Erick Belé

Erick Belé
Personal information
Full name Erick Machado Belé
Date of birth (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007
Place of birth Flores da Cunha, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Palmeiras
Number 45
Youth career
Juventude
2018– Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Palmeiras 1 (0)
International career‡
2025– Brazil U20 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:27, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Erick Machado Belé (born 21 January 2007) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.

Club career

Belé was born in Flores da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] and joined Palmeiras' youth sides in 2018, after impressing at Juventude.[2] On 21 March 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a deal until 2026.[3]

On 8 July 2025, Belé further extended his link with Verdão until 2028.[4] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 11 October, coming on as a late substitute for Raphael Veiga in a 4–1 home routing of his former club Juventude.[5]

International career

Belé represented Brazil at under-20 level, making his debut for the side in July 2025.[6] On 18 September, he and another three Palmeiras teammates were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

As of 21 October 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Paulista Copa do Brasil Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2025 Série A 10000000—10
Career total 100000000010

Honours

Palmeiras U17[9]

Palmeiras U20[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Florense Erick Belé é uma das promessas da base do Palmeiras" [Florense Erick Belé is one of the prospects of Palmeiras' youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Piccolo Esportivo. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Joia da base do Palmeiras saiu do RS; conheça a trajetória de Erick Belé" [Pearl of Palmeiras' youth setup came out of RS; know the path of Erick Belé] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Palmeiras assina primeiro contrato profissional com Erick Belé, de 16 anos" [Palmeiras sign first professional contract with Erick Belé, aged 16] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Destaque do Sub-20, Erick Belé renova com Palmeiras até 2028" [Spotlight of the under-20s, Erick Belé renews with Palmeiras until 2028] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Belé e Pacheco estreiam pelo Palmeiras em jogo repleto de Crias da Academia" [Belé and Pacheco debut for Palmeiras in a match full of the Crias da Academia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Joia do Palmeiras, Erick Belé estreia na Seleção Sub-20 com multa bilionária" [Pearl of Palmeiras, Erick Belé debuts in the national under-20 team with a billionaire release clause] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Nosso Palmeiras. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gilberto, Coutinho, Erick Belé e Luighi são convocados pela Seleção para Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Gilberto, Coutinho, Erick Belé and Luighi are called up by the national team for the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Erick Belé at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Erick Machado Belé" (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Retrieved 21 October 2025.