Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casimiro (born 23 February 1992), known as Casemiro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team as a defensive midfielder. Formed at São Paulo, where he scored 11 goals in 112 official games, he moved to Real Madrid in 2013, and also spent a season on loan at Porto. A full international since 2011, Casemiro was in Brazil's squad at the 2015 and 2016 Copa América.