Official: Rapha Sousa joins Sporting, vows to give his all | OneFootball

It's official. Rapha Sousa, a 15-year-old midfielder, signed a development contract with Sporting this Tuesday, November 25. The footballer, born in Brazil, did not hide her happiness at this new step in her career and expressed her pride in the new agreement reached with the Alvalade club.

“I feel happy because this shows the confidence Sporting has in me,” she said in statements to the green and white media. The young athlete has been with the Club since the 2022/2023 season, then in the under-13 category, and highlighted the formative role of the Lions.

“I grew in many aspects, because when I arrived here I didn’t know the specifics of the positions very well. So, Sporting has been helping me and I feel that I have already improved a lot. The Club also helps me a lot at school and it’s good to have this support,” she explained.

“The coaches helped me a lot and in the end we achieved glory,” she added, also pointing to Ana Capeta – who scored twice in the last game – as her biggest example, for “the aggressiveness she puts into every play” and for being “a good finisher.”

The player also set her goals to represent the Club at the highest level: “I hope to give everything, because Sporting trusts me a lot and I want to bring many titles to Sporting, win many awards, and be happy,” concluded the Brazilian midfielder, who has five goals in five games this season.

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