The youngest prodigy player has signed with Nike. Kauan Basile, at just 8 years old, became the youngest athlete in the history of world football to sign a contract with Nike, beating names like Rodrigo, who signed the contract at 11, Neymar at 13 and Lionel Messi at 15. And what were you doing at 8 years old? I was eating dirt, just to give you an idea. The young left-hander has been compared to Neymar, Rodrigo and even Lionel Messi. According to the Argentine newspaper Olé, he tried out for Santos and was immediately accepted, even though there was no category suitable for his age. And Santos, very afraid of losing this young promise, decided to include him in the training sessions of the U-8 team. And even at six years old, he was not intimidated. Kauan was already the São Paulo futsal champion for Santos and received the award for best player of the tournament. His evolution is impressive and he has already surpassed famous names like Rodrigo and Hendrick, going down in history as the player who has scored the most goals in a single edition of the state championship.