Estevao
19-Year-Old
Chelsea
Premier
OUT
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 8/1/2026
Not in WC preliminary list
Estevao (hamstring) was left off Brazil's 55-man preliminary World Cup squad after medical staff from both the national team and Chelsea could not guarantee a full recovery in time for the tournament, according to ESPN.
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Estevao had been considered a certainty for Brazil's squad before suffering the right thigh muscle injury during Chelsea's defeat to Manchester United on April 18, and the decision to omit him from the preliminary list effectively ends his hopes of a debut World Cup appearance this summer. The young forward was reportedly visibly dejected when arriving at his former club Palmeiras for treatment last week, fully aware that his participation was unlikely. He ends the season with two goals and two assists across 22 appearances (12 starts) since joining Chelsea from Palmeiras for last summer.
Estevao had been considered a certainty for Brazil's squad before suffering the right thigh muscle injury during Chelsea's defeat to Manchester United on April 18, and the decision to omit him from the preliminary list effectively ends his hopes of a debut World Cup appearance this summer. The young forward was reportedly visibly dejected when arriving at his former club Palmeiras for treatment last week, fully aware that his participation was unlikely. He ends the season with two goals and two assists across 22 appearances (12 starts) since joining Chelsea from Palmeiras for last summer.
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End of season confirmed
Estevao (hamstring) is done for the season, according to interim manager Calum McFarlane. "[He] unfortunately won't play for us this season. He will be out for a little bit of time. We're not sure how long he will be out for, but he certainly won't play for us again this season, unfortunately. That's really unfortunate for him, especially for someone so young and talented as he is, but we are here to support him and be around him."
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World Cup in doubt
Estevao (hamstring) has suffered a grade four hamstring injury that puts his participation at the World Cup in serious doubt and is likely to bring his debut Chelsea season to an end, according to The Athletic.
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Ruled out with hamstring injury
Estevao (hamstring) will miss Tuesday's clash against Brighton and is set to undergo further testing to determine the extent of the injury, according to coach Liam Rosenior. "Estevao is definitely out, which is a real shame and we are doing further tests into the extent of his injury."
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Picks up hamstring injury
Estevao was forced off in the first half of Saturday's match against Manchester United with a possible hamstring injury, which was confirmed by manager Liam Rosenior after the game. "He was crying at half time; it was really devastating for him. It looks like it's his hamstring and that has happened in a moment when he's running through on their goal for a one-v-one chance - he pulls his hamstring in that moment. I hope Este comes back sooner rather than later".
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Scores and assists in win
Estevao scored one goal and registered one assist in Saturday's 7-0 FA Cup quarterfinal win over Port Vale.
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