Like Eduardo Camavinga playing for a team as prestigious as Real Madrid is a dream for every little boy with footballing ambitions – but for Eduardo Camavinga, it is a reality. However, to become such a key figure for them such that they build their game around you is a feeling that transcends mere letters and words.
We all know he is incredibly versatile and can boss any part of the pitch but only a few of us know about his awe-inspiring journey to the summit of Football. In this article, we will be delving into the story of Eduardo Celmin Camavinga and cover intriguing aspects of his life including his family, religion, relationships, personality, and so on.
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Eduardo Camavinga Family
He is the second of four children born to Celstino and Sofia Camavinga. Eduardo Camavinga has an older brother Sebastio, a younger brother Celio along with two younger sisters.
Does Camavinga have a Son?
Despite the prevailing rumors, he doesn’t have a son. In keeping up with the banter, he took to his Instagram and posted a selfie with his younger brother with the caption “With my son or brother?”
Ethnicity
He is of Congolese descent as his parents migrated to Angola. Later, when Cama was just 2 years old, his family ‘fled’ to France.
Religion
Despite the absence of concrete evidence pointing to his religious affiliation, he is still believed to be Christian.
Marital Status
He is currently unmarried and single. There’s no reliable data available on his dating history either and he prefers to focus solely on football for now.
Childhood
Cama was born in Miconge, a small district in the province of Cabinda in Angola. It’s said that he spent his infancy in a refugee camp. He has little to no memories of his time in Angola as his family had to flee from the Angolan Civil War and find refuge in France. Life in France was met with more peace and quietude despite his family teetering between the lower and middle classes socio-economic status. Despite the blistering trials of life, Cama holds a positive attitude with regard to the difficulties he faced as a child:
“The fact that all that happened in my life, I think it is a positive thing.”
What’s interesting to note is that young Cama wasn’t a big fan of football and preferred Judo along with other combat sports to football.* It is said that it was his mother who got him into football as she enrolled him into Drapeau de Fougéres, a local football school at age 7.
The Inception of Greatness
He had become the talk of the town owing to his incredible game awareness and tackling abilities, earning him the nickname ‘Tacklevinga.’ Seeing that there was little room for further improvement, his parents looked for a more competitive environment for their son. This prompted an attempt at Rennes’s annual trials.
To nobody’s surprise, he passed the trials with relative ease and quickly began impressing his coaches. However, a few months after joining Rennes, the unfortunate happened. His house had been destroyed by fire and he lost everything in it. Cama and his family were devastated but his father showed signs of hope when he gazed at the young boy’s countenance.
“Don’t worry, you’re going to be a great footballer and will rebuild this house“
This fueled acres of motivation in little Cama, who promised to make it big.
Reaching for The Stars
Cama’s big moment materialized when he signed his first professional contract for Rennes in December 2018 when he was just 16. He would go on to make his debut almost immediately, making him the youngest player ever to play for Rennes. By the time he was turning 18, he had already tallied a total of 50 appearances. What were you doing at 18?
His palatial output on the pitch supplemented with several accolades had him linked with Europe’s elite clubs including Real Madrid and PSG. However, the young man didn’t think twice when Los Blancos came knocking at his door and he was officially announced as a Real Madrid player in the summer of 2021. He was deployed as a super-sub in his first season with the Royal Whites but gradually found a place for himself in the Starting XI following the decline of Real’s icons Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. He was still 19 at the time when he won the UCL in 2022!
Lifestyle and Personality
Cama is someone who values the company of friends. In his time at Real, he has developed a close-knit bond with Vini Jr. and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Furthermore, he is a music and video-games addict. In an interview with Ouest France, he said the following:
“When I go running, I always have my iPad. It goes faster with music“
Style of Play
Despite being a box-to-box midfielder, his tackling abilities are simply terrific. Furthermore, he is versatile and can play almost anywhere on the pitch. During the latter half of the 2022/23 season, he rocked the left-back role for Carlo Ancelotti in the absence of Ferland Mendy.
Training Routine
To keep up with the pace with which modern football is evolving, Cama assiduously looks after his body. He follows a strict diet, trains even during his vacations, and has a personal trainer and cook to keep him in apex form. He puts more energy into developing his reaction time and game awareness in order to be the best Midfielder on the pitch. His personal training routine is mentioned extensively in the article below:
https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2023/04/11/6435af2346163f38058b45e9.html
Fun Facts about Camavinga
- He has a Baccalaureate in Economic and Social Sciences
- Youngest player to debut for France since 1914
- Madesu Rice is his favorite dish
- A big fan of Money Heist, the Netflix show
- Has a stadium named after him in Fougeres
