Richarlison is a Brazilian international soccer player currently playing in the English Premier League for Everton and the Brazilian national team as an attacker. He has been chosen as part of the team to represent Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics where he is currently helping them to retain their gold medal.
The powerful attacker started his professional soccer career at home in Brazil with America Mineiro in the city of Belo Horizonte in 2015. A year later, he moved to Fluminense after helping his former club to achieve promotion from the 2nd tier division (Campeonato Brasileiro Seria B).
After spending two years with Fluminense, he joined the EPL club Watford, where he played for a single season before joining Everton in an allegedly 40 million pounds, move in 2018.
Biography Of Richarlison
He was born Richarlison de Andrade on 10th May 1997 in Nova Venecia, Brazil to his parents. He was raised as the oldest child in a family of 5 by his father who works as a Stoneman and his mother who asides working as a cleaner, also sells ice cream.
A little introduction about his family above, showed he wasn’t born nor raised with a silver spoon, but all that changed because of his soccer career. He could have chosen to be anything like a criminal to make quick money, but for the moral values instilled in him by his parents, Richarlison has grown into a skillful footballer.
His father played a key role in his choice to play football. According to him, the father encouraged him to play soccer by buying 10 balls for him. So, he started playing with his friends at the street corners at the age of 7.
The forward had dreams of playing football in England, but, little did he know that the dream would one day materialize. It came to pass in 2017 when he joined Watford from Fluminense for a fee of €12.40 million. A year later he transferred to Everton for a fee of €39.2 million.
He made his first international appearance for Brazil in 2018 and later became part of the 2019 Copa America winning team.
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Profile Of Richarlison
- Full Name: Richarlison de Andrade
- Date of Birth: 10th May 1997
- Age: 28 years old
- Place of Borth: Noa Venecia, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
- Current Club: Everton
- Position: Forward
- Jersey #: 7
- Preferred Foot: Right
- International Career: Brazil Under-20 (2017), Brazil Under-23 (2021), Brazil (2018)
- Previous Clubs: America Mineiro, Fluminense, Watford
- Current Market Value: €55 million
- Salary: £4,680,000 (Yearly), £90,000 (Weekly)
- Height: 1.84m (6 feet 0 inches)
- Weight: 71kg (156lbs)
Unknown Facts About Richarlison
1. He Sold Chocolates, Ice Cream and Washed Cars While Growing Up
Life was hard for him while growing up. Despite living in a poverty-stricken and crime-ridden area with many of his friends selling drugs, he chose to tow a different path. He sold chocolate, ice cream washed cars to make money.
Since that was what his mother sells, he decided it is better to help his mother.
2. The Brazilian Was Threatened To Quit Playing Football By A Drug Dealer At 14
He just wanted to play football on the streets of Nova Venecia, but he was threatened with a gun by a drug dealer. He was warned never encroached on the drug lord’s territory to play football. According to him, he was mistaken for someone else; they thought he was using football as a guise to steal drugs.
3. Renato Velasco Came To His Aid At 16
A scenario occurred which changes the forward’s destiny. It occurred while he was playing in the youth team of local club Real Noroeste and Renato Velasco, the owner of Velasco Sports Group was there. He saw that the young fellow has a promising talent and gifted him a new pair of football boots.
Renato was instrumental to the forward’s move to America Mineiro and Fluminense. Currently, Valesco Sports Group is the player’s agent.
4. Willian Helped Him To Settle Down In England
When he first came to England to play for Watford, his fellow Brazilian teammate Willian helped him to get accosted to living in London where both of their clubs are situated. At the time of his arrival, Willian was playing for Chelsea.
5. He Set A New Record At The Tokyo Olympics As The First EPL Player To Score A Hat-Trick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MjgNceTfsU
The Brazilian has hit the ground running with a remarkable hat-trick against Germany in Brazil’s first game at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first EPL player to do so. He scored all 3 goals within 30 minutes; netting the first at 7 minutes, the second at 22 minutes, and the third at 30 minutes.
Richarlison’s Major Honors
- Copa America (2019)
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year (2017)
Complete profile of Richarlison
| Richarlison | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Richarlison de Andrade |
| Date of Birth | 10 May 1997 |
| Age | 28 |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Birth place | Nova Venécia, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Ethnicity | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Profession | Professional Footballer |
| Playing Position | Forward |
| Clubs | 2013–2014 Real Noroeste 2014–2015 América Mineiro 2015 América Mineiro 2016–2017 Fluminense 2017–2018 Watford 2018– Everton 2017 Brazil U20 2021– Brazil U23 2018– Brazil |
| Father | Antônio Carlos Andrade |
| Mother | Mrs. Andrade |
| Siblings | 4 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Spouse/Partner | NA |
| Girlfriend | NA |
| Kids | NA |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | NA |
| Source of net worth | Football career |
| Height | Feet- (6ft 0in) Meters- 1.84m Centimeters-184m |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| Eye color | Light brown |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Social media | Twitter |
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