Richarlison

Richarlison de Andrade (born 10 May 1997), commonly known as Richarlison Andrade, or simply Richarlison (Brazilian Portuguese: [hiˈʃaʁl(i)sõ]),[2] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Brazilian national team.

Not to be confused with Richarlyson.

Richarlison
Richarlison with Brazil at the 2019 Copa América
Personal information
Full name Richarlison de Andrade
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Place of birth Nova Venécia, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2014 Real Noroeste
2014–2015 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 América Mineiro 24 (9)
2016–2017 Fluminense 54 (11)
2017–2018 Watford 38 (5)
2018– Everton 88 (28)
National team‡
2017 Brazil U20 8 (2)
2018– Brazil 23 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:57, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:42, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

He began his professional career with América Mineiro in 2015, winning promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in his only season before transferring to Fluminense. He totalled 67 matches and 19 goals in his two years there, and was named in the Team of the Season when the club finished as runners-up in the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. He then signed for Watford, and a year later Everton.

At international level, Richarlison made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018, and was later a member of the team that won the 2019 Copa América.

Club career

América Mineiro

Richarlison de Andrade[1] was born in Nova Venécia on 10 May 1997.[3] He joined América Mineiro's youth setup in December 2014, from Real Noroeste.[4] In June 2015, he was promoted to the first team by manager Givanildo Oliveira.[5] He had previously been close to giving up on a career in football, having been rejected by several teams and spent all his money on a 600-kilometre one-way ticket to Belo Horizonte for his trial.[6]

Richarlison made his professional debut on 4 July 2015 in a 3–1 home win against Mogi Mirim. After entering as a late substitute for Cristiano, he scored the last goal of the match.[7] Seventeen days later, he extended his contract until 2018.[8]

On 21 November 2015, as América earned promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with a 1–1 home draw against Ceará, Richarlison was sent-off at the end of the match for a foul on Charles.[9]

Fluminense

On 29 December 2015, Richarlison signed a five-year contract with Série A club Fluminense.[10] He made his debut on 13 May 2016 in the second leg of the second round of the Copa do Brasil, contributing to all of his team's goals in a 3–3 home draw (6–3 aggregate) against Ferroviaria.[11]

He made his league debut two days later, starting in a 1–0 away win against former club América. His first goal in the division came on 26 June, the winner in a 2–1 success against rivals Flamengo, a game in which he came on as a late substitute but was himself taken off injured.[12]

In the 2017 Campeonato Carioca, Richarlison scored 8 goals in 12 matches and was named in the team of the season as his club finished as runner-up to Flamengo.[13] This included one on 22 April in a 3–0 semi-final win over Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã Stadium.[14]

In the same year, Richarlison also took part in his first continental competition, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. He played four games in the Rio de Janeiro-based club's run to the quarter-finals, and scored in wins over Liverpool (Uruguay) and Universidad Católica (Ecuador) in the first two phases.[15][16]

Watford
Richarlison playing for Watford in 2017

Richarlison completed a move to English Premier League club Watford on 8 August 2017, signing a five-year contract for a £11.2 million transfer fee.[17][18] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–3 draw against Liverpool on the opening day of the 2017–18 Premier League season. In his next match, on 19 August against AFC Bournemouth, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win.[19] He was the only player in the Watford squad to play every match of the Premier League season and scored five goals over its course.[20]

Everton

Richarlison transferred to fellow Premier League club Everton on 24 July 2018 for a transfer fee starting at £35 million and potentially rising to £50 million,[21] reuniting him with former Watford manager Marco Silva. In his competitive debut on 11 August, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[22] Two weeks later, he was sent off in the first half of a match of the same score away to Bournemouth for clashing heads with Adam Smith.[23]

Due to the poor form of fellow Everton strikers, Richarlison was deployed in the center-forward role for Everton's game against Leicester City on 6 October, scoring in the 7th minute in a 2–1 away win.[24] Four weeks later, he scored twice in a 3–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[25] Richarlison finished the season as Everton's joint-highest goalscorer along with Gylfi Sigurðsson on 13 Premier League goals, while both had 14 goals in all competitions. Ahead of the 2019/20 Richarlison was handed the number 7 shirt. Richarlison continued his fine form through the next season as well, as he finished the 2019-2020 season as Everton's joint-highest goalscorer, this time sharing the honor with Dominic Calvert-Lewin on 13 Premier League goals, while both had 15 goals in all competitions.[26]

On 3 December 2019, Richarlison signed a new five-year contract with Everton.[27]

During the first Merseyside derby of the 2020/21 season at Anfield, Richarlison received a red card for a challenge on Thiago, he was suspended for 3 games. The game finished 2-2.

International career
Richarlison with Brazil U20 in 2017

Richarlison was selected in the Brazil under-20 squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He made eight appearances and scored two goals in the tournament.[28]

On 27 August 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior team by coach Tite, for friendlies against the United States and El Salvador, after Pedro withdrew injured.[29] He made his debut against the Americans on 7 September at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as a 75th-minute substitute for Roberto Firmino in a 2–0 win,[30] and scored his first goals in the latter match four days later, netting twice in a 5–0 win.[31]

In May 2019, he was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil.[32] In the final against Peru on 7 July, at the Maracanã Stadium, Richarlison came off the bench for Firmino in the second half and scored the final goal of a 3–1 victory from the penalty spot.[33]

Personal life

On 9 August 2015, Richarlison signed a three-year sponsorship contract with American company Nike.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América Mineiro 2015[28] Série B 249————249
Fluminense 2016[28] Série A 28430——00314
2017[28] Série A 14560—4[lower-alpha 3]212[lower-alpha 4]83615
Total 42990—421286719
Watford 2017–18[35] Premier League 3852010——415
Everton 2018–19[36] 35132110——3814
2019–20[37] 36131042——4115
2020–21[38] 1721133——216
Total 88284285——10034
Career total 19351152954212823268
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201863
2019133
202042
Total238

International goals
As of match played 17 November 2020. Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richarlison goal.[39]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 September 2018FedExField, Landover, United States2 El Salvador2–05–0Friendly[40]
2 4–0
3 20 November 2018Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England6 Cameroon1–01–0[41]
4 5 June 2019Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil9 Qatar1–02–0[42]
5 9 June 2019Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil10 Honduras7–07–0[43]
6 7 July 2019Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13 Peru3–13–12019 Copa América Final[44]
7 13 October 2020Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru212–24–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification[45]
8 17 November 2020Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay23 Uruguay2–02–0[46]

    Honours

    Brazil

    Individual

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