Endrick became the youngest scorer for Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old forward from Brazil scored with a shot from outside the box during stoppage time, helping Madrid secure a 3-1 victory over Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
At 18 years and 58 days old, he broke the record previously held by Madrid legend Raúl González, who was 18 years and 113 days old when he netted a hat trick in Madrid’s 6-1 win against Ferencvárosi in 1995, according to UEFA.
Endrick entered the game in the 80th minute to take the place of Jude Bellingham.
His goal came after a fast break that started in Madrid’s defense. The young player made a long run and could have passed to either Kylian Mbappé or Vinícius Júnior, but he chose to take a low shot with his left foot.
Stuttgart’s goalkeeper, Alexander Nübel, managed to touch the ball but could not stop it from going in.
“I had passed the ball to Vini the first time, but then I felt that the best option was to take the shot and it went in,” Endrick said.
This was Endrick’s first goal in the Champions League, and he ran towards the fans behind the goal to celebrate.
Rodrygo, Endrick’s teammate on the Brazil national team, joked that Endrick “was crazy” for taking that shot.
“He did something that no one would have done,” Rodrygo said. “I’m really happy for him; it’s always special to score in the Champions League.”
Madrid’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois praised Endrick for showing “a lot of confidence” with his shot but humorously added that “I would have killed him if he had failed.”
