SAO PAULO (AP) – Teenage striker Endrik won another title with Brazilian club Palmeiras before moving to Real Madrid.
Endrick, 17, helped his team win their third consecutive Sao Paulo state championship with a 2-0 victory over local rival Santos on Sunday.
Endrick, who scored twice for Brazil in a friendly last month, converted the penalty to give Rafael Veiga the lead in the 33rd minute. Anibal Moreno scored the second goal in the 67th minute. Santos won the first leg 1-0.
“I know that I am in a new generation and I have been through a lot. I have a dream to be the idol of all children,” Endrik said after winning the title in Palmeiras. Told. “I think it's difficult because there are people who don't like me, but I want to be a new idol for them. If they can see me and I can be here, they can too. That's what I want you to think.”
Endrick was also part of the Palmeiras team that won the 2023 São Paulo championship title and the 2022 and 2023 Brazilian championships.
He has just over two months left at Palmeiras before heading to Spain on a lucrative deal with Real Madrid.
While with the national team for friendlies against England and Spain, Endrick said he was regularly asked about pending transfers.
“Vini Junior and Rodrygo asked me when I would arrive. Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimarães also all asked me when I would go to Madrid,” he said. “I know I'm leaving here, but my head is still here.”
Endrik was also grateful to Palmeiras, where he played in the youth division.
“Palmeiras was the team that believed in me when I had nothing. This title belongs to all of Palmeiras, all the staff and all the fans,” he said.
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