Carlos Henrique Casimiro was born on the 23rd of February 1992, he is widely known as Casemiro, and he is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

São Paulo

Casimiro who was born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, was a product of São Paulo’s youth system. From the age of 11 upwards, he acted as captain to its sides; he was known as “Carlão” – an augmentative form of his first name in Portuguese – early on, and would be called up for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.Information Guide Nigeria

Sky sport report has it that on the 7th of April 2012, Casemiro scored the first goal of a 2–0 win over Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube at the Arena Barueri in that year’s Campeonato Paulista after replacing the injured Fabrício early on, but was later sent off. São Paulo also won the Copa Sudamericana, with the player making one substitute appearance in a 5–0 home success against Club Universidad de Chile in the quarter-final second leg on the 7th of November.Information Guide Nigeria

Real Madrid

According to the report from BBC sport, in late January 2013, Casemiro was loaned to Real Madrid in Spain, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División. The player played his first game in the competition on the 16th of February, starting in a 1–3 defeat at CE Sabadell FC.Information Guide Nigeria

The report has it that Casemiro made his La Liga debut on the 20th of April 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 home win over Real Betis. On the 2nd of June, he scored his first goal in Europe, opening the reserves’ 4–0 win over AD Alcorcón at the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium; eight days later, the move was made permanent for four years and a fee of R$18.738 million.

Porto

The report from ESPN has it that Casemiro was loaned to Porto on 19 July 2014, in a season-long loan. The player totalled 41 games overall for the Portuguese side, scoring four goals, including a free kick on the 10th of March 2015 in a 4–0 home win over Basel in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.NYSC Portal

Return to Real

On the 5th of June 2015, Casemiro returned to Real Madrid who activated his buyback clause, and two months later his contract was extended until 2021. On the 13th of March of the following year, he scored his first competitive goal for the Merengues, heading home an 89th-minute corner kick by Jesé in a 2–1 victory at UD Las Palmas.

In the month of August 2021, he extended his contract until 2025. Afyer a frame of one year later, Casemiro was named Man of the Match, as Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 for their fifth UEFA Super Cup title.NYSC Portal

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Manchester United

On the 19th of August 2022, Real Madrid confirmed that they reached an agreement with Manchester United for the transfer of Casemiro. Report from skysport has it that the transfer is subject to the agreement of personal terms, UK visa requirements and a medical.

International career

Youth teams

As per BBC sport report, Casemiro scored one goal in seven appearances for the Brazil under-17 team. The player played for the Brazil under-20 team at the 2011 South American Championship and the 2011 World Cup, scoring three goals in 15 appearances in total at this level.NYSC Portal

Senior team

The report has it that Casemiro made his debut for the Brazil senior side on the 14th of September 2011, in a 0–0 draw against Argentina, aged just 19. Again, the player was named by manager Dunga in the Brazilian squad for the 2015 Copa América, but did not play any matches in the quarter-final exit in Chile.

Casemiro’s Salaey

Casemiro signed a contract with Real Madrid that nets him a whopping salary of 10.4 Million Euro (9.2 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €51,557 (£45,609) per day and €2,148 (£1,900) per hour!

Casemiro’s Net Worth

Casemiro’s net worth stands at a staggering $65.09 million.NYSC Portal

Honours

São Paulo

Copa Sudamericana: 2012

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22

Copa del Rey: 2013–14

Supercopa de España: 2017, 2019–20, 2021–22

UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22

UEFA Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022

FIFA Club World Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018NYSC Portal

Brazil U17

South American U-17 Championship: 2009

Brazil U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011

South American U-20 Championship: 2011

Brazil

Copa América: 2019

Individual

UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18

UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2019–20NYSC Portal

IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade 2011–2020

Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2021

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