Official: Ex-Sporting league winner joins Porto, feels at home | OneFootball

A footballer who played for Sporting is now heading to the blue and white club and said she is very pleased to represent Porto.

It’s official. Porto announced, this Friday, September 5th, the signing of central defender Mariana Azevedo, who previously played for Braga. The former player of the Sporting women’s football team is thus joining the blue and white club and said she is very pleased to represent her new badge.

"I am very happy. I feel that I am in the right place to win titles and achieve my individual goals. I can bring experience and I will try to help the team achieve its objectives," she began by saying in statements to the official platforms of the Dragons.

The Portuguese international speaks about Porto’s project: "I am from a generation that experienced the change in women’s football in Portugal and I think Porto’s project is very enriching for the section. It is a pioneering project with many conditions that can help women’s football be more valued in Portugal," she added.

The 29-year-old player also set goals for the new season: "I want to be champion and help raise this badge to the highest levels of women’s football. We know this goal is not easy to achieve, but we have to show on the pitch that we deserve it. Only after that can we think about being champions, especially since the other teams are also very good, but we have to be prepared for it," she concluded.

During the three seasons she was at the Leonine Club – from 2017 to 2020 – Mariana Azevedo won a National Championship, a Super Cup, and a Portuguese Cup. In total, she played 38 games for the green and white team, scoring one goal.

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