FC Porto tie down youth title-winning centre-back on pro deal | OneFootball

FC Porto has signed Marco Silva, a 17-year-old centre-back and the 2025/26 national under-19 champion, to a professional contract. The player did not hide his satisfaction with the new deal or his dream of one day reaching the first team and the Estádio do Dragão.

“It’s a very special day for me, to be signing my first professional contract for this great Club. It’s a dream come true and I’m very happy; it has always been a goal of mine. I dream of making my debut for FC Porto’s first team and playing at the Estádio do Dragão,” he began by telling the club’s media.

“It was a very special moment. I didn’t even know what to do or where to go. I only remember running into Filipe (Sousa)’s arms, because it was a dream he had in his final year of youth development. We were always talking about it, I just remember going to hug him. Then we celebrated with everything we had, all I wanted to do was shout and run,” he said about winning the junior title.

Marco Silva established himself as a centre-back last season. “At first I was a striker, but then I dropped back into midfield because of my height. When I went to FC Penafiel I was already playing as a number six or centre-back, and in the last year I settled in as a centre-back,” he also explained.

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