Goals are expensive. This is one of the great realities of modern football, and in the youth categories of São Paulo, there is a young footballer with an absurd ease for scoring.
Who is it? The São Paulo-born striker born in 2006, Ryan Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos Silva, better known simply as Ryan Francisco, a São Paulo player who, at 17 years old, is shining in the Tricolor’s U-20 category.
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Ryan Francisco, the goal-scoring promise of São Paulo
Born on November 21, 2006, Ryan Francisco has been part of the youth categories of São Paulo FC since 2022. Initially trained at FC Ska Brasil, this young forward has quickly climbed the ranks at the Tricolor club, always playing in categories above his age.
In mid-2024, this 17-year-old footballer is shining and standing out above average in São Paulo’s youth categories, playing in the Brasileirão U-20 category, a tournament in which he has already scored an impressive six goals in eight matches.
Although the results have not accompanied him, Ryan Francisco’s goalscoring drive has always allowed him to stand out from the rest. An example of this? In the 6-4 defeat against RB Bragantino in matchday 8 of the Brasileirão U-20, Ryan Francisco scored all four goals for his team.
In the very near future, Ryan Francisco is set to break into the first team, and São Paulo fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this goalscoring star to their project.
Will he also stand out in the São Paulo FC first team? Only time will tell.
Initially, various European teams have been following Ryan Francisco’s trail since he started to stand out in the club’s youth categories, and in the very near future, this interest could intensify if he continues on this same goalscoring path.
