Former FC Porto prodigy certain: “Rodrigo Mora is a class act” | OneFootball

From Porto to Finland. The summer transfer market has changed the course for Adramane Cassamá, a Guinean left-back who made his debut last Monday for the main team of his country. After two years wearing the FC Porto jersey, with appearances in the B team and the juniors, Cassamá left Invicta to accept the proposal from AC Oulu and expressed satisfaction with his choice.

"I achieved a real dream. Since childhood, when I played with my friends, I thought about the possibility of representing my country's team. It was something I thought was unattainable but I never gave up fighting. I share this achievement with my relatives, my friends and all those who never gave up on me and who always shared this dream with me. It was a magical day. I am very happy to have reached this level. Now I have to continue working to maintain the level and to add more call-ups. As for the team, I believe we have a quality future ahead of us, if we continue to work," Cassamá began by saying in an exclusive interview with the Portal dos Dragões.

Memories of Olival

The 21-year-old defender fondly recalls his time at FC Porto and the "many young people" of "high level" with whom he lived, acknowledging, however, that not everything went as desired during his time with the dragons.

"My time in Portugal and at FC Porto was very important to me. It was a real milestone in my career and I learned a lot. I shared the locker room with many high-level players, with many young people who will reach the top of international football and I tried to learn from all of them. There are things that didn't go so well but I prefer to focus on the good things. FC Porto opened the doors of Europe for me and helped me to be more complete," Adramane Cassamá assured, not forgetting to detail the most striking cases.

"Rodrigo Mora is an extraordinary player. He has a lot of talent and will mark a generation. Vasco Sousa is another good player. He had some bad luck with his injury last season, but I believe he can conquer his space at Moreirense, this season," stressed the now international for Guinea Bissau, who was also invited to comment on the cases of Dinis Rodrigues and Martim Fernandes, young full-backs trained at Olival.

"They are two good players, good colleagues and with a lot of future margin. I believe they can play an important role in the future of the club," Cassamá predicted, who did not hesitate to name Marcus and Mora as the players who impressed him the most.

Happy in Finland until... January

Unlike Portugal and most European leagues, the season in Finland is halfway through and only ends at the end of the year; in January, Cassamá admits to reassessing his plans.

"I'm happy in Finland. I needed to have this challenge in my career. To challenge myself in a different context, while having the opportunity to play more regularly. I want to continue to assert myself. As for the future, I dream of reaching a big club in Europe and asserting myself. I will continue to work towards that," the player explained, before concluding.

"For now, I have a contract here at the club... the goal is to continue to help the team achieve its objectives. I know there has been interest from several clubs. But for now the focus is on finishing the season well. We'll see what happens after that," Adramane Cassamá concluded in this interview with the Portal dos Dragões.

Thus concludes a two-year stint at FC Porto, during which he played a total of 26 games, after arriving from Bissau and Benfica.

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