Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves, known as Estêvão, was born on April 24th, 2007 in Franca, Brazil.
Estêvão started his youth career with the academy of Cruzeiro in 2017 and moved to Palmeiras youth academy in 2021, after showing incredible talent and promise. He made his first team appearance for Palmeiras in December 2023 and scored his first team goal against Liverpool in April 2024.
In June 2024, Chelsea announced that Estêvão would join the club in the summer of 2025, on his 18th birthday. Estêvão was official unveiled as a Chelsea player 18 months later on August 5th, 2025.
Since his debut for Chelsea in August 2025, Estêvão has made a flying start in the Premier League and Champions League. On October 4th, he scored his first Chelsea goal with a 95th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. On November 25th, Estêvão scored a smashing goal during a 3–0 victory over Barcelona, becoming only the third teenager to score in each of his first three Champions League starts, only behind Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.
Estêvão made his first team international debut for Brazil in September 2024, playing against Ecuador at the Estádio Couto Pereira. Hi first goal for Brazil came during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile, where Brazil won the game 3-0.