Injuries, coach changes and bench changes. The paths of Endrick and from Brazilian team seemed increasingly distant until the last call-up, when his name appeared on the list of Carlo Ancelotti for friendlies against France ea Croatia.
The player has not been called up since March 2025, when he was still defending against Real Madrid. At the time, the Brazil won the Colombia and lost to Argentinaand he only entered the field against the brothers. Participation in the World Cup in June was put in check.
This time, Endrick can make a difference. Despite being on the bench in the first game, in this Tuesday’s match (21), the Lyon player was on the field for just 21 minutes, and played a fundamental role in the Seleção’s result against his tormentor in the 2022 World Cup.
Without getting discouraged
Endrick entered the field in the 30th minute, replacing Matheus Cunha, at the same time as Andrey Santos and Rayan, when Brazil was winning 1-0. Eight minutes later, in the 38th minute, Croatia equalized with Majer, in a mistake
Endrick’s strength meant that Brazil didn’t even have time to let themselves be defeated. In the following minutes, the former Palmeiras player went after the Croatian defense, and was brought down inside the area. He even prepared for the charge, but on orders from the technical team,
At 46, the number 19 counterattacked in midfield, taking advantage of Igor Thiago’s marking, and sent Martinelli on the left. Shirt 22 finished impeccably
Endrick goes to tears
The player was moved to tears after the final whistle of the friendly. The striker walked most of the pitch towards his wife, Gabriely Miranda. They both hugged each other for a long time. Afterwards, Endrick was seen crying a lot when he returned to the locker room.
Endrick is the player with the most goals in the World Cup cycle
Since the beginning of the cycle for the 2026 World Cup, Endrick has been the player who has scored the most with the national team’s shirt. That’s three goals in 14 games.
Behind him is Matheus Cunha, who played 12 games and scored just one goal. Igor Jesus also scored once, but only played five games.
