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Fullname: | Young Navarro Moraes |
Birth Date: | 7 March 2002 |
Birth Place: | Catanduva, Brazil |
Height: | 2.02 m[1] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | São Paulo |
Clubnumber: | 50 |
Youthyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Desportivo Brasil |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2022 |
Youthclubs2: | São Paulo |
Years1: | 2021– |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 17 June 2024 |
Young Navarro Moraes (born 7 March 2002), simply known as Young or Young Moraes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Paulo.
Young Moraes started his career with Desportivo Brasil youth team in 2016. He started playing for São Paulo in 2017 while still an under-15 athlete. In 2019, he was the star of the under-17 side that won the state title that season. With an impressive height of 2.01 m, he was the highest ever recorded athlete for São Paulo FC in that season.[2]
In 2021 he joined the professional squad and was put on List B for the 2021 Campeonato Paulista. He became part of the title campaign in that season.[3] In 2022 he was the starting goalkeeper for São Paulo in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.. São Paulo reached the semi-finals in that season.[4]
Young established himself as the club's third goalkeeper even after Rafael arrived in 2023. His contract was renewed until December 2026.[5] [6]