A biography for Richarlisonhasn’t been written yet.
“I'll never forget this memory: I was at home, and suddenly my father came home with 10 footballs for me. I lived by a football pitch, so every day, I'd take the ball and practice shooting.”
“Everton have put their faith in me, and I intend to honour this shirt and demonstrate on the pitch why I came here.”
“I had no trainers to play, so I went barefoot. Everyone else had trainers. I also remember running 9 km. to training one day with ripped trainers. The sock kept coming out of the shoe, so I'd have to stop and tuck it in.”
“I give my life to football.”
“I go quite often to David Luiz's house, and Willian usually joins us, as they are close friends. We have a barbecue, play video games, and we cannot live without samba.”
“I can only work hard because it is a huge responsibility to wear all of these shirts, all of these clubs that I have played for.”
“I want to continue to score goals.”
“To be honest, I knew pretty much nothing about Watford as a town or a club. But I feel so comfortable - the players, the staff, the board, and the fans have made me so welcome.”
“It is a dream from my childhood: I always wanted to play in the Premier League, which is one of the best leagues in the world.”
“Growing up watching the Premier League, the person with the most presence was Gilberto Silva. He was everywhere in Brazil. His matches were always televised. He was the main figure I was following in the Premier League.”
“Yerry Mina's a great guy. He's also a great dancer! When he played for Palmeira,s he'd always celebrate with a dance. We became friends, and I speak to him regularly.”
“If I play at a really high level, opportunities will come my way.”
“I always want to play the 90 minutes.”
“I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.”
“I haven't got enough fingers to count the number of clubs who rejected me.”
“When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He was very good; he used to score a lot of goals. Once, he scored seven goals in one game.”
“Since I was promoted to the America MG first team, there was already pressure on me. In my third game at America, I was already in the starting line-up.”
“I'm very happy at Everton; it's a very good club with very good structure. The fans love the club and the players.”
“When I was a kid, I would mess around on the streets with my mates, winding people up and making them angry. It got to the point where someone called the cops, and we had to run away. But to be honest, now I am a calm guy.”
“It's always good to have players who can help us in attack.”