Endrick is causing a stir. Exciting. Impacting. He already did all this in Brazil, but now it goes beyond borders. “From Pelé to Ronaldo, from Neymar to Vinicius; Brazil has produced a huge number of teenage superstars… and now we have the latest. Step forward, Endrick.” This is how the BBC, a public broadcaster in the United Kingdom, woke up the day after the supernova. Of that goal at Wembley with zero weight in points and, yet, an enormous symbolic weight. His first blow with the Canarinha came there. Like the tenor who debuts at the Vienna Opera. A goal that has turned everything upside down.
“I was on the bench, nervous, thinking that my moment could come. If he entered, there would be plenty of space to run! I stayed positive, waiting. Until I came out,” he confessed on Sunday morning. “And the goal came… pufff, in such an emblematic stadium. In front of my father, mother, girlfriend, friends; of all my people. “I am very happy, very much,” he added. “Would you go to bed late after celebrating?” They asked him, laughing, to which he responded: “Not at all! I had training in the morning, so I went to bed early. Of course, I slept with a clear conscience, that of a job well done.” That’s Endrick. Real Madrid player almost imminent.
Paulo Victor, his coach in the 2022 Copinha that gave the forward so much fame, spoke last night on Cadena Ser’s Carrusel Deportivo after his first goal with the Brazilian senior team and assured that “he is a special player.” “Special players have this: they are decisive, active in important situations… yesterday he once again demonstrated all his potential. I have no doubt that he is going to break with everything in Madrid, just as he did in Palmeiras and he is doing it in the Brazil National Team. He is very mature and calm. He is very focused on his job. He is not a player who thinks about partying, he is a very family-oriented guy.”
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Endrick, during England-Brazil.Catherine IvillGetty Images
From Panini to HBO Max
A footballer who is beginning to receive proposals from brands. He has two agencies: Roc Nation Sports handles his sporting side (the same as Vinicius, for example) and Wolff Sports handles his image rights. The former have already inaugurated the airlift to Chamartín and the latter are on fire. Do not stop. Endrick signed a week ago with Panini to be an ambassador for the Copa América sticker album, a project that joins those of Neosaldina (painkiller), New Balance (sportswear), Rei do Pitaco (Biwenger on the other side of the Pond) , OdontoCompany (dental clinic) and HBO Max (with which there are no announced projects yet, but a documentary about his life is being sniffed out.
“People like to see what happens off the field, you just have to look at the number of views of the club’s summaries and the insides. They melt. That is why we are looking for something that counts beyond the grass,” explains Fábio Wolff, managing partner of his image representation agency. “The Netflix series, ‘Drive to Survive,’ is a great example,” he adds. Excitement surrounds him: they see potential like that of Vinicius, who already has signed contracts with mega companies such as Nike, EA Sports, Betnacional, Pepsi or Zé Delivery. “Vini does not evade social struggles and that causes the number of brands interested in his image to grow,” he added. They want much more from Endrick than a footballer; They want a reference.
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Endrick, during England-Brazil.
Today, Valdebebas
And all this, at 17 years old. Waiting to reach the age of majority (July 21) for him to give her the green light to sign his contract with Madrid. Meanwhile, continue shining with Palmeiras… and with Brazil, where this Monday-Tuesday he will experience two enormously special days: today he will train at the Di Stéfano (4:00 p.m.; before that Vinicius will speak at a press conference and then Dorival Júnior) , which will be his home in a matter of a few months. And tomorrow he will play at the Santiago Bernabéu, which will be his home. He has notable candidates to be a starter. It is not confirmed, but he will have minutes. There will be a packed house in Chamartín to see a taste of what is coming. A star. A footballer who will be asked to be much more than that. “Step forward, Endrick.” Word from the BBC.
2024-03-25 09:26:56
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