Taça de Portugal winner on joining Sporting: I was five years old... | OneFootball

David Moreira revealed that he joined Sporting when he was just five years old. The young central defender from Alvalade's youth academy played in the final of the Portuguese Cup in 2024/25, where the lions defeated Benfica to complete the double.

David Moreira gave an interview to the newspaper A Bola, and among other topics, he explained how he joined Sporting, the only club he has been with throughout his career, including the youth ranks. The Cape Verdean player explained that it all started because of his brother.

"I've told the story many times, but it's funny. At the time, my brother Joel was training at Pelezinhos, which is a club in Setúbal solely dedicated to youth development. Sporting was watching my brother with the intention of bringing him to the club", David Moreira began to explain - who has been shining in the green and white B team.

The central defender trained at Sporting's Academy continued: "I was five years old and was there at the club's facilities. At the time, they wanted to open a 2004 generation and were watching my brother juggling the ball, training, and I was juggling on the field next to him".

"And they asked my father: oh, who is this player, how old is he? He replied: 'He's from 2004'. And then they called me to Sporting and well, I've been there since I was five years old", concluded David Moreira, who will also represent the Cape Verde national team in their first appearance at a World Cup for the African country.

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