Brazilian wonderkid Endrick has been given a new nickname by his Real Madrid teammates, as shown in dressing room footage after the UEFA Super Cup win.
Real Madrid emerged 2-0 victors over Europa League champions Atalanta, securing their sixth title in the competition in Warsaw.
Federico Valverde scored the opening goal on the hour mark, and Kylian Mbappe celebrated his debut for Los Blancos with a precise finish from a Jude Bellingham assist.
Endrick, who recently transferred from Palmeiras to Real Madrid, was an unused substitute but cheerfully posed with the Super Cup trophy and his first medal with the club.
At 18, Endrick is already well-known in global football, but it seems his Real Madrid teammates have their own nickname for him.
On Instagram, Endrick shared a filtered video of Bellingham on the plane, captioned: “What a man, what a physique, what a player @JudeBellingham.”
Bellingham later reposted it on his own page, adding the caption: “Man like Bobby” along with star and laughing emojis.
Bellingham also commented “Vamos Bobby!!!” on Endrick’s post, leaving some fans puzzled about the nickname.
The nickname “Bobby” for Endrick stems from his recent interview, where he mentioned England and Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton as one of his childhood heroes. When asked about his inspirations, Endrick responded: “Cristiano and Bobby Charlton.”
Charlton, who scored 249 goals for Manchester United, won three league titles and the European Cup in 1968, and was instrumental in England’s only World Cup victory two years earlier.
Although Endrick was born in 2006, he is clearly a fan of Bobby Charlton. He mentioned Charlton as a hero after scoring for Brazil at Wembley.
Endrick said, “A guy who is an idol here [at Wembley Stadium] is also Bobby Charlton. Playing in the stadium where Bobby played and scoring on the day Ronaldo debuted are very important memories for me.”
