Official: Sporting winger with no goals in 2025/26 extends deal | OneFootball

It’s official. Eliana Almeida has renewed her development contract with Sporting this Friday, December 26. The winger, only 16 years old, has been representing the green and whites since the 2020/2021 season and expressed her satisfaction with the renewed trust from the club’s structure.

"It’s a very good feeling. It’s a sign that I’m working well at the Club," she began, in statements to the official media, showing her motivation to continue growing with the Lion on her chest. "The goal is to keep giving more and more for Sporting," she added.

For the current sports season, in which she has already played ten matches for the under-19 team, still without scoring any goals, Eliana Almeida sets ambitious targets: "I want to become champion with the under-19s and manage to train at least once with the first team," she revealed.

The player also highlighted Sporting’s clear commitment to youth development: "It’s a good sign. It shows that the academy is working well," she stated, pointing out Érica Cancelinha, a first-team player also developed at Sporting, as her main reference for the "ability, resilience, and hard work" she demonstrates.

In conclusion, Eliana Almeida, a Portugal under-16 international, also left a message for the green and white supporters: "I will continue to give a lot for this Club. It’s always about giving more and more. Let’s go, Sporting!" concluded the young footballer.

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