A Chelsea-bound Brazilian wonderkid has officially broken a league record set by Neymar 15 years ago.
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At 17 years old, Neymar had already begun to garner international recognition for his exploits with South American giants Santos.
During the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A campaign, the young superstar became the most productive U17 player of the 21st century in the league's history when he scored and assisted as many as 16 goals.
This was seemingly the genesis of an upward trajectory that has seen Neymar become the Selecao's all-time top goalscorer and have a trophy-laden career in Europe.
That record has, however, now been broken by Palmeiras' Estevao Willian.
The prodigious young winger has already gained two caps for Brazil's senior national team, and has now managed to eclipse Neymar's Serie A record for the most goal contributions by a 17-year-old in a league season this century.
During the Verdao's 5-3 win over Juventude in the early hours of Monday morning, the Franca native scored and assisted as he took his goal contribution tally for the league campaign to 18.
The youngster is second in the league's Golden Boot race, too, with 10 goals, and is the assists leader with eight.
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Estevao will join the Blues after the conclusion of the ongoing Premier League season, having completed a deal that could rise to €65 million (R1.2 billion) in the previous transfer window, as per Fabrizio Romano.
