Young (footballer)

Young
Personal information
Full name Young Navarro Moraes
Date of birth (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002
Place of birth Catanduva, Brazil
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Youth career
2016–2017 Desportivo Brasil
2017–2022 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 São Paulo 3 (0)
2026– Portimonense 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2026

Young Navarro Moraes (born 7 March 2002), simply known as Young or Young Moraes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

Career

Early career

Young Moraes started his career with Desportivo Brasil youth team in 2016. He started playing for São Paulo in 2017 while still an under-15 athlete. In 2019, he was the star of the under-17 side that won the state title that season. With an impressive height of 2.01 m, he was the highest ever recorded athlete for São Paulo FC in that season.[2]

São Paulo

In 2021 he joined the professional squad and was put on List B for the 2021 Campeonato Paulista. He became part of the title campaign in that season.[3] In 2022 he was the starting goalkeeper for São Paulo in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. São Paulo reached the semi-finals in that season.[4]

Young established himself as the club's third goalkeeper even after Rafael arrived in 2023. His contract was renewed until December 2026.[5][6]

Portimonense

In July 2026, Young reached a mutual agreement with São Paulo to terminate his contract and signed with Portimonense S.C., then in the 2026-27 Liga Portugal 2.[7]

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2025[8]
Club Season League State league Copa do Brasil Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2021 Série A 0000000000
2022 0000000000
2023 0000000000
2024 0000000000
2025 3000000030
2026 0000000030
Career total 3000000030

Honours

São Paulo

São Paulo U17

  • Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2019

References

  1. ↑ "Young". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Goleiro de 2,01m é herói em clássico e vira trunfo do São Paulo no sub-17". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Goleiro do Sub-20 treina junto com o elenco principal do São Paulo". Lance! (in Portuguese). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jogador do Palmeiras encontra faca no gramado após torcedores do São Paulo invadirem gramado na Copinha; veja o vídeo da confusão". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "São Paulo acerta renovação com goleiro promessa da base e projeta saídas de Jandrei e Felipe Alves". Lance! (in Portuguese). 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "São Paulo oficializa Young como terceiro goleiro com renovação". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Guarda-redes Young troca São Paulo pelo Portimonense". record.pt (in Portuguese). 13 July 2026. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Young at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Young Moraes, goleiro de Catanduva, conquista o título inédito da Copa do Brasil com o São Paulo". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 September 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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