Óscar Santos is a new signing for futsal | OneFootball

Óscar Santos is the latest signing for FC Porto’s senior futsal team. The defender will work again 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 debut season. Over the following ten seasons, he cemented his importance at the Sandim club, always in the top flight. By 2022, he had made 258 appearances and scored 79 goals, and was a teammate of Tiaguinho and Tiago Velho.

In 2022, he left Modicus to represent 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 was reunited with Ricardo Costa and won the National Second Division title.

After playing another 23 matches in the Primeira Liga, 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 after 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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