Official! Former Benfica forward joins Sporting: Hope to score | OneFootball

Official! Sporting have signed Miguel Lobo to join the under-16 team for the 2026/27 season. The 15-year-old forward has already been presented at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy and arrives at Alvalade after having represented Juventude de Évora.

In his first statements as a Sporting player, Miguel Lobo recalled the beginning of his journey in football. “Football came into my life thanks to my father and my family. Everyone watched football and almost everyone supports Sporting. I always watched the matches and liked it, and I played in a park near my house.”

The youngster began competing officially with Lusitano de Évora’s under-11s, before then spending a season at Benfica. “I spent a year at Benfica and last year I was at Juventude SC, another club from Évora”, he explained.

Miguel Lobo sees himself mainly as a centre-forward, although he can also play out wide. “I hope to bring goals, pace and determination. (...) I want to help the team with what I have. I will always be ready to fight on and off the pitch,” assured the new player in Sporting’s academy.

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