Gonçalo Moreira on Benfica debut: A dream since I was 5 or 6 | OneFootball

Gonçalo Moreira experienced the peak of his still short career by making his debut for Benfica’s first team. 198 days after being included in José Mourinho’s last squad list, the 20-year-old footballer said, after stepping onto the pitch at the Estádio da Luz against Nacional, that it was a goal he had wanted to achieve for a long time.

"It was a goal, ever since I joined Benfica, to make my debut for the first team," the 20-year-old footballer began by saying in statements to BTV, as he spoke about the moment he came on in place of Andreas Schjelderup, thus marking his debut for the Eagles’ professional football team.

"Hearing the coach say that about me, the words he said... I’m very grateful for the opportunity he gave me, but I know it’s as I said," Gonçalo Moreira added, clearly very proud to have had the chance to play his first minutes with the Benfica squad under José Mourinho.

"I have to keep working so that these situations can happen more often. I’m focused on continuing to help Benfica and contribute to the club’s development," added the 20-year-old footballer, speaking about the season he has been having.

"I’m an only child, and my parents were very happy. It had been a dream since I was 5 or 6 years old, when I first went to Pupilos [do Exército]. Seeing the Estádio da Luz next door, looking at it and thinking that one day it would be amazing to step onto the pitch as a Benfica player. That came true, and they were just as happy for me. I know they also contributed a lot to making this happen," Gonçalo Moreira concluded in statements to BTV.

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