Beatriz Basto renews contract | OneFootball

Beatriz Basto was one of the standout figures in the season when FC Porto won the domestic double in women’s volleyball, and she will remain in blue and white in 2026/27. Eleven months after arriving in Porto, the 24-year-old libero has extended her contract with the club she loves.

The Portugal international began her career at Leixões SC, progressing through every youth level in Matosinhos before being called up to the senior team at just 15 years old. Possessing above-average defensive ability, “Bitas” — as she is known in the volleyball world — caught the attention of several coaches, including Miguel Coelho, who made her a starter in the final two seasons she spent in Matosinhos.

At Nave Ilídio Ramos, the number 7 shirt won three consecutive National Championships, two Portuguese Cups, and three Super Cups. Along the way, she also earned eight caps for Portugal, most notably appearing in the former Silver League (now the European League) and the European Championship.

After joining FC Porto in the summer of 2025, she quickly secured a place in Miguel Coelho’s squad and was one of the team’s most-used players, making 37 appearances across the women’s league, the Portuguese Cup, and the CEV Cup.

In a sport of giants, the 1.59-meter libero may be short in stature, but never in talent: play after play, she helped the Club win the Portuguese Cup — a trophy that had eluded them for six years — and the National Championship, after being named MVP of the match that secured qualification for the playoff final.

After a season full of memorable moments for FC Porto’s volleyball team, which achieved the domestic double for the first time since the section was created in 2019/20, Beatriz Basto has renewed her contract and joins Milana Bozic, Saska Durovic, Natalia Murek, and Kelsey Veltman in Miguel Coelho’s squad for 2026/27.

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