Endrick is just second to Pele in Brazil’s historical past to attain in back-to-back video games earlier than turning 18.

With the shirt quantity allotted to Endrick for this summer season’s Copa America, the brand new Actual Madrid striker has acquired the clearest indication that he’s the way forward for Brazil’s assault.

Endrick has made simply 4 senior video games for Brazil up to now, none of which had been performed as a starter. He won’t flip 18 till per week after the Copa America ultimate.

Nonetheless, he’ll replicate the famed quantity 9 shirt worn by the Selecao throughout the event, becoming a member of the likes of legendary gamers like Ronaldo and 1970 World Cup winner Tostao.

Richarlison, who donned the jersey at the latest FIFA World Cup in 2022 and Gabriel Jesus, who sported it on the final two Copa America video games and the 2018 World Cup, have been left off the roster.

Endrick is the second particular person in your entire historical past of the nationwide crew, behind Pele, to attain in back-to-back video games earlier than turning eighteen. He has worn the quantity 21 on his again for Brazil in all of his substitution appearances so far.

These targets occurred in March matches in opposition to Spain on the Bernabeu, his first of what ought to be many targets there, and England at Wembley, the place he scored the sport’s profitable purpose.

Of the opposite most well-known Brazilian shirts from this summer season, Vinicius Junior was given quantity seven, the identical as he wears at Actual Madrid, whereas Rodrygo, his soon-to-be teammate, was given quantity ten.

It’s not but identified what Endrick’s Madrid shirt quantity is. Though he would possibly wind up being the crew’s long-term quantity 9, Kylian Mbappe is anticipated to put on that quantity for the primary time the next season as he waits for Luka Modric to filter out of place ten in 2025.

If Brahim Diaz had been to modify shirts, the quantity 21 would change into accessible, and 15 would most actually be since Federico Valverde is buying and selling right down to eight.

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Brazil squad numbers forward of Copa America 2024

Alisson: 1Danilo: 2Militao: 3Marquinhos: 4Wendell: 5Guimaraes: 6 Vinicius: 7Paqueta: 8Endrick: 9Rodrygo: 10Raphinha: 11Bento: 12Yan Couto: 13Magalhaes: 14Gomes: 15Arana: 16Beraldo: 17Luiz: 18Pereira: 19Savinho: 20Evanilson: 21Martinelli: 22Rafael: 23Ederson: 24Bremer: 25Pepe: 26

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