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Endrick

Endrick with Palmeiras in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa
Date of birth	(2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth	Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Palmeiras
Number	9
Youth career
2016–2022	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2022–	Palmeiras	38	(14)
National team‡
2022–	Brazil U17	4	(5)
2023–	Brazil	2	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:47, 7 December 2023 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2023

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

Early life

Born in Taguatinga, Federal District, 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. Endrick vowed to become a professional footballer to help his family, after his father was unable to feed him. His father briefly pursued a career in professional football in Brasília before moving to São Paulo in 2017 to join with Endrick and his mother. Both his parents worked at a cafe on the city’s underground train station before his father received employment by Palmeiras as a janitor.

Club career

Palmeiras

After nearly signing for São Paulo, Endrick joined the Palmeiras youth team at the age of 11. In the next five years, he would score 165 goals in 169 games for Palmeiras youth teams. 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. Following the tournament, he caught the attention of international media and several major European clubs.

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. At the age of 16 years, two months and 16 days, he became the youngest player to appear for the Palmeiras first team. 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. 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. At the end of the season, Endrick was voted the most promising player in the Série A.

On 11 October 2023, Endrick was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best footballing talents born in 2006 worldwide. After experiencing an extensive goal-drought throughout the season, Endrick scored two goals and added an assist on 1 November in a 4–3 comeback win against Botafogo at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. In a crucial win for the title, Palmeiras moved three points behind Botafogo, who were then top of the table. Endrick was awarded his second consecutive league title with Palmeiras after scoring a goal in a 1–1 away draw to Cruzeiro on 6 December, helping his side sit two points above second-place Grêmio. He finished the season with eleven goals, the second highest scored in a Serie A season by an under-18 player.

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 turns 18 years old on July 2024. 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. However, some other sources reported the fee was fixed at €35 million, with the remaining €25 million subject to achieving specific sporting objectives.

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. 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.

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.

Senior career

Endrick was selected for the Brazil national team for the first time on 6 November 2023, to participate in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. He became the youngest player to secure a senior call-up since Ronaldo in 1994. On his debut against Colombia, Endrick became the fourth all-time youngest player, and youngest in 57 years, to make his debut for Brazil. His side fell to a 2–1 defeat at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez as Colombia achieved their first qualifier victory over Brazil in their history.

Style of play

A left-footed forward with a good shot, Endrick is considered one of Brazil's best football prospects, and has drawn comparisons with legendary Brazilian strikers Ronaldo, Pelé, and Romário. 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." He has also stated that his idol is former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2022, 2023
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
• Campeonato Paulista: 2023

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Newcomer: 2022
• Samba Gold Best Brazilian under-20 player of the year: 2022

See also

In Spanish: Endrick Felipe para niños