Rapha Sousa joins Sporting, Brazilian star promises full effort | OneFootball

It's official. Rapha Sousa, a 15-year-old midfielder, signed a training contract with Sporting this Tuesday, November 25th. The footballer born in Brazil did not hide her happiness for the new step in her career and expressed pride in the new agreement with the Clube de Alvalade.

“I feel happy because this demonstrates the confidence that Sporting has in me,” she stated in remarks to the green and white media. The young athlete has been with the Club since the 2022/2023 season, then in the under-13 category, and highlighted the formative role of the lions.

“I have grown in many aspects because when I arrived here, I didn't know the specifics of the positions very well. So, Sporting has been helping me, and I feel that I have already improved a lot. The Club also helps me a lot in school, and it is good to have this support,” she explained.

“The coaches helped me a lot, and in the end, we achieved glory,” she also pointed out Ana Capeta - who scored twice in the last game - as her greatest example, for the “aggressiveness she puts into every play” and for being a “good finisher.”

The player also set her goals to represent the Club at the highest level: “I hope to give it my all because Sporting trusts me a lot and I want to bring many titles to Sporting, bring many awards and be happy,” concluded the Brazilian midfielder who has scored five goals in five games this season.

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