Endrickstill forward of the Palmeiras before joining the real Madrid When he comes of age, he made his debut in the Copa América against Costa Ricaat the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, a match valid for the first day of Group D.
The jewel of Taguatinga jumped onto the grass in the minute 70 by Vinícius Júnior, when the Canarinha tied zero to zero against the Tico team.
However, Endrick was left below Agostinho Fortes Filho ‘Fortes’he younger to compete in a Copa América with the Brazilian team. He did it with 17 years and 251 days in the 1919 edition. Endrick did it when he was 17 years and 339 days old.
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Endrick replaces Vinícius and makes his debut in the Copa América:
Edson Arantes do Nascimento’Pele‘, for many the best footballer of all time and the only one who has won three World Cups as a player, rose to second place in the classification, after playing with 18 years and 138 days in 1959.
Now Endrick surpasses him, the biggest sensation in Brazilian football since the emergence of Neymar and who is playing his first major tournament with the senior team.
He arrived at Palmeiras when he was 10 years old. In the lower categories he scored 161 goals in 188 games. He joined the first team at the age of 16 and in two seasons he has won two Leagues (2022 and 2023) and has been fundamental in the last one.
His innate sense of goal made Real Madrid shell out a million for him. In July, when he turns 18, he will join the white team.
In the senior team he has fallen on his feet and there are many who ask that he be the starting number 9, although the coach Dorival Júnior has asked Some patience with the precocious scorer.
