Brazil produces attackers the way other countries produce weather — constantly, and in dazzling variety. You already know the headline names heading to Europe's biggest clubs. But a scout's real job isn't repeating the names everyone has; it's finding the one before the name. So we're doing both, and we're bookending the list with two deep cuts: one to open, one to close.
Below: our first deep cut, then the wonderkids the world is already fighting over, and a second name at the end you can say you knew first. Each gets the Scout Gamer Read: where the game rates them, where we rate their real level, and the tier they belong in. For the same treatment elsewhere, see Argentina's best young players and Germany's best young footballers.
The First Deep Cut — Ryan Roberto, the Name Before the Names
Start here. This is the one you will want on record that you spotted first.
While the world debates Estêvão and Endrick, a 16-year-old is quietly stacking numbers in Flamengo's first-team picture: eight goals in nineteen appearances, mostly from the left, with the quickness, close control and 1v1 flair that Brazil's best wide players are built on. He is not on the mainstream lists yet — which is exactly the point. The next great Brazilian winger is rarely announced; he's noticed.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: not rated yet, and that is the whole story — you are this early. Real-level: a genuine first-team contributor at 16. Tier: Raw Gem · One to Watch.
Why lead with a name you haven't heard? Because by the time a Brazilian teenager is on every list, the discovery is over. The value — and the fun — is in being early.
Estêvão — The Explosive Winger Chelsea Couldn't Wait For
The most electric of the headline names, and he is only 17.
Palmeiras' jewel is on his way to Chelsea for around £29m, already with senior caps for Brazil, and the reason is simple: unpredictability. His 1v1 ability and the sheer speed of his decision-making make him one of the most exciting young wide players on the planet. He does not just beat a defender; he makes the whole defence guess.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: 78 (PAC 90, DRI 82) — the game already sees the electricity. Real-level: rising fast, a Chelsea starter in waiting. Tier: Elite-in-Waiting.
Endrick — The Finisher Waiting for His Run
All the tools of a top striker; now he needs the minutes.
Endrick's move to Real Madrid made him their youngest foreign La Liga scorer, but at 19 the minutes dried up and a loan to Lyon followed — where he answered with five goals in seven domestic games. That is the real read on Endrick: the finishing and the physical tools are elite; what he lacks is a settled run of games, not ability.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: 77 (PAC 87, SHO 77) — the tools are correctly rated. Real-level: a starting-calibre No. 9 held back by minutes, not talent. Tier: Ready Now (given a run).
Andrey Santos — The Midfielder Who Just Earned His Move
The least flashy name here, and the one who just became a £50m man.
While the wingers grab the highlight reels, Andrey Santos has done the hardest thing: turned himself into a certainty. After a crowded 2025-26 at Chelsea, he has completed a move to Manchester United worth up to £50m — reward for a loan season at Strasbourg where he outscored almost every midfielder in Ligue 1 while still winning the ball back. Two-footed, physically strong and a genuine goal threat from deep, he is the modern box-to-box midfielder Brazil have long wanted. We broke the transfer down in full in Andrey Santos to Manchester United.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: 80 (PAS 74, DEF 77, PHY 80). Real-level: a £50m Premier League midfielder at 22. Tier: Ready Now.
Vitor Roque — The Striker Reborn Back Home
A big-money forward rebuilding his stock in Brazil.
After a stop-start spell in Europe, Vitor Roque returned to Palmeiras in a €25.5m move and did what a young striker needs to do: get back among the goals in a league that suits him. It is a reminder that development isn't always a straight line abroad — sometimes the fastest way back to Europe's elite is proving it at home first.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: undervalued after his European detour. Real-level: a confident, in-form No. 9 rebuilding momentum. Tier: Watchlist (trending up).
Luis Guilherme — The Winger Learning the Premier League
A £25m teenager adapting to England's toughest test.
Luis Guilherme made the jump to West Ham for around £25m, and the move tells you how highly Brazil rates him: a direct, two-footed wide player with the dribbling to unbalance a defence. The Premier League is a demanding classroom for a young attacker, but the raw materials — pace, flair, end product in flashes — are exactly what England's academies keep importing from Brazil.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: 71 (PAC 76, DRI 75) — a modest number for a work in progress. Real-level: a Premier League squad player learning fast at 20. Tier: Watchlist.
The Second Deep Cut — Denner Evangelista, the Wingback to Close On
One more before everyone else — the name at the end of the list you file away.
Here is the closing deep cut: a 17-year-old attacking wingback from Corinthians, cousin of Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhães, whose game already draws comparisons to Marc Cucurella. A move to Chelsea is on the horizon, and he has represented Brazil at U15 and U17 level. Attacking full-backs who can defend are gold dust in the modern game — and Brazil, famous for its attackers, is quietly producing them too.
Scout Gamer Read — EA FC 26: not rated yet — you are early again. Real-level: a Brazil youth international with a European move looming at 17. Tier: Raw Gem · One to Watch.
The next wave, by the numbers
16
Ryan Roberto's age
Eight goals in nineteen Flamengo appearances
78
Estêvão's EA FC 26 rating
With 90 pace and 82 dribbling
5
Endrick's Lyon loan goals
In seven domestic games
Quick reference
Who is the best young Brazilian player?
Estêvão and Endrick lead the headline names, with Andrey Santos the most established — now a £50m Manchester United signing.
Who are Brazil's under-the-radar ones to watch?
Ryan Roberto (Flamengo, 16) and Denner Evangelista (Corinthians, 17) — our two deep cuts.
Where is Estêvão going?
To Chelsea, in a move worth around £29m from Palmeiras.
Why include players nobody has heard of?
Because being early is the entire value of scouting — by the time a Brazilian teenager is on every list, the discovery is over.
Brazil's conveyor belt never stops, and the temptation is always to point at the names already leaving for Europe. We'd rather do both — the wonderkids you came for, and the deep cuts you didn't.
“The best scouting report isn't the one that repeats a name. It's the one that tells you two names first.”
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