João Serrano Pinto signs academy contract | OneFootball

João Serrano Pinto has signed a youth contract and will continue wearing the blue and white shirt. In 2025/26, in his debut season in Invicta, the 16-year-old midfielder scored one goal in 12 matches for the under-16s in the Second Division of the National Under-17 Championship and another in five games played in the district championship for his age group.

With “great pride” in the work done and the desire to “one day step onto the pitch at the Estádio do Dragão,” the Évora-born midfielder does not hide his “great happiness at being able to continue with the Dragon on my chest” and underlines his desire to follow the example of his “role models Victor Froholdt and Pablo Rosario, two versatile players who show what it means to play with the Dragon’s fighting spirit.”

Pride in the present and focus on the future“I feel great pride in signing this youth contract and I hope to one day step onto the pitch at the Estádio do Dragão.”

The honour of wearing the blue and white shirt“It is a feeling of great responsibility to be representing FC Porto, and also one of great happiness at being able to continue with the Dragon on my chest.”

The most special memory“The best moment was right when I arrived and scored my first goal. I felt the team united in celebrating with me.”

Examples to follow“At the moment I have two great role models: Victor Froholdt and Pablo Rosario. They are two players in my position who are versatile and show what it means to play with the Dragon’s fighting spirit.”

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