Arsenal
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F42%2Fdeco.jpg?w=360&resize=360,180&ssl=1 "Barcelona transfer news: Catalan giants exploring summer deal for 22-year-old defender who is ‘a favourite’ of club chief Deco")
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2Fnottingham-forest-s-sean-dyche-pictured-on-jan-29-2026-sportimage-697bf450e98aa760174193.jpg?w=360&resize=360,180&ssl=1 "Nottingham Forest vs. Wolves team news: Under-pressure Sean Dyche, Rob Edwards make key decisions ahead of City Ground showdown")
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fimago1060806691-698a0d27cf82d015974945.jpg?w=360&resize=360,180&ssl=1 "Next Watford manager: Edward Still confirmed as new Hornets head coach")
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F02%2Fns-photo-badge-email-sportmole-15-6984699044396165427117.jpg?w=360&resize=360,180&ssl=1 "Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United: Liam Rosenior admits Blues making “poor decisions in key moments” after “ridiculous” Lilywhites comeback"){kind=icon}
It hasn’t taken lengthy for Estevão Willian to make his mark at Chelsea.
The 18-year-old Brazilian has solely simply pulled on a blue shirt, however towards West Ham the followers have been already singing his identify with a brand-new Estevão Chelsea chant.
When a participant will get a track, it’s normally as a result of there’s hype round them, they’ve began performing properly, or they’re a homegrown expertise.
At simply 18, he’s proven the uncooked expertise, fearlessness and enthusiasm to be on the membership that will get you on the precise aspect of supporters.
For Estevão to have his personal chant so rapidly says an ideal deal concerning the pleasure surrounding him.
Why All The Fuss About Estevao
Estevao is tipped to be a generational expertise.
Nicknamed “Messinho” again in Brazil, Estevão got here by means of the youth ranks at Cruzeiro earlier than becoming a member of Palmeiras in 2021.
By the point he turned 17 he was already a star of the Brazilian youth scene, successful trophies, scoring targets, and incomes comparisons to Neymar.
In 2023, he made his skilled debut, and by 2024, he was lighting up the Brasileirão, with 13 targets and 9 assists in a breakout season that noticed him named Greatest Participant and Greatest Younger Expertise in Brazil’s prime flight.
Chelsea swooped in with a deal price as much as €60m, and after turning 18 he lastly made the transfer to Stamford Bridge in July 2025.
It hasn’t taken lengthy for him to make an impression. In solely his second Premier League look, Estevão arrange Enzo Fernández towards West Ham, changing into the youngest Chelsea participant to supply a Premier League help.
Estevao Profession Abstract
12 months
Membership / Milestone
2017
Joins Cruzeiro Academy; Nicknamed Messinho
2018
Indicators with Nike at age 10
2021
Strikes to Palmeiras youth ranks
2023
Debut for Palmeiras Senior Workforce
2024
Stars in Brasileirão; Wins Main Awards
Sep 2024
Makes Brazil senior nationwide debut
Jun 2024
Switch settlement with Chelsea
Jul 2025
Official debut with Chelsea
Aug 2025
First help in PL – youngest Chelsea participant to help within the Premier League
