Emanuel Benjamín joins FC Porto B until 2029 | OneFootball

Emanuel Benjamín is the new addition to FC Porto’s B team. The 19-year-old right-back is moving to the Invicta after coming through Real Madrid’s academy. A youth international for Italy, he has already won a UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The deal signed with the Dragons is valid for three seasons, until 2029, with the club holding the option to extend it by a further two years.

Born in Blumenau, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the player was 11 when he moved to Spain with his family. He began his European football journey at AD Complutense Alcalá, on the outskirts of Madrid, and later played for Rayo Vallecano and Getafe CF. In 2022, he joined Real Madrid’s academy.

His progress at Valdebebas was rapid. After starting out at under-16 level, he moved up to the under-17s and, the following season, featured for the under-19s and the Merengues C team. He made his senior debut on 17 November 2024, at the age of 17, in the Segunda División B, the fourth tier of Spanish football. Seven days later, he scored his first professional goal. Over the course of that year, he made 15 appearances, adding another five in 2025/26, alongside matches for Italy’s youth national teams.

The son of a family with transalpine roots, through grandparents originally from Pievepelago, in the province of Modena, Emanuel Benjamín received his first call-up to Italy’s youth setup in 2024. He took part in qualification for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, a tournament in which he started all five of Italy’s matches on the way to lifting the trophy. In the final, he came up against Martim Cunha and Cardoso Varela, and was later named in the Team of the Tournament.

Closely monitored by the national team staff, the full-back moved up to the under-20s in 2025 and was included in the squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. At the tournament in Chile, he played in every match of Italy’s campaign, which ended in the round of 16.

After leaving Madrid for Porto, the new number 80 for the blue and whites is now preparing to add depth to FC Porto B’s defence.

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