Filipe Silva turns pro at FC Porto: “Pepe is my biggest inspiration” | OneFootball

FC Porto announced this Thursday the signing of a professional contract by Filipe Silva. He is a 17-year-old central defender who has been at the club since 2017, coming from Taboreira.

“It is a huge vote of confidence, especially because I am injured, and it means a lot to me. This club deserves everything from me,” he said. “My biggest reference is Pepe. Not only for the way he played, but for the way he always felt this club, which made the fans appreciate his work so much,” declared the young talent to the blue and white club’s media.

Filipe Silva dreams of playing at the Dragão. “Dreams do not come true in a single day and this has always been my dream. I have been working for a long time to make it happen and I promise to keep doing so,” he concluded.

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