“It’s a pleasure to be here, on and off the pitch, helping our boys” | OneFootball

Returning to FC Porto “is an immense pride and an immense joy” for Tiago Ferreira, “a leader” who is back at the Club “with different experience and a different outlook on life” to “help the boys” in the B team. In his first statements wearing the number 93 shirt, the 32-year-old centre-back says he is “very happy to return” and promises to “do my best to help” a “team with a lot of talent, with very good players who are also very young” and who should be supported “on and off the pitch” and must “keep working to achieve their goals”.

A good son returns home“It is an immense pride and an immense joy. A little unexpected as well, but it is a pride to return home and I am ready to help.”

What has changed in 12 years“A lot, starting with my hair. I left when I was 20 or 21, I was a boy, and now I return at a different age, with different experience and a different outlook on life.”

Self-portrait“I am a leader, a player who likes to defend, good at anticipating and reading the game.”

João Brandão“I know the coach, he had already been my coach at under-15 level. He is someone I have known for a long time and he was a key person in my return. I am very happy to come back and I will do my best to help.”

Opponent of the “Bs” in 2025/26“It is a team with a lot of talent, with very good players who are also very young. They showed a lot of maturity at a time when things were not going so well and they proved that they are a team with a lot of talent. Now, the young players have to consolidate that talent and keep working to achieve their goals.”

What he adds“I think about being Tiago. If I am Tiago, I will already be helping, that is what I think. I want to be the person I have always been, the professional I am, and I will certainly help on and off the pitch as well.”

Memories of the Dragão“There are many; coming in here is reliving my youth development years. I was youth champion, junior champion, and at the time we also finished second with the B team, and I keep very good memories. Now I will revive them and create even better memories.”

Missing home“I missed many things. A person leaves, follows his path and experiences the emotions from the outside, but representing this Club, living the day-to-day and wearing this shirt is something that makes us miss it a lot.”

The Porto family“FC Porto’s fans are different, everyone knows that, and I hope I can have a very positive season with their help.”

International experience“I became more of an adult and learned to see life in a different way. I learned not to complain so much, but I also felt a big difference when I returned. The Second League is very competitive now, with much more quality. It is a strong championship, with teams that invest well, and it is a pleasure to come here and add something on and off the pitch and help our boys.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.