Enzo Eduardo Monteiro de Castro Becerra (born 27 May 2004) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Brazilian club Santos and the Bolivia national team.
.jpg) Monteiro playing with Santos in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enzo Eduardo Monteiro de Castro Becerra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Toreto Garcia | ||
| 2015–2017 | Blooming | ||
| 2017–2018 | Proyecto Bolivia 2022 | ||
| 2018– | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Santos | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bolivia U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bolivia | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Santa Cruz de la Sierra[2] as his father was playing in the country at the time, Monteiro started his career with a local football school named Toreto Garcia at the age of four.[3] At the age of eleven, he joined professional side Blooming. Still, only two years later, he joined Proyecto Bolivia 2022, a project created to encourage the development of young Bolivian men's footballers.[3][4]
In late 2018, Monteiro moved to Brazil, signing with Santos at the same time as Proyecto Bolivia 2022 teammates Miguel Terceros and Christian Osinaga.[5] Shortly after, the pair were joined by Leonardo Zabala, who Monteiro has known since he was nine, as their parents played football together in Bolivia.[5]
Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Santos in June 2022, signing a three-year deal with the option for two additional years.[2] He made his first team debut on 20 April 2024, starting in a 2–0 Série B home win over Paysandu.[6]
International career
editMonteiro represented Bolivia at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, making five appearances.[1] On 18 August 2023, he was called up to the full side for a friendly against Panama,[7] and made his full international debut eleven days later, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Ábrego in the 2–1 loss at the Estadio Félix Capriles in Cochabamba.[8]
Personal life
editMonteiro's father Edu Monteiro is a former Brazilian footballer who also played forward. His older brother Ronaldo, also born in Bolivia, plays as a forward as well.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolivia | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2024 | Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia |  Venezuela |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editSantos
References
edit- ^ a b c Enzo Monteiro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Enzo Monteiro y Leonardo Zabala firman contrato con el Santos de Pelé" [Enzo Monteiro and Leonardo Zabala sign a contract with Santos de Pelé]. reduno.com.bo (in Spanish). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b Musetti Perazolli, Lucas (4 October 2022). "Liderados por 'lenda' Miguelito, bolivianos constroem uma família no Santos" [Led by 'legend' Miguelito, Bolivians build a family in Santos]. UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Galiano, Renzo (27 October 2022). "Los otros "meninos" bolivianos del Santos: Zabala y Monteiro" [The other Bolivian "meninos" of Santos: Zabala and Monteiro]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Enzo Monteiro exalta oportunidade como titular e adaptação ao Santos: 'Minha casa'" [Enzo Monteiro extols opportunity as a starter and adaptation to Santos: 'My house']. UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "¡Al fin! Enzo Monteiro debutó en el equipo profesional del Santos" [Finally! Enzo Monteiro debuted in the first team of Santos] (in Spanish). El Deber. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Miguelito e Enzo são convocados pela Seleção Boliviana para amistoso contra Panamá" [Miguelito and Enzo are called up to the Bolivia national team for a friendly against Panama] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Atacante do sub-20 do Santos celebra estreia pela seleção da Bolívia: "Sonho de criança"" [Santos under-20 forward celebrates debut for the Bolivia national team: "Child's dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b Enzo Monteiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2023.