Incredible! Benfica prospect on elite list with Ronaldo and João Félix | OneFootball

Daniel Banjaqui recently made his debut for Portugal’s under-21 national team. With this milestone, the young Benfica player — who is set to renew very soon — became one of the 10 youngest players to log minutes at that level for the team of the quinas.

According to newspaper A Bola, Banjaqui, who had turned 18 on March 24, played the full 90 minutes in the match against Azerbaijan, where Portugal thrashed the hosts 4-0. The right-back stood out.

Thus, at 18 years and three days old, Banjaqui joins the list of the youngest players to play minutes for Portugal’s under-21s. In a list featuring major names in Portuguese football, the standout names are Cristiano Ronaldo, the national team captain, and João Félix, one of Benfica’s most notable academy products.

It should be noted that, in the match against Azerbaijan, Banjaqui was not the only standout from Seixal in action. Besides the right-back, who completed the full 90 minutes on the pitch, Gonçalo Moreira was also one of the game’s key figures and made his mark by scoring on his under-21 debut.

This season, for Benfica, Daniel Banjaqui — valued at €5 million — has already played a total of 27 official matches: 14 in Liga Portugal Meu Super, seven in the UEFA Youth League, three in Liga Revelação, two in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Taça de Portugal. In the 1,837 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the full-back has recorded one goal and five assists.

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