How Good is Endrick? The New Wonder Kid.

 Endrick has become the next Brazilian Superstar while still being a teenager he's been blessed with amazing footballing ability like having deadly Pace,powerful shooting,Incredible strength accurate finishing Etc.Now it's definitely been a while since the country of Brazil has had a Wonder kid as hyped up as Endrick is however even the biggest club in the world Real Madrid bought into the hype with them securing Endrick's signature for 60 million dollars.So how did Endrick a young mix of R9,Cristiano Ronaldo and Adriano become a future Superstar for the Brazilian national team.Well let's take a look at the rise of Endrick.Endrick was born on July 21 2006 in the capital of Brazil Brasilia now just like most hyped up Brazilian wonder kids Endrick grew up in an impoverished environment in fact a story of Endrick's past became public and it just shows how hard his childhood life was.One night Endrick was hungry and went to his father Douglas Souza and asked if he could have some food,Douglas the father didn't have any extra food at the time since he couldn't afford it and because of this he couldn't give anything to Endrick to help his hunger knowing this Douglas Souza broke down into tears knowing that he couldn't help out with the basic needs of providing him food but then Endrick showed signs of his maturity something he's always had since a young age and Promises father that he'll become a  professional footballer to make sure him and the rest of his family live more comfortably and that's exactly what Youth Career Endrick did from a young age.

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   Endrick was always gifted with the ball at his feet and started to play the sport ever since he was four years old his dad Douglas Souza saw how talented his son was at the beautiful game that's what during some of Endrick's youth games he started recording endrick's goals and skills and posting them on social media in hopes of finding clubs that were interested in taking Endrick again.Now there were many interested parties with that the start Sao Paulo and Corinthians two massive Brazilian clubs who were really interested in signing the prospect however these Brazilian clubs were later put off since they would have to pay for the accommodations food travel etc for not only Endrick but the rest of his family Sao Paulo and Corinthians reportedly didn't want to take that big of a risk on a young boy who was showing promise.Hence,why they decided not to take him in however,another huge Brazilian Club wasn't bothered by the extra cost and that was Palmeiras who gladly accepted Endrick into their youth teams additionally Endrick's father Douglas Souza was given a job at Palmeiras to be a cleaner of the training grounds helping him earn an honest living and also allowing him to eat good food since he was allowed to eat at the cafeteria thing is though initially Douglas Souza only ate soup and that was because he only has seven teeth in his mouth.

    Since Endrick was still very young and couldn't provide money for dental treatment like that palmera's goalkeeper Jailson stepped in and decided to pay for the treatment for Endrick's Father which allowed him to eat more than just basic soup.Anyways enough about Endrick's childhood let's get on to the footballing part of Endrick's life now Endrick had eyes on him since he was very young and became an extremely hyped Prospect for Brazilian football and Palmeiras not gonna lie no Brazilian wonderkid has been hyped up as much as Endrick was since Neymar Jr.It's been more than a decade since Brazil had a Wonder kid like this and yes I know Vinicius was signed Real Madrid at a very young age when he was with flamingo as well but he wasn't hyped up as much as Neymar was or even Endrick right now.Now Endrick has had much more of the spotlight on him just like it was for Neymar like I already said and other previous Wonder kids like Alexander Pato,Robinho,Adriano Etc now most of the wonder kids that I just mentioned did not live up to their full potential but for Endrick it seems different for example he did the best in the youth Rings compared to the previous wonder kids because in five years playing for the under 15s under 17s Etc he scored 165 goals and 169 Games.Showing that he was way too good for his age group so that's when Copa Sao Paulo in the 2022 Copa Sao Paulo tournament more often known as the copinha the biggest U20 tournament in Brazil.Endrick was selected to play for the Palmeiras team even though he was around four years younger than the players in his age group it didn't matter though because Endrick became the main Spotlight at this tournament despite his young age I would even go as far as to say that he looked like the man that was playing against boys at this tournament.He scores some incredible goals like an amazing bicycle kick during a professional game and also displayed his incredible technical ability magic was the undoubtable star of the tournament with him finishing the competition with seven goals in seven games meaning he pretty much scored a goal in every single game he played to top things off as well Endrick scored in the final and a 4-0 thrashing of Neymar's Brazilian Club Santos and this ended up with him winning the player of the tournament and also helping lead Palmeiras to their first copinha title.

   Performances making history for this already massive Brazilian Club these types of dominant youth performances have only been dubbed by the most elite Brazilian footballers like Pele,Ronaldo Etc.Endrick is pretty much performing at those levels of Excellence when those greats were at his age Endrick has pretty much shown that in his youth games and even the Copinha that he was the full package like I mentioned in the beginning he had powerful strength electric Pace,control dribbling,techie skills and even insanely accurate finishing which is how he scored 165 goals and 169 youth games.Endrick has been compared to a lot of footballers so far like Vinicius even though they're nothing alike and even Neymar who isn't anything alike Endrick as well in fact the best comparison that you can make for Endrick is Kylian Mbappe himself.

Someone that Endrick admitted that he has a similar play style to this is because the dribbling is pretty similar with both of them being able to dribble while sprinting at a fast pace and even both having the ability to play as a striker or even on the wings.However many football fans see Endrick as a young Palmeiras Brazilian Ronaldo or Cristiano Ronaldo or in fact even Adriano since they both have 99 strength and a magisterial left foot now with all this hype building around Endrick it was only right that Palmeiras took him in for the first team and in October 2022.Endrick made his professional debut for Palmeiras at just 16 years 2 months at 16 days old becoming the youngest player ever to appear for Palmeiras remember this Palmeira's team is the best in recent history with them winning back-to-back Como Bowl leap or the doors titles for the first time when they won it in 2020 and 2021 so for Endrick to break into the first team of this Palmeiras Squad at just 16 years old shows how impressive he actually is also Endrick scored his first two goals against Atletico paranes I hope I pronounced that correctly,becoming the second youngest goal scorer in the history of Brazil's first division with Endrick now playing for the first team up by Palmeiras scoring goals and showcasing his amazing technical ability.It was only a matter of time until top European clubs started putting in offers Real Madrid and almost every single big Club was interested Chelsea,Manchester city,PSG Man United,Liverpool,Barcelona  we're all interested in signing the next Brazilian great.However,it was Real Madrid who won out in the end with Endrick stating that Cristiano Ronaldo was his Idol when he was young and that's why he took a very big liking to Real Madrid.Plus with the Brazilian players dominating at the Madrid club like Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo it only makes sense that Endrick saw this and realized that he could become great like those two Brazilian players are for the club.Hence,why Endrick agreed to a move to Real Madrid in December 2022 for $60 million however he can play for Real Madrid until he turns 18.Since those are the international rules so until July 2024 when he actually turns 18 he'll be sticking with Palmeiras helping them out on winning more trophies.

   Now how did Endrick become so great and what are the expectations for him in his career? As we all know by now Endrick has come from extremely humble beginnings like growing up in poverty and not having enough food when he was a kid from a young age Endrick always knew that football was his way out and also his families making it in the sport was the only way he can make sure his family doesn't go a night hungry again and that was his motivation.No pun intended as we can see from his interviews and the way he addresses himself he seems to be very humble and focused on accomplishing his goals in fact his desire to be the best run so deep that he came out and 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 run more than anyone else on the pitch”.This sort of mentality reminds me a bit of early Haaland someone who doesn't really prioritize his public brand image and fame and all he cares about is being the best and everything comes after that and just by researching Endrick seeing the way he carries himself on and off the pitch you can tell he's going to be in all time Brazilian great.Real Madrid definitely got another gem on their hands.If you enjoyed the post must share your thoughts in the comments and do share the post.See you’ll soon.