Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 November 2006||
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 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 November 2006||
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 |
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.
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]
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]
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]