Stunning stat sums up Estêvão's rise to true 'phenom' status 📈

Brazil has produced teenage sensations before, but Estêvão might be moving faster than anyone expected.

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The Chelsea starlet was on target for Brazil once again today in their draw with Tunisia, his fifth for the Seleção.

How long did it take to reach five goals for their national teams?

Estêvão — 11 games

Lamine Yamal — 20 games

Vinícius Júnior — 32 games

– Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Read that again. Estêvão needed nearly half the games of Yamal and almost a third of the games it took Vinícius Júnior to hit the same milestone.

For a kid still learning the ropes of top-level football, he’s shredding every timeline Brazil usually assigns its prodigies.

Each appearance feels less like a cameo and more like a declaration these days.

Five goals in 11 games? At this rate, Brazil’s “next big thing” might just be their current one.

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