He went from being a partner of André Carrillo at Watford and became Brazil’s ‘9’ for the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Like many successful footballers, the career of richarlison It is an admirable case of overcoming. The limitations led him to dream big. When Russia 2018 was played, he was 21 years old and had just arrived at Watford, an institution that had paid 12.5 million euros for his transfer to Fluminense. At the national team level, he only registered presences in the Sub 20 of Brazil. He set himself a great goal to reach Qatar 2022 and he more than achieved it. He not only received his first call-up, but also earned a fixed spot in Tite’s high-aiming eleven in the tournament.

His childhood was spent selling ice cream and sweets, while looking for tests in different teams to demonstrate his qualities with the ball. She never gave up on her fight. She had hundreds of obstacles and temptations along the way. “Most of my friends used drugs because they gave easy money. But I knew that this was wrong, that’s why I sold chocolates and washed cars to survive.” once told in an interview.

After going through dozens of rejections, which made him think about leaving soccer, América Mineiro decided to bet on him. Only six months in Serie B were enough for him to reach the big leagues. Fluminense (2016) appeared in his path and bought it for two million euros. Two and a half years later, Tricolor saw its investment skyrocket, closing one of the best deals in its history.

The team owned by Grupo Pozzo decided to inject more South American touch into it. Reason why eight days after the announcement of the contracting of the ‘Cacatua’, Peruvian football added a new representative in English football with the arrival of André Carrillo, who came from Benfica.

The lineup of the team led by the Portuguese Marco Silva had Richarlison and Carrillo at the ends. In the attacking midfielder was Thomas Cleverly or the Argentine Roberto Pereyra, leaving the Jamaican Andre Gray as center forward. The tandem formed by the Brazilian and the Peruvian gave away speed, a change of pace and a lot of luxury. At times it was exciting, but it did not end up being decisive.

Increase

For the following season their paths separated. Richarlison signed for Everton, while the ‘Culebra’ began his journey through Saudi Arabia. His passing through the Liverpool team ended up opening the doors of his country, since a year before he had made his senior debut. He started out as a spare part and little by little he gained Tite’s trust.

His peak moment occurred with his call to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He commanded his team to win his second gold medal in an Olympic fair. This and what he had shown at the start of the South American Qualifiers ended up consolidating it. He currently plays for the powerful Tottenham and no one disputes his ownership. He made his debut in Qatar 2022 with a double and wants to continue writing a new page in his great story.