Óscar Santos boosts the futsal side | OneFootball

Óscar Santos is the latest signing for FC Porto’s senior futsal team. The defender will once again work with Tiaguinho, Tiago Velho, Ricardo Costa and João Fonte, and will also find Cardinal, Tiago Correia, Samuel Silva, Leandro Silva, Rafael Lara, Luís Paulo, Leandro Cardoso and David Rodrigues in the new squad. The group is preparing for its debut in the National Third Division Championship.

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, the 33-year-old player began by playing handball at Modicus, the club he joined at the age of nine. Five seasons later, he switched to futsal, the sport in which he completed his entire development and made his senior debut in 2011/12, directly in the First Division, the level where he played the most matches throughout his career.

Standing at 1.74 metres, Óscar Santos reached the Portuguese Cup final in his very first season. Over the following ten campaigns, he cemented his importance at the Sandim club, always in the top flight. Until 2022, he totalled 258 matches and 79 goals, having been teammates with Tiaguinho and Tiago Velho.

In 2022, he left Modicus to join CR Candoso, remaining in the First Division. His spell at the Guimarães club lasted only one season, followed by a move to Dínamo Sanjoanense, where he teamed up again with Ricardo Costa and won the National Second Division title.

After playing 23 more matches in the First League, the defender continued his career at São Mateus, the club where he shared the court with João Fonte. Twenty years after starting out in futsal and following 13 seasons in the First Division, the new number 2 now joins FC Porto’s senior first team, coached by André Pereira.

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