Leonino exclusive confirmed, Sporting announce 5 first-team exits | OneFootball

Catarina Potra, Brittany Raphino, Beatriz Fonseca, Rita Almeida and Anna Wellmann are no longer Sporting players. The announcement was made this Monday by the Lions through a post on social media, confirming some of our Exclusives.

“Thank you for your effort and dedication in the service of Sporting”, reads the caption of the post by the Alvalade Club. Developed at Sporting, Catarina Potra came through the various youth levels, making her first-team debut in 2021/22. The 20-year-old goalkeeper was the usual backup and, last season, made 11 appearances, taking advantage of German Anna Wellmann’s absence due to injury right at the start of the campaign.

The German goalkeeper is also saying goodbye. The 31-year-old player joined Sporting from Bayern Munich at the start of last season. After recovering from the aforementioned injury, she took over the Lions’ goal, making 16 appearances for Micael Sequeira’s side.

Brittany Raphino, a 25-year-old forward, had been at Sporting for three seasons after several years in U.S. college football. In total, she made 51 appearances and scored 25 goals, winning one Super Cup. Beatriz Fonseca, a Portuguese international winger, had represented Sporting since 2024/24 after standing out at Braga. She established herself as a starter, providing 25 assists in 58 matches.

Having also spent part of her development at Sporting, Rita Almeida, 19, also progressed through the various levels, making her first-team debut in 2022/23. However, she was never a first choice and ended up being loaned out three times: Villarreal, Grasshoppers and Damaiense.

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