Santos extend contract of young defensive prospect until 2030 | OneFootball

Santos announced this Monday the contract renewal of defender João Alencar until June 2030. The defender is considered a prospect at the club and, at 18 years old, is already integrated into the professional squad, even being listed for some matches.

João Alencar arrived at Santos at the age of ten, in September 2017, and went through all the club's youth categories until he started training with the professional squad at CT Rei Pelé.

“It's a great privilege to be in the professional team, training with the main squad. Without a doubt, now the goal is to recover well, return in my best form and be able to bring a lot of joy to the Santos Nation. I am very grateful to Santos FC for all the support,” said the athlete, who is recovering from an injury.

João Alencar made his professional debut for Santos in a friendly match with Red Bull Leipzig, but has not yet played an official match for Peixe.

One of the priorities of President Marcelo Teixeira has been the promotion of youth prospects. The black and white leader sees the youngsters as an opportunity for Santos to have a sporting return and, later, financial.

“We had already done the promotion and recognition of João Ananias, another very promising defender, who, by the way, is his partner. They have been playing together since they were very young. Alencar is already directly involved with the professional team, he had a moment of injury, but he is already recovered. We believe a lot in the potential of this new defensive duo. It is a promotion and an important work that the management does to also give support to the family, to the parents and to the relatives, fundamental attitudes and actions so that the athletes have tranquility and play with all their talent and prosper as quickly as possible in the professional”, affirmed the president.

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