In all likelihood, you won't have heard of Atletico Paranaense goalkeeper Santos until now.
The 28-year-old has shot to prominence over the weekend due to his antics while playing for Atlético Paranaense in a Brazilian first division game.
Unsurprisingly, given the mentality of some of their players, his side lost 2-1 to Atletico Mineiro despite taking a first-half lead.
Now, when any player is accused of summing up modern football, it's rarely a good thing.
Take Paul Pogba's various haircuts and goal celebrations, for example, or Joleon Lescott tweeting pictures of his car hours after being relegated.
Santos has taken the idea of the millennial footballer to new levels, however, and he's being hailed as some sort of cult hero in some circles, and berated in others for it.
With his goalkeeper gloves on, he was seen fiddling about on his mobile phone just seconds before kick-off, which no matter what level you're playing at, is seldom a good idea.
Caracaaaaa, olha só o Santos, goleiro do Atletico Paranaense, com o celular no meio do jogo!!!#LargaOcelular e #GoleiroNoCelular
Even the fans behind him look baffled.
There's always the possibility that this was a stunt - remember Wayne Shaw eating the pie at Sutton vs Arsenal? - but if that was the case, his manager was clearly none the wiser as he was asked about it after the game.
WHAT DID HIS MANAGER HAVE TO SAY?
"I don't know," AP boss Fernando Diniz said, per FourFourTwo.
"I think it's strange: Santos is a very responsible player. I thought it was strange, that's what I can say."
There's not really anything else you can say, is there?
Santos has actually fought very hard to earn himself a starting spot in between the sticks, having previously been the club's second option, so it seems strange that he would jeopardise that with such peculiar behaviour on the pitch.
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