Endrick (footballer, born 1995)

Endrick
	Endrick with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Endrick dos Santos Parafita
Date of birth	7 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santana, Amapá, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Ho Chi Minh City; (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Ypiranga
2015	Campinense
2015	Santa Rita de Cássia
2016–2017	Apollon Limassol
2016–2017	→ AEZ Zakakiou (loan)
2017	Botoșani
2018	Felcra
2019	Selangor
2020–2022	Penang
2023–	Johor Darul Ta'zim
2024–	→ Ho Chi Minh City (loan)
International career‡
2023–	Malaysia
Signature
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	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Endrick dos Santos Parafita (born 7 March 1995), simply known as Endrick, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Early career

Endrick began his career as a footballer with the Brazilian club Ypiranga in 2014.

Campinense Clube

In 2015, Endrick moved to another club in Brazil, Campinense.

Santa Rita

Later that same year in 2015, Endrick moved to the Angolan club Santa Rita de Cássia.

Apollon Limassol

On 8 August 2016, Endrick began his career in Europe by joining the Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol.

AEZ Zakakiou (loan)

On 9 August 2016 after the day he moved to Apollon Limassol, Endrick was loaned out to AEZ Zakakiou until the end of the 2016–18 season.

Botoșani

On 23 January 2017, Endrick later moved to the Romanian club Botoșani.

Felcra

On 9 January 2018, Endrick began his career in Asia with a move to the Malaysian football club Felcra, where he helped the club to become the runners-up in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League.

Selangor

In January 2019, Endrick joined Malaysia Super League club, Selangor.

Penang

On 5 March 2020, Endrick moved to Malaysia Premier League club, Penang. He helped them to win the 2020 Malaysia Premier League, thus securing their promotion to the 2021 Malaysian Super League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 5 January 2023, Endrick signed for Johor Darul Ta'zim as part of their campaign in the upcoming 2023 Malaysia Super League and 2023-24 AFC Champions League campaign. As he had been playing in Malaysia for the last 5 years, he registered as a local player after acquiring Malaysian citizenship.

Ho Chi Minh City

On 11 August 2024, he is loaned from Johor Darul Ta'zim to V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City.^[1]

International career

As Endrick was born in Brazil, he later acquired Malaysian citizenship, Endrick is eligible to play for Brazil and Malaysia. On 15 March 2023, he received his first national call up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training camp beginning on 18 March ahead of the international friendlies against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong. He was also called up to play at the 2023 Merdeka Tournament.

Endrick was part of the squad that was chosen to represent at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Honours

Club

Felcra

Malaysia Premier League runner-up: 2018

Penang

Malaysia Premier League: 2020^[2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia

Merdeka Tournament: 2024;^[3] runner-up 2023^[4]

References

^ "JDT confirm release of Endrick to Ho Chi Minh City on loan".
^ "Endrick Dos Santos Ada Sasaran Peribadi Mahu Dipenuhi Sebelum Sertai JDT" (in Malay). La Bola Malaya. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Abdullah, Meor (17 October 2023). "Pestabola Merdeka 2023: Tajikistan Padamkan Impian Juara Malaysia". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

External links

Endrick at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Endrick at Soccerway

[1] "JDT confirm release of Endrick to Ho Chi Minh City on loan".

[2] "Endrick Dos Santos Ada Sasaran Peribadi Mahu Dipenuhi Sebelum Sertai JDT" (in Malay). La Bola Malaya. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[3] BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[4] Abdullah, Meor (17 October 2023). "Pestabola Merdeka 2023: Tajikistan Padamkan Impian Juara Malaysia". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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