João Simões at university, Sporting starlet’s grades causing a stir | OneFootball

João Simões entered the Faculty of Human Kinetics and is the Sporting player making headlines. The green and white player is a freshman in the Psychomotor Rehabilitation course and was admitted with a grade of 15.07, showing how he manages to balance football with his studies.

"Never forget school, because school gives us other tools that are important for football and for success in football. It’s great to have sports and to be able to make a living from it, but unfortunately not everyone gets there. You always need to have a plan for later or in case something happens during your career, which unfortunately is short," he began, speaking to Sporting TV, where he showed that Francisco Trincão is his inspiration.

"Nervous? Much worse than on game day, the pitch is my comfort zone", he explained, as he prepared for his first day of classes. "It’s Academy, university, and home. When we’re in training camp, I’ll try to keep up from a distance and study. But it will be good, a challenge. It won’t be easy, I have to focus on football but having something for the future is important."

"Giving everything on the pitch to reach the first team and working hard at school… But having a plan B always brings peace of mind. Just the experience of being at Sporting, feeling what it’s like to be at Sporting, is worth it. For me, without a doubt, it’s been worth it, I couldn’t have asked for more: first team, home, car, family, university… Thank you Sporting fans for the support you have given us and always give. Let’s keep going!" he concluded.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, João Simões – valued at 6 million euros – has played two matches. At the start of this season, the midfielder trained at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy has only three minutes: two in the Champions League and one in the League. It’s worth remembering that the ‘number 52’ for the Lions recently returned from a long injury layoff.

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