Lara Perruca renews contract | OneFootball

After arriving in Invicta last summer from Estoril Praia, Lara Perruca quickly secured a place in FC Porto’s women’s team. Ten months later, she has extended her contract with the club and is back in the top flight.

Born and raised in the Algarve, the 22-year-old forward took her first steps at AD Geração de Génios in Faro and completed her development in Albufeira with FC Ferreiras. Still only 19, she moved to Setúbal and helped Racing Power win promotion to Liga BPI in a season that ended with the National Second Division title.

A year later, she headed to Amoreira and played a decisive role in helping another club reach the top tier, before becoming the forward most used by the Estoril Praia coach the following season.

With experience of leading teams to the First Division, the young Portugal international strengthened FC Porto’s women’s squad at the start of the current season. In blue and white, she has already recorded 11 goals and three assists in 27 matches, as well as promotion and a National Championship title.

Named in the starting line-up for 18 of the 20 matches she played in the Second Division, number 21 was one of the standout performers in the title-winning campaign and had an even greater impact in the cup, where she scored six goals and played a decisive role in victories over top-flight sides Racing Power and CS Marítimo.

Her strong performances for FC Porto earned her a call-up to Portugal’s under-23 squad for the friendlies against Italy and Czechia played in March, and for the Pinatar Tournament held in April.

In the closing stretch of a season in which FC Porto were crowned National Champions and reached the finals of the Portuguese Cup and the AF Porto Cup, Lara Perruca has renewed her contract and is preparing to return to the top tier.

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