Official: Ex-Sporting star’s daughter signs new deal with Varandas | OneFootball

It's official. Sporting has signed a development contract with Victoria Francisco, a 15-year-old football player. The athlete is the daughter of Ito, a former youth player at the Alvalade club, who shared the locker room with athletes such as Rui Patrício (who was recently criticized on social media), Miguel Veloso, or Yannick Djaló between 2001 and 2003.

After signing the contract, the under-17 international forward for the National Team spoke about this new stage in her career: "My goals are always to improve and always try to move up teams. Right now I’m with the under-19s, then I want to move up to the B team and, from there, I’ll think about joining the main squad," she told Sporting TV.

Victoria Francisco then spoke about the first-team player she admires most: "My role model is Matilde Nave. In the first tournaments I played for Sporting, she was still with the B team and I became very good friends with her. She’s an example both on and off the field. She’s an exemplary student and player," she said.

Finally, the young athlete talked about her journey before arriving at Sporting: "I started playing at Lusitano, then I spent some time at a Benfica soccer school, and later moved to Braga, where I played at a Sporting soccer school. I was there for two years and came here this year," she concluded.

The first team of the green and white club now turns its attention to the seventh round of the Liga BPI. Sporting’s next match is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at 3:00 p.m., against Rio Ave. The match against the team coached by João Marques will take place in Vila do Conde.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.