Exclusive: Sporting full-back David Moreira decides his future | OneFootball

David Moreira does not want to represent Portugal. As revealed by our newspaper in this Leonino Exclusive, the Sporting full-back prefers to be a senior international for Cape Verde, despite being eligible to wear the Portuguese national team jersey.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, the footballer trained at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy is very pleased with the growth of the Cape Verdean team - which has qualified for the 2026 World Cup - and will continue with the Blue Sharks.

David Moreira represented Portugal in various youth levels and has already played two matches for Cape Verde. However, since both matches were friendlies, the left-footer would still be eligible to play for the National Team if he chose to do so.

Nevertheless, as mentioned above, the Sporting full-back views the growth of Cape Verde positively and believes that the future lies with the African team. The young player's goal is to establish himself at Alvalade and be a regular presence in his country's call-ups.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, the young David Moreira participated in 10 matches, all for the B team, in Liga 2. In the 856 minutes he was on the field, the left-back has not yet scored any goals or provided any assists.

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