Official: Benfica agree new deal with 18-year-old footballer | OneFootball

The Benfica announced this Thursday the renewal of Rui Silva's contract, without revealing the duration of the new agreement. The 18-year-old central defender has been with the Eagles for nine seasons, and this season he has already played for the under-19, under-23 - who recently suffered a humiliating defeat - and the B team.

"This renewal is very important to me, with the club that has accompanied me for many years and has been my home", confessed the young player in statements to BTV. Signed in 2017/18 from Abambres SC, the club where he began his sports journey, the athlete is in his 9th season serving the Clube da Luz, initially joining the Benfica Training and Development Center in Viseu, and later integrating the Benfica Campus in 2019/20.

"I feel that I have evolved a lot since I arrived at Benfica, both psychologically, technically, and competitively. It has always been a club that saw me grow and always helped me to grow. I think I am a good player in one-on-one defense, a good player in aerial balls, both offensive and defensive, and I am also an intelligent player", he emphasized.

"I have very good memories, starting with the CFT, the friends I made from there to now, and clearly the titles I won for this club. I want to mention here, last year, the Revelation Cup we won. It was very important for us and I enjoyed it a lot", he highlighted.

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