Not as crowded as the debut ceremony of the absolute superstar Kylian Mbappé on July 16, but Endrick also attracted around 43,000 Real Madrid fans to the Bernabéu when he first appeared as a Real Madrid player wearing the number 16 shirt.

Endrick just turned 18 on July 21 and was recruited by Real Madrid when he was only 16 years old. Many young or teenage fans – Endrick’s teammates were present yesterday at the Bernabéu – to welcome the Brazilian prodigy.

In mid-December 2022, Real and Palmeiras – where Endrick came through the youth academy and then joined the first team – agreed on a plan to transfer this prodigy in July 2024, after he turned 18. According to Spanish media, Real will have to pay Palmeiras 35 million euros upfront for Endrick’s transfer, with the possibility of paying another 27 million based on the contribution of this talent.

Prior to the presentation ceremony yesterday at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid conducted a medical examination of Endrick and signed a six-year contract on July 19.

Endrick’s signing is part of the overall strategy that Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has been following for a few years and which is bearing fruit. Therefore, the Bernabéu team is focused on investing in young players with great development potential such as Federico Valverde, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler…

When he tооk the stаge fоr his first speech аs а Reаl Mаdrid plаyer, Endrick did nоt hide his emоtiоn. “I аlwаys wаnted tо be here, tо plаy fоr Reаl Mаdrid. It wаs а childhооd dreаm аnd nоw it hаs cоme true,” sаid the Brаziliаn striker.

Endrick wаs mоved when the Bernаbéu crоwd sаng his nаme аnd аdmitted he wаs surprised thаt 43,000 peоple hаd cоme tо see his debut. The Brаziliаn striker hаd teаrs in his eyes аs he lооked up tо the stаnds.

He could not hold back the tears, had to stop speaking and wipe the tears with his hand.

Joining Real is the latest milestone in Endrick’s dizzying career. He joined the Palmeiras academy at the age of 11. Over the next five years, Endrick scored 165 goals in 169 matches for the club’s youth teams. After scoring eight goals, winning the best player award and helping Palmeiras win the Sao Paulo youth tournament for the first time in 2022, he began to be on the radar of European clubs.

On October 6, 2022, Endrick came on as a substitute in the second half of the win over Coritiba and became the youngest player to play for Palmeiras’ first team: 16 years, 2 months and 16 days. At the end of that season, he and Palmeiras won the Brazilian National Championship – Serie A and he was chosen as the tournament’s best young player.

Endrick joined the Brazilian national team for the first time in November 2023 and made his debut in the 1-2 loss to Colombia in World Cup qualifying a few days later. To date, he has played 10 matches for the national team, scoring three goals, with his first goal against England in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium on March 23, 2024. Endrick was also called up by the Brazilian national team for the 2024 Copa América, where he came on as a substitute in three group stage matches and then made his first start in the quarter-final defeat against Uruguay.

Then, a member of the organizing committee gave Endrick a tissue to wipe his tears. He said that the absolute superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently holds Real Madrid’s goal-scoring record, is the inspiration and motivation to fuel his dream of joining the Spanish club.

“I didn’t think I wоuld cry like this, but I’ve lоved Reаl since I wаs а child. I first sаw Rоnаldо plаy, then I wаnted tо knоw mоre аbоut the club аnd then I fell in lоve with Reаl withоut reаlizing it,” Endrick intervened, mixed with sоbs.

Below, among the crowd, Endrick’s father and mother could not contain their gaze as they witnessed the moment their son’s dream became a reality.

From the stage, seeing his parents cry, Endrick also cried and said that his parents’ tears “touched my heart”. “I could not be here today without the support and company of my parents,” added the Brazilian prodigy.

“I don’t want to cry in this position, but it’s something natural and I can’t help it. I hope that together we can write the next heroic pages of history,” Endrick concluded the paper and asked the crowd to chant “One, two, three! Hala Madrid!”

Then, President Pérez ordered Endrick to move to the exhibition area of the 15 Champions League/C1 Cups, the most prestigious trophy collection in the world of club football.

Endrick hugs his girlfriend, his compatriot Gabriely Miranda. Miranda is 3 years older than her boyfriend and is a famous model and KOL in Brazil with over 100,000 Instagram followers.

Endrick, Miranda and his family were photographed with Real Madrid’s executives once the inauguration ceremony was over.

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