Estovo Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonalves (France, April 24, 2007) does not know what the word adaptation means. He is accustomed to entering without knocking and climbing the rungs two at a time, then three at a time.
The former Palmeiras player, who signed for $45 million, has scored in his last three starts for Chelsea. Indeed, in the 5-1 win over Ajax, he deprived Marc Giu (19 years and 291 days) of the privilege of being the Blues’ youngest goalscorer in the Champions League (18 years and 181 days).
Chelsea forward Estevao is completely obsessed with Andrei Santos’ nutmeg
He can also boast of being the youngest assistant in Premier League history and the youngest Brazilian to score the winning goal. “Estevao is ‘top’. He will be the top player at this club in the next five or 10 years,” said Enzo Maresca, who preferred to be cautious but eventually succumbed to the push of ‘Messiño’.
Estevao is “top”. He will be a top player at this club in the next 5 or 10 years.
“I spent a year and a half wondering how I would feel coming here, but my start at Chelsea has been much better than I expected. I am adapting quickly and playing on and off the pitch…” the winger told Sky Sports.
They are also advancing at a record pace against Brazil. He has four goals and three MVP awards in 10 games (384 minutes), but only four goals came as a starter. His scoring average (one goal every 94 minutes) is the same as Pele and better than those recorded by Romario (101 minutes), Zico (113 minutes), Ronaldo Nazario (125 minutes) and Neymar Jr. (135 minutes). No player since Antonio Coutinho in the 1960s has scored so many goals (4) in his first 10 international matches.
The friendly against Senegal (2-0) was another chance for him to “mark his territory” with his trademark hitting. The Chelsea winger is establishing himself every time he plays on the right flank of an attacking line-up consisting of Cunha, Rodrygo and Vinicius, pending the introduction of Rafinha. Ancelotti, who is happy with Estevao’s performance so far, will think: “It’s a blessing in disguise.” “He’s an incredible talent. It’s amazing to see him playing at this level at this age. He’s a good finishing player and has a lot of ability.” “It’s like magic. He works very hard. All I can say is that with Estevao Brazil has a guaranteed future.”
He is incredibly talented. He is good at finishing, has a lot of “magic” and works very hard.
He just landed in Europe and the season is already approaching double digits. He has four goals and one assist in 16 games (657 minutes) for Chelsea and four goals in five games for Brazil. “We were lucky to have him and Chelsea were lucky to have him,” Ancelotti said. Estevao “Maravillao” continues to shine.
