Casemiro reveals name on his shirt was incorrect in early days of his career

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro admitted in 2023 that his name had been misspelled on his shirt throughout his career. However, he liked to keep things that way because he was superstitious. The Brazilian has established himself as one of the most renowned midfielders of the current period.

Casemiro is widely regarded as one of the finest central midfielders of his time due to his ability to control the middle of the field. However, he said that throughout his career, people had misspelled his name, starting with his first club, Sao Paulo. The 32-year-old Manchester United midfielder admitted to accepting the spelling blunder during an interview with Football Focus, citing the fact that it helped his career to take off.

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As per sportskeeda, Casemiro said, "So the thing is, my name is Carlos Henrique Casimiro, with an 'I' there. I remember that I played a game for Sao Paulo and the club got my name wrong. They wrote it with an 'E'. I played really well in that game and as I'm a superstitious person, I said to them: 'Just leave it like that, as things are going well!' "So, the name stuck, but my name is Carlos Henrique Casimiro. It was a mistake made in one game, the name stuck and I said, 'No need to change it, leave it as it is'."

Casemiro linked with Saudi clubs

During his time with Real Madrid, he won five UEFA Champions League title along with other major titles. In 2022 he joined Manchester United for 70 million euros. In his first season for Manchester United he played 32 games and scored five goals and gave three assists. During last season Manchester United ended up at eight position.  While due to his injuries he didn’t get many chances in last season and later he was benched by Erik Ten Hag.

Ahead of the upcoming Premier League Casemiro is linked with many clubs in Saudi Pro League. Currently he is playing for Manchester United in USA playing their pre-season tour and against Real Betis he scored a goal as Manchester United won by 3-2.