Young attacking star Endrick scored his first international goal for Brazil, also becoming the youngest male player to score an international goal at Wembley as the Selecao beat hosts England 1-0 in a friendly on Saturday. .
Endrick scored his first international goal to help Brazil defeat hosts England 1-0.
Endrick, who will move from Palmeiras to Real Madrid at the end of this season when he turns 18, scored just 9 minutes after coming on for Rodrygo in the 71st minute. This young talent scored into an empty net after Vinicius Junior was scored. England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford denied an earlier shot attempt. Endrick couldn’t hide his delight as he ran off to celebrate and fell to his knees – despite having to wait for VAR to confirm the goal after checking for offside. According to Opta, this was Endrick’s first goal for Brazil and at 17 years, 246 days old, this is the record for the youngest male player to score an international goal at Wembley.
Endrick could have scored another goal, but couldn’t beat Pickford from a chance late on. But this young player happily shared after the match: “My family is here, my girlfriend, my agent. I’m restraining myself but this is something unique and I’m very happy. In the end, all of this affected me a bit, including the opportunity I missed in the end. I won’t lie. I was just thinking about scoring that goal. I can only think about that. I can’t think about the match anymore.”
But Endrick’s single goal was enough for Brazil to win in the debut match of new coach Dorival Junior, and at the same time end England’s 21-match unbeaten streak at Wembley Stadium. “We know he is a dangerous player. He tried to pursue his goal,” England coach Gareth Southgate said about Endrick. “We should have protected the goal better. It was a great moment for him. We had as many attempts to score as they did, but in the end, it was that cruel moment that decided this match.”
Jude Bellingham could not help England create a good match against Brazil.
The five-time world champion team is having difficulty in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, and injuries have forced them to debut five players out of the starting 11. However, the away team still created most of the best opportunities, including Lucas Paquete hitting the post in the 35th minute. On the contrary, England was missing captain Harry Kane and many other official players, could hardly challenge goalkeeper Bento – who made his first appearance for Brazil.
In addition to losing the match, England also lost more strength when defender Kyle Walker was suspected of having a hamstring injury. The Man.City star left the field in the 20th minute after being treated on the field. Coach Southgate said: “Kyle feels something, he’s not a player who gets injured often so he’s not sure what it is. We will have to evaluate it in the next few days.”
Coach Southgate also said that Harry Kane will return to Bayern Munich and will not participate in the friendly match with Belgium at Wembley on Tuesday. While Brazil will play a friendly against Spain in Madrid on the same day.