Luis Pacheco (footballer, born 2008)

Luis Pacheco
Personal information
Full name Luis Felipe Pacheco da Costa
Date of birth (2008-02-02) 2 February 2008
Place of birth Lajeado, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Palmeiras
Number 50
Youth career
2020– Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Palmeiras 1 (0)
International career‡
2025– Brazil U17 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:44, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:44, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Luis Felipe Pacheco da Costa (born 2 February 2008) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.

Club career

Born in Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Pacheco joined Palmeiras' youth sides in 2020, aged 12.[1] On 10 October 2025, after being a regular starter for the under-17s, he renewed his contract until 2028.[2]

Pacheco made his first team – and Série A – debut on 11 October 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Andreas Pereira in a 4–1 home routing of his former club Juventude.[3][1]

International career

Pacheco represented Brazil at under-17 level, making his debut for the side in March 2025. He was also a member of the squad in the 2025 South American U-17 Championship[4] and the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[5]

Career statistics

As of 21 October 2025[6]
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 U20[7]

Brazil U17

References

  1. 1 2 "Conheça Luis Pacheco, volante de 17 anos que estreou pelo Palmeiras contra Juventude" [Know Luis Pacheco, the 17-year-old defensive midfielder who debuted for Palmeiras against Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Nosso Palestra. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Palmeiras renova com joia do time sub-17 já no radar de Abel e define multa de R$ 630 milhões" [Palmeiras renew with pearl from the under-17 team already at Abel's sight and set release clause of R$ 630 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Luis Pacheco é convocado pela Seleção para disputa do Sul-Americano Sub-17" [Luis Pacheco is called up by the national team for the South American U-17 Championship] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Luccas Ramon, Derick e Luis Pacheco são convocados pela Seleção para Copa do Mundo Sub-17" [Luccas Ramon, Derick and Luis Pacheco are called up by the national team for the U-17 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Luis Pacheco at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Luis Felipe Pacheco da Costa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Retrieved 21 October 2025.