Background and career
Richarlison de Andrade (born 10 May 1997), known mononymously as Richarlison (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈʃaʁl(i)sõ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
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. After this spell he then signed for Watford, and a year later Everton. He later signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2022.
At the international level, Richarlison made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018. He was a member of the team that won the 2019 Copa América, were runners-up at the 2021 Copa América and won a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic tournament. Although Brazil did not advance beyond the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Richarlison's scissor kick goal against Serbia was voted the Goal of the Tournament.
