Toca graduate ends season on a high in Europe

Toca graduate ends season on a high in Europe Developed through Cruzeiro’s youth academy, forward Robert finished the European season in style. The 21-year-old was included in the Transfermarkt ranking that lists the top under-21 scorers across the 15 biggest leagues on the continent, placing 15th. Robert’s numbers in Denmark Playing for Copenhagen, the forward had the most productive and decisive year of his professional career so far: Matches played: 39 Goals scored: 8 goals (with half of them coming in the prestigious UEFA Champions League) Assists: 3 Young elite and Brazilian presence The ranking features very few Brazilian representatives in the Top 20. Besides Robert, the other Brazilian name to appear on the list is William Gomes, formerly of São Paulo and now at Porto. The survey also includes major rising stars of world football who are competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, such as Spain’s Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Turkey’s Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Argentina’s Nico Paz (Como), and Japan’s Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden). The journey since Toca da Raposa Promoted to Cruzeiro’s senior squad in 2023 by coach Pepa, Robert was that year’s unlikely hero when he scored the crucial goal against Goiás that saved Raposa from relegation. After earning more minutes in 2024 under Larcamón and Seabra, he was loaned to Copenhagen and, shortly afterward, signed permanently by the Danish club for R$17 million. In total, he has already recorded 69 appearances, 10 goals, and 6 assists for the European club. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.