FC Porto hand 16-year-old midfielder João Brito his first pro contract | OneFootball

João Brito, a 16-year-old midfielder who is part of FC Porto’s under-17 team, has signed a professional contract with the club, the organization announced this Thursday.

He joined FC Porto in the 2017/18 season, coming from Custóias FC, and is now in his ninth season with the Dragons’ emblem.

This season, the midfielder has stood out in the under-17 squad – which competes in the National Junior Championship – and already has 30 caps and two goals for Portugal’s youth national teams.

“It’s an enormous feeling of pride, this is the Club I’ve been a member of since I was born and my whole family supports Porto, so I was well brought up. I want to thank everyone who helped me, especially my family, my teammates, my coaches, and everyone who believed in me to sign this contract,” he began by sharing on the club’s official media channels.

“This vote of confidence means that my work is being well done. I’ve played in every position except goalkeeper. From the under-13s onwards, I settled as a midfielder and it’s a position where I feel very comfortable. FC Porto has always helped me in everything and now we have specific training for each position. I work so that one day I can play for the first team,” added the young midfielder.

“Individually, I want to play as much as possible. As a team, we’re going to fight to become national champions and I believe we have what it takes to achieve that. We’re working towards it. We have a hardworking, talented, and ambitious group,” João Brito concluded, highlighting the goal of winning the national championship title with the under-17 team.

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