Endrick (footballer, born 2006)

Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa (born 21 July 2006),[1] known as Endrick, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras. He will join La Liga club Real Madrid in July 2024.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is de Sousa.
Endrick
Endrick playing for Palmeiras in 2023
Personal information
Full name Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006[1]
Place of birth Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2022 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Palmeiras 39 (10)
International career
2022 Brazil U17 4 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Taguatinga, Federal District,[1] Endrick started playing football at the age of four. His father, Douglas Sousa, published his son's goals on YouTube and looked for interested parties among the big Brazilian clubs.[2] Endrick vowed to become a professional footballer to help his family, after his father was unable to feed him.[3] His father was unemployed before receiving a job as a janitor by Palmeiras.[3]

Club career

Palmeiras

After nearly signing for São Paulo, Endrick joined the Palmeiras youth team at the age of 11.[3] In the next five years, he would score 165 goals in 169 games for Palmeiras youth teams.[2] Endrick participated in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, where he scored seven goals in seven matches and was voted Player of the Tournament by supporters, after leading Palmeiras to their first title.[4][5] Following the tournament, he caught the attention of international media and several major European clubs.[6][7][8]

Endrick made his senior professional debut on 6 October 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in Palmeiras' 4–0 league win over Coritiba.[9] At the age of 16 years, two months and 16 days, he became the youngest player to appear for the Palmeiras first team.[10] He scored his first two goals on 25 October, in a 3–1 win over Athletico Paranaense, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in the history of Brazil's Série A.[11] Endrick then achieved his first trophy with the first team, winning the league with three games in hand following a 4–0 home win over Fortaleza on 2 November. He scored his third goal in seven appearances during the match as Palmeiras secured an eleventh league title in club history.[12] At the end of the season, Endrick was voted the most promising player in the Série A.[13]

On 11 October 2023, Endrick was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best footballing talents born in 2006 worldwide.[14]

Real Madrid

On 15 December 2022, La Liga club Real Madrid announced that they had reached an agreement with Palmeiras, Endrick, and his family, to sign him when he turned 18 years old in July 2024.[15] The official signing fee was undisclosed by the clubs, but was reported as an extendable three-year deal for a fixed amount of €60 million plus €12 million in taxes.[16] However, some other sources reported the fee was fixed at €35 million, with the remaining €25 million subject to achieving specific sporting objectives.[17]

International career

Youth career

On 18 March 2022, Endrick was called up to the Brazilian national under-17 team to compete in the 2022 edition of the Montaigu Tournament in France.[18] With five goals in four matches, including one against Argentina in the final, Endrick finished as the top scorer and was named best player of the tournament, as Brazil won their first Montaigu Tournament title since 1984.[19]

Endrick was initially included in Brazil's under-20 squad for the 2023 South American Youth Championship in Colombia. However, as his club Palmeiras elected not to release him, he would ultimately not be a part of Brazil's title-winning team; Palmeiras did not want Endrick to miss the start of their pre-season, which overlapped with the tournament's January and February timeframe.[20]

Style of play

A left-footed forward with a good shot, Endrick is considered one of Brazil's best football prospects,[21][22][23][2] and has drawn comparisons with legendary Brazilian strikers Ronaldo, Pelé, and Romário.[24][25][26] When asked to describe his style of play, Endrick said, "I'll always fight. I'll be persistent and try until the last minute I'm in the game. I never give up, I pressure defenders, I run more than anyone else on the pitch."[27] He has also stated that his idol is former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.[28]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023[29]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2022 Série A 73————73
2023 22513[lower-alpha 1]2305[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0438
Career total 2981323051105011
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Palmeiras

Individual

References
  1. "Club officially announce they have sold £62m Arsenal & Liverpool target to European giants". HITC. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. "Quién es Endrick Felipe, el delantero brasileño de 12 años que fascina a la FIFA". Clarín (in Spanish). 21 January 2022.
  3. "Endrick: Brazilian, 15, matching Neymar and attracting attention from Europe's leading clubs". BBC Sport. 8 February 2022.
  4. "Franceses se juntam a Real Madrid e ingleses para observar joia do Palmeiras; veja por que assédio não preocupa clube paulista". ESPN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 January 2022.
  5. Ambrósio, Tauan (28 January 2022). "Endrick: Brazil's new €45m wonderkid has European giants fighting over him". Goal.com.
  6. "Man City dealt Erling Haaland 'blow' as Gary Lineker hails 'special' Brazilian teenage sensation". Manchester Evening News. 21 January 2022.
  7. "FC Barcelona Want To Sign 15-Year-Old Brazilian Wonderkid". Forbes. 13 January 2022.
  8. "Barça to step up scouting of Endrick as Palmeiras eye semifinal". Sport.es. 19 January 2022.
  9. "Contagem regressiva! Palmeiras goleia Coritiba e abre 12 pontos na liderança". Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2023.
  10. "Endrick se torna o atleta mais jovem a jogar pelo Palmeiras na história". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2022.
  11. "Endrick se torna segundo mais jovem a marcar na história do Campeonato Brasileiro; veja top-10". Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. Savarese, Mauricio (3 November 2022). "Endrick scores as Palmeiras wins 11th Brazilian soccer title". Yahoo News. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  13. "A closer look at Endrick". Real Madrid CF. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  15. "Official Announcement: Endrick". Real Madrid CF. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. De La Fuente, Homero (15 December 2022). "Real Madrid signs 16-year-old Brazilian striker Endrick from Palmeiras for reported $63.6 million fee". CNN. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  17. Ruiz, Marco (12 December 2022). "Endrick to join Real Madrid for €35 million". Diario AS. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  18. "Com Endrick na lista, técnicos da base convocam Seleção Brasileira sub-17 para torneios internacionais" [With Endrick on the list, base coaches call up the Brazilian under-17 team for international tournaments]. Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  19. Miller, Nick (28 October 2022). "Watching Endrick: Low centre of gravity, deadly finishing and pace to make defenders look stupid". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  20. Botta, Emilio (27 December 2022). "Palmeiras comunica CBF que não vai liberar Endrick e Giovani para Seleção sub-20" [Palmeiras informs CBF that they will not release Endrick and Giovani for the U-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte.
  21. "Fifa cita ídolos do Palmeiras e destaca o gol de bicicleta de Endrick na Copinha". Goal.com (in Portuguese). 21 January 2022.
  22. "Nas bocas do mundo: Saiba quem é Endrick, o jogador do Palmeiras que já é cobiçado pelo Barça". Record.pt (in Portuguese). 21 January 2022.
  23. "Endrick". Football Talents Scout. 10 January 2022.
  24. "Lavieri: 'Endrick está mais para Ronaldo ou Romário do que para Vini Jr'". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 January 2022.
  25. "Madrid-bound Endrick: Don't compare me to Pele". ESPN. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  26. "Chelsea join Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid in race to sign 'next Ronaldo'". Football.London. 22 January 2022.
  27. Tifo Football (9 May 2022). "Is this the next Brazilian Wonderkid?". YouTube. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  28. "Pai de Endrick revela inspiração do filho em Cristiano Ronaldo: 'Quer ser igual'". Nosso Palestra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 January 2022.
  29. Endrick at Soccerway
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