Enzo Monteiro

Enzo Eduardo Monteiro de Castro Becerra (born 27 May 2004) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the under-20 team of Brazilian club Santos and the Bolivia national team.

Enzo Monteiro
Monteiro in 2019
Personal information
Full name Enzo Eduardo Monteiro de Castro Becerra[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos U20
Youth career
2008–2015 Toreto Garcia
2015–2017 Blooming
2017–2018 Proyecto Bolivia 2022
2018– Santos
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Bolivia U15 5 (0)
2023– Bolivia 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra[2] as his father was playing in the country at the time, Monteiro started his career with a local football school named Toreto Garcia at the age of four.[3] At the age of eleven, he joined professional side Blooming, but only two years later he joined Proyecto Bolivia 2022, a project created to encourage the development of young Bolivian men's footballers.[3][4]

In late 2018, Monteiro moved to Brazil, signing with Santos at the same time as Proyecto Bolivia 2022 teammates Miguel Terceros and Christian Osinaga.[5] Shortly after, the pair were joined by Leonardo Zabala, who Monteiro has known since he was nine, as their parents played football together in Bolivia.[5]

Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Santos in June 2022, signing a three-year deal with the option for two additional years.[2]

International career

Monteiro represented Bolivia at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, making five appearances.[1] On 18 August 2023, he was called up to the full side for a friendly against Panama,[6] and made his full international debut eleven days later, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Ábrego in the 2–1 loss at the Estadio Félix Capriles in Cochabamba.[7]

Personal life

Monteiro's father Edu Monteiro is a Brazilian former footballer who also played as a forward. His older brother Ronaldo, also Bolivian, is also a forward.

Career statistics

International
As of match played 29 August 2023[8]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolivia 2023001010
Total 001010

Honours

Santos

  • Campeonato Paulista Sub-20: 2022

References
  1. Enzo Monteiro at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Enzo Monteiro y Leonardo Zabala firman contrato con el Santos de Pelé" [Enzo Monteiro and Leonardo Zabala sign a contract with Santos de Pelé]. reduno.com.bo (in Spanish). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. Musetti Perazolli, Lucas (4 October 2022). "Liderados por 'lenda' Miguelito, bolivianos constroem uma família no Santos" [Led by 'legend' Miguelito, Bolivians build a family in Santos]. UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. Galiano, Renzo (27 October 2022). "Los otros "meninos" bolivianos del Santos: Zabala y Monteiro" [The other Bolivian "meninos" of Santos: Zabala and Monteiro]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. "Enzo Monteiro exalta oportunidade como titular e adaptação ao Santos: 'Minha casa'" [Enzo Monteiro extols opportunity as a starter and adaptation to Santos: 'My house']. UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. "Miguelito e Enzo são convocados pela Seleção Boliviana para amistoso contra Panamá" [Miguelito and Enzo are called up to the Bolivia national team for a friendly against Panama] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. "Atacante do sub-20 do Santos celebra estreia pela seleção da Bolívia: "Sonho de criança"" [Santos under-20 forward celebrates debut for the Bolivia national team: "Child's dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. Enzo Monteiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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