Jassie retires and reveals illness, under 2 months after joining Porto | OneFootball

Less than two months after being presented as a new signing for FC Porto, Jassie Vasconcelos announced this Tuesday, through an emotional message on social media, her decision to end her career. The Portuguese forward, who also played for Benfica in the 2018/19 and 2020/21 seasons, revealed that she suffers from an illness that prevents her from playing football at the highest level.

“Today I say goodbye to the great love of my life. You, football! You gave me so much more than I ever asked for, you gave me everything I have today. For years, I developed an illness that no longer allows me to compete at the highest level and, because of that, I say goodbye to football. I never wanted to be a player who played much after the age of 31, I always had plans and dreams to fulfill. But it was years of horrible pain, sleepless nights, anxiety, panic attacks during games, and on top of all that, I felt a huge pressure to do well and better than the last time, imposed by myself. I feel that I can finally rest and recover from everything I need so that I can have a better quality of life in the future,” Jassie Vasconcelos began, then leaving a word of thanks to FC Porto, her beloved club.

“Everything I did was for love,” so cliché but it’s true, everything I did was for the love of something I will never be able to explain. But thanks to football I made many wonderful friendships and met people who mean love and home to me. I will always be grateful to FC Porto for, before seeing me as a player, seeing me as a person and helping me understand what was happening to me after years of suffering. FC Porto was always a childhood dream! But I prefer to fill my heart with love, positivity, and joy for having had the opportunity to live the best moments as a football player at the best club in the world.”

“To the people who have accompanied me on this adventure, a big thank you for all the support. I also want to say that it was a huge pleasure to contribute to women’s football in my country. I feel that I am in the right place at the right time and that is half the journey to where I want to go,” she concluded.

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