Number : 10
Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth : 7 January 1992
Place of birth : Goiânia, Brazil
Height : 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1?2 in)
Playing position : Forward
Current club : Dynamo Kyiv
Number : 99
Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira
Date of birth : 27 September 1992
Place of birth : Unai, Brazil
Height : 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position : Goalkeeper
Current club : Milan
Number : 59
Joao Pedro Geraldino dos Santos Galvao
Date of birth : 9 March 1992
Place of birth : Ipatinga, Brazil
Height : 1.84 m (6 ft 1?2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Santos
Guilherme Ferreira Pinto
Date of birth : April 7, 1992
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1?2 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Sao Paulo (on loan from Flamengo)
Number : 39
Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte
Date of birth : 8 September 1992
Place of birth : Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height : 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position : Winger, Second Striker
Current club : Atletico Mineiro
Number : 11
Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro
Date of birth : 6 February 1992
Place of birth : Campinas, Brazil
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Roma
Number : 27
Gustavo Lucas Domingues Piazon
Date of birth : 20 January 1994
Place of birth : Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height : 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Forward
Current club : Malaga (on loan from Chelsea)
Number : 12
Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes
Date of birth : 15 April 1993
Place of birth : Brasilia, Brazil
Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Santos
Number : 8
Wellington Alves da Silva
Date of birth : 6 January 1993 (age 20)
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Second striker, Winger
Current club : Ponferradina (on loan from Arsenal)
Number : 12
Fernando Canesin Matos
Date of birth : 27 February 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth : Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Attacking Midfielder
Current club : Anderlecht
Number : 55
Romario Leiria de Moura
Date of birth : 28 June 1992
Place of birth : Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height : 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Defender
Current club : Internacional
Number : 28
Wallace Oliveira dos Santos
Date of birth : 1 May 1994
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Right Back
Current club : Chelsea
Adryan Oliveira Tavares
Date of birth : August 10, 1994
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1?2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Flamengo
Number : 37
Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura
Date of birth : 12 May 1993
Place of birth : Brasilia, Brazil
Playing position : Striker / Winger
Current club : Palmeiras
Number : 38
Rodrigo Frauches de Souza Santos
Date of birth : September 28, 1992 (age 20)
Place of birth : São João de Meriti, Brazil
Height : 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Centre back
Current club : Flamengo
Number : 29
Heracles Paiva Aguiar
Date of birth : September 18, 1992
Place of birth : Caucaia, Brazil
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Atlético Paranaense
Luiz Philipe Lima de Oliveira
Date of birth : January 21, 1993
Place of birth : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position : Defensive midfielder
Current club : Portuguesa (on loan from Flamengo)
Henrique Miranda Ribeiro
Date of birth : 10 May 1993
Place of birth : Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1?2 in)
Playing position : Left back
Current club : Sao Paulo
Number : 26
Rafael Teixeira de Souza
Date of birth : 13 July 1992
Place of birth : Agua Boa, Brazil
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : D.C. United