FC Porto announce another signing for the futsal side | OneFootball

David Rodrigues, a 21-year-old winger, is the latest addition to FC Porto’s futsal team for next season, when the Dragons will make their debut in the national III Division championship.

The new number 80 for the blue and whites will work at the Dragão Arena under André Pereira, where he will also reunite with goalkeeper Tiago Velho and Brazilian winger Rafael Lara. The three previously played together at Futsal Azeméis and, more recently, at Modicus. Playing for the Sandim club in the 2025/26 season, the 1.82-metre player scored six goals in 23 matches, helping the team secure survival in the second tier.

Born in Aveiro, David Rodrigues took his first steps in football, representing AD Taboeira for nine years in the youth ranks. The switch to futsal came in 2021/22, when he joined GD Gafanha, the club where he was promoted to the senior team in that same season.

After that, his journey took him to the Azores, where he wore the SC Barbarense shirt. In his first season in Angra do Heroísmo, he played 27 matches in the II Division and added another 26 the following season, also contributing to the B team’s Terceira Island championship title. This was followed by a short six-month spell in Poland with Red Devils Chojnice, before returning to Portugal to represent Futsal Azeméis.

“I brought the physical side from football, because football is a more physical game in which you run more kilometres. They are different sports, but I believe one complements the other. I hope the fans turn up throughout the season, because we are going to do everything on our side so that by the end we are national champions and win as many matches as possible,” said the new face in the blue-and-white squad.

David Rodrigues now joins a group of new signings that includes Cardinal, Tiaguinho, Tiago Correia, Samuel Silva, Leandro Silva, Ricardo Costa, Luís Paulo and Leandro Cardoso, as well as the already mentioned Tiago Velho and Rafael Lara.

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