This weekend saw the start of several soccer leagues throughout the world, ranging from the English Premier League in England to La Liga in Spain.
Real Madrid, one of the strongest teams in La Liga, lost starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to an ACL injury before the season began. Kepa Arrizabalaga was signed to replace him. Many Real Madrid fans were outraged by the revelation and appealed for any other option, including starting midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.
“Just put Camavinga in goal,” tweeted @RMCfhugge.
Camavinga shared a video of himself playing goalkeeper in his backyard over the summer.
This video caused quite a stir in the soccer community a month ago, and now that Real Madrid is in need, social media users are confident that Camavinga will do the job. However, Camavinga’s optimism does not end there. Users on social media have convinced themselves that the midfielder can do anything and solve any problem.
“Coach: what position do you play? Camavinga: yes,” commented @some_random_guy0_ under @.z3xii’s post.
Camavinga, according to the memes, is also the solution to difficulties off the field.
Real Madrid just played its first game of the season, defeating Athletic Club 2-0, and Camavinga is on everyone’s mind. On TikTok, the hashtag #Camavinga currently has over 2.4 billion views.
There are so many Camavinga videos on TikTok that users have established a new trend in the comments sections of these posts.TikTokers will leave comments on their For You page, noting how many Camavinga videos they’ve seen.
“Commenting on every camavinga vid #33,” replied @vas1laras under @swade008’s video.
Although Camavinga will most likely remain in his job until Real Madrid finds a replacement goalie, the season’s most popular running joke may have only just begun.