“I will continue with my head held high”

At just 17 years old, Endrick He has already been able to experience the good and bad parts of football. Experiencing fame early on, in addition to the pressure of public opinion, the player revealed that he was used to it all. However, on the field, the team’s attacker Palm trees He said during an interview with “GE” that he has already dealt with something that should not have happened: racism.

Endrick said that, even during his childhood, he was the victim of insults because of his skin color. “Racism is a strong thing. It’s difficult for us to talk. It’s sad to see this. Yes, I suffered when I was 9 years old in Brasília. My aunt went to the police, filed a report and nothing came of it,” she revealed. “It was 1-1, a game in Brasília, I scored the winning goal and went to celebrate. The parents of the boys on the other team, I think anger rose in their hearts, they started calling me a monkey and making obscene gestures. When I was little, I didn’t know. My aunt went to the police, filed a police report, but nothing came of it. When I found out, I left it in God’s hands. The people who do this to Vini or who do it at Libertadores, which happens a lot too, God will weigh His hand, do whatever is necessary for these people to improve or something worse will happen when He returns.”he completed.

Regretting what happened, the young player, who was called up to the Brazilian team at just 17 years old, revealed that he is not affected by this type of reprehensible attitude. “I’m not going to be shaken by this, I’m going to carry on with my head held high. If they do, they will get angry because I won’t get angry, I will stay calm.”he stated.