Footballer based in Madrid says he dreams of playing for Sporting | OneFootball

Domingos Duarte admitted that he dreams of playing for the main team of Sporting. The Getafe central defender, from the Madrid metropolitan area club, reflected on a possible return to Portugal and did not hide his desire to come back to the Alvalade Club in the near future.

"I have positive memories of everyone and I hold great affection for them, I was always well treated, and I never had any bad experiences. But, of course, Sporting is a special case and the place I would like to return to someday, it’s a club I hold no grudge against… nothing of the sort. What I am is very grateful for everything they did for me when I was still a kid", he said in an interview with the newspaper 'A Bola'.

Born in Cascais, the defender started playing at Estoril as a child, when he was just seven or eight years old. The move to Sporting happened at 16, at a decisive moment in his development. He spent three seasons at Alvalade, always with the B team – which currently has a standout player – in a period he remembers with gratitude. He never made it to the A team, but rejects any resentment.

"I have an unfulfilled dream, which is to, someday, play for Sporting. I would really like that to happen, but of course, we as players aren’t the only ones who decide, there are coaches, management, agents, lots of people and many things that factor into decisions. But I’m not worried, if I return to Sporting it will be a joy, but if not, that’s fine too", he added.

Domingos Duarte – valued at 800 thousand euros – has played 16 matches for Getafe this season, totaling 1,335 minutes. The central defender was linked to the Alvalade Club from 2011 to 2020. With three loan spells in between – Belenenses, Chaves, and Deportivo – the Portuguese international left through the back door for Granada for about 3.5 million euros, before moving to Getafe in 2022.

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