Mourinho, watch: Benfica wonderkid dazzles, fans go wild (Video) | OneFootball

Gonçalo Moreira is a name that has been on the lips of Benfica fans recently. The young forward has been one of the main highlights of the secondary teams of Benfica at the start of this season and has shown a lot of quality, something that certainly did not go unnoticed by José Mourinho.

After fully integrating into the under-23 team last season, where he helped the team led by Vítor Vinha win the Taça Revelação, the young Portuguese was promoted to the B team of the Eagles where, despite the poor start in the league, he has been one of the main figures. However, Moreira became a topic of conversation again after his performance in the Youth League.

Last Tuesday, September 30, the young forward was among the options for Vítor Vinha, who managed the under-19 Eagles squad against Chelsea. Despite the heavy defeat (5-2), the Portuguese player gave good indications and a video is circulating on social media showing the technical gesture he made during the match.

It should be noted that the forward was also included in José Mourinho's squad for the match against Gil Vicente, however, he did not get any playing time and the Special One explained his decision: "And [Gonçalo] Moreira didn't come on, for whom I have a soft spot from the little I've seen this week, but the game wasn't for him".

A product of the youth ranks of Clube da Luz, Gonçalo Moreira is one of the new talents from Seixal. In the current 2025/26 season, the forward has played a total of eight games so far: six in the Liga Portugal Meu Super and two in the UEFA Youth League. In the 587 minutes he was on the pitch, the 19-year-old athlete scored five goals.

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