Enem on the pitch! 13 Brazilian gems old enough to sit the exam 📚

Enem on the pitch! 13 Brazilian gems old enough to sit the exam 📚 Millions of students are taking the second day of the 2026 Enem, Brazil’s national high school exam, this Sunday (15), with tests in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Many of them are 17 or 18 years old. At the same age, some Brazilian footballers have traded the classroom for the pitch and are already playing professionally in Brazil and Europe. Check out 13 young talents who could be taking the Enem this Sunday! 🇪🇺 Already in Europe Gabriel Mec (18, Porto) : A product of Grêmio’s academy, the winger joined Porto in September for €11 million, signing a contract through 2031. He has already made his debut for the Portuguese club and has even started matches. Kauã Prates (18, Borussia Dortmund) : The left-back left Cruzeiro for €7 million. He made his debut in August in a 3–2 win over Arsenal in the Emirates Cup, with FIFA’s permission to play before turning 18. Isaque (19, Shakhtar Donetsk) : A Fluminense academy graduate, the midfielder was sold to the Ukrainian club in 2025 for around €10 million. Given his age, he would have taken the Enem not long ago. 🇧🇷 In Brazil Luís Pacheco (18, Palmeiras) : The midfielder renewed his contract with Palmeiras through 2031. Tiaguinho (18, Grêmio) : The defensive midfielder played in the 2025 Under-17 World Cup and made his senior debut in January, providing an assist. Roger (18, Grêmio) : The attacking midfielder made his debut in the same match as Tiaguinho, scoring a goal and providing an assist. Kauã Pascini (18, Atlético-MG) : A left-back promoted to Atlético-MG’s first-team squad. Wesley Natã (18, Fluminense) : The forward was the first player born in 2008 to play for Fluminense’s first team. Ruan Pablo (18, Bahia) : A right winger in Bahia’s Série A squad. Angelo Candido (18, São Paulo) : The right-back was sold to Strasbourg for €5 million. The transfer could only be completed after he turned 18. 📚 The second-year class Those born in 2009 would probably be in their second year of high school, but some young talents have already featured among the world’s 60 most promising players of their generation, according to a list published by British newspaper The Guardian: Iago Machado (Corinthians): has already made his Brazilian league debut. Eduardo Conceição (Palmeiras): has already been named in a senior matchday squad and inherited Estêvão’s number 41 shirt. Eduardo Pape (Cruzeiro): a standout for Brazil’s youth national teams. While their peers tackle Mathematics and Physics questions, these players face a different kind of test every week, in front of the fans. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.