Real Madrid’s 17-year-old prodigy Endrick once again shined to help Palmeiras successfully defend the Brazilian championship.

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Palmeiras just drew 1-1 against Cruzeiro in the final round to win the Brazilian national championship for the 12th time. 17-year-old Endrick opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Nikao equalized in the 80th minute, but it was enough for Palmeiras to successfully defend their title.

It was Endrick’s 11th goal of the season. He has surpassed Neymar’s record and is currently ranked second behind Ronaldo in the most goals scored in the Brazilian National Championship by a player under 17 years old.

Endrick ends 2023 with stable scoring numbers for a player born in 2006. He has 11 goals in 31 matches in his first professional season. Even though he is young, he has won 4 titles with Palmeiras in the past 2 years.

The striker has reached an agreement with Real Madrid and will move to Spain in mid-2024. Endrick will join Real in July 2024, when he turns 18 years old. FIFA only allows international transfers of athletes over this age.

To get Endrick’s signature last year, Real Madrid had to spend up to 72 million Euros. Palmeiras received 60 million Euros, the remaining amount was used to pay taxes and other expenses. However, this is still an unbelievable amount of money for a young player without much experience like Endrick.

This young star is considered a treasure of Brazilian football as he showed great potential early at the age of 16. After the success of a series of Brazilian stars in Madrid, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, Endrick is expected to follow in the footsteps of his men. him and shine in Europe. Real fans are looking forward to reuniting with their new number 9 next summer.