Eduardo Camavinga Memes Are Spreading, But What Do They Mean? The 'Camavinga Song' And Goalkeeper Video Explained

Professional footballers, like Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, have had to work extremely hard to reach their league. On the contrary, they don't have to work very hard for a series of memes to be made about them. This is what happened to Camavinga on TikTok this month.

Soccer fans and non-soccer fans alike have both been affected by Camavinga memes infecting their "For You" pages, paired with a hilarious song that says "Camavinga" with a French, island accent.

Despite seeming like it, the memes didn't come out of nowhere. There's a catalyst behind the madness. Let's explain.

Who Is Eduardo Camavinga?

For starters, Eduardo Camavinga is a 20-year-old professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid. His main position is mid-field. He was born in the African nation of Angola, however, he represents the French national team.

What Are The Camavinga Memes?

The Camavinga memes started because the footballer grew a reputation for playing every single position on the pitch. Across many games in the 2023 season so far, news posts about Camavinga playing three different positions in a given game surfaced, resulting in jokes about how he could play anything.

The memes on TikTok basically took Camavinga's versatility to an extreme, portraying him as the savior of many silly, non-football-related problems. One good example is a shirt being ripped with Camavinga being offered, in the form of a shirt, to fill the position of what was ripped.

As evident, the imagination of the meme creators led to absurd Photoshopping that turned Camavinga into various inanimate objects to humorously portray his ability to fill any role.

What Is The Camavinga Goalkeeper Video?

One of the main catalysts of the later meme trend was a video of Camavinga playing goalie in a backyard setting. It was originally posted to his Instagram story in July. He posted it with the intention of humoring the rumors that he could play every position.

camavinga took “he can play any position” way too seriously pic.twitter.com/PkIBPo7hDb

— 🐓 (@neodadaisms) July 5, 2023

What Is The Camavinga Song?

In all of the Camavinga memes on TikTok, a specific song is used in which the singer says Camavinga's name and then "Oh, c'mon!" The song in question is called "Merci les bleus" by Vegedream and it was made for the French national team during the recent 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

For the full history of Camavinga memes, be sure to check out the entry on the trend for even more information.