Ultimate Football Heroes: Casemiro (midfield Generals) (collect Them All!)

By (author) Oldfield, Matt & Tom; By (author) Heroes, Ultimate Football
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Discover how this defensive midfielder from Brazil overcame family struggles, balancing his home life with a burgeoning football career to hone his skills. From playing in the Sao Paulo youth academy and representing Brazil in the 2009 FIFA U- 17 World Cup to signing for Manchester United and becoming a crucial member of the Brazil National Team.
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FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.

Name: Carlos Casimiro
Nationality: Brazil
Hero Rating: 87

Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Casemiro enrolled in the youth academy of Sao Paulo, playing for his country in the Under-17s and Under 20s, and making his senior debut in 2011 against Argentina. Proving himself a highly skilled player, it wasn''t long before he caught the eye of European scouts during his 2012 Copa Sudamericana performance, and earned a loan to Real Madrid and then to Porto. In 2022, Casemiro transferred to Manchester United.

Discover how this defensive midfielder from Brazil overcame family struggles, balancing his home life with a burgeoning football career to hone his skills. From playing in the Sao Paulo youth academy and representing Brazil in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup to signing for Manchester United and becoming a crucial member of the Brazil National Team.

Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

Collect them all! Also available in the MIDFIELD GENERALS range:
Bellingham, Zidane, Rice, Gerrard, Ødegaard, Modric, Keane, Bruno Fernandes, Iniesta and Kante.

Review quote:
These feature many different footballers and their life stories. Great for sports fans who might not read too much to get into books more.
Biographical note:
Matt Oldfield is an accomplished writer and the editor-in-chief of football review site Of Pitch and Page . Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports writer and the author of biographies on Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger and Rafael Nadal.
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Meet Carlos Casemiro - Ultimate Football Hero.
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Casemiro has five champion league awards and three La Liga titles to his name.
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Cover finish: mat lam and spot UV.
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Ultimate Football Heroes has sold over one million copies in the UK and is the country''s best-selling football series for children