Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva (born 21 November 2006) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club São Paulo.

Ryan Francisco
Personal information
Full name Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva[1]
Date of birth (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 18)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 19[2]
Youth career
2017–2020 Palmeiras
2021–2022 SKA Brasil
2022– São Paulo
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Brazil U17 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Club career

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A youth product of Corinthians, Nacional, and Palmeiras,[3] Francisco first played for the Verdão in the under-11s to under-13s before being released and joining SKA Brasil in Santana de Parnaíba.[4][5] He signed with Palmeiras' rival São Paulo in 2022, starting in their under-16s and moving towards the under-17s side in 2023.[6] After scoring 18 goals in eight games, aged 16, in the U-17 Campeonato Paulista, Francisco signed his first professional contract with the club, until 2026, in June 2023.[7] He finished the season with 42 goals in 33 appearances across all competitions for the under-17s[8] while coming runners-up in the Campeonato Paulista and Campeonato Brasileiro as both competitions' top goalscorer.[4][6][9][10]

Francisco was promoted to São Paulo's under-20s in November 2023.[11] He was registered for São Paulo's 2024 Libertadores squad in March 2024.[2][12]

International career

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In September 2023, Francisco was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team for a series of friendlies against Canada and the United States.[13][14] He made his debut on 1 October as a substitute in the second friendly match against Canada at the Estádio Novelli Júnior.[15]

Personal life

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Francisco was born to Raimundo Alves and his wife Magda, with four siblings.[16] His parents owned a sewing shop when he was growing up. At the age of six, Francisco began playing football, using his parents' sewing as training cones.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Perfil do Atleta Ryan Francisco do São Paulo-SP". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "São Paulo divulga os 50 inscritos na Libertadores; veja lista e numeração". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ César Gomes, Caio (17 July 2023). "Ryan Francisco: saiba tudo sobre o novo fenômeno da base do São Paulo - Portal do São Paulino". Portal do Sao Paulino (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Nicola, Jorge (23 August 2023). "São Paulo recusa oferta da Europa por fenômeno da base". R7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Quem é? Atacante do Sub 17 vem tendo grandes números neste inicio de Paulistão Sub 17". OneFootball (in Spanish). SPFC 24 Hours. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Lima, Paulo (6 November 2023). "O INOMINÁVEL". Medium (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Joia do sub-17 do São Paulo assina 1º contrato profissional: 'Foi muita luta'". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ Santos, Gabriel (3 January 2024). "R$ 322 MILHÕES! Destaque na Copinha, Ryan Francisco chama atenção no São Paulo". Bolavip Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Tricolor é vice-campeão do Paulista Sub-17". São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). SPFC Comunicação. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ Braga, Marcelo (11 January 2024). "Gols, seleção de base e exemplo tricolor: conheça Ryan Francisco, destaque do São Paulo na Copinha". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ^ Carneiro, João Vitor (10 November 2023). "Ryan Francisco é promovido ao Sub-20 do São Paulo - Coluna do São Paulo". Coluna do SP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ "São Paulo divulga lista de inscritos para Libertadores 2024 com 50 nomes; veja a relação" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Ryan Francisco é convocado para a Seleção Sub-17". São Paulo FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). SPFC Comunicação. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Seleção Sub-17: Ryan Francisco é convocado para amistosos contra Canadá e Estados Unidos". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 goleia o Canadá em Itu". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Promessa do São Paulo Transformava Costura em Futebol nos Treinos". SPFC.net (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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