“Joining FC Porto means aiming higher and playing on the big stage” | OneFootball

She is only 22 years old, but already has experience with the Portuguese national team and arrives at FC Porto with a considerable track record in the top tier of Portuguese football. Daniela Santos is a centre-back, played for Valadares Gaia on loan from Benfica, and admits she is “very happy” to join a Club “so ambitious” and always “looking for new achievements.” Describing herself as “a resilient player” who “works very hard,” the newest addition to the heart of the defence promised to “give everything for this shirt” and to “fight until the very end,” because she wants to “be very happy alongside the fans.”

Joining FC Porto“I’m very happy to sign for a club as big as FC Porto. I hope to help win many trophies and I will do my very best. I came because of the project, because it is such a big club looking for new achievements and so ambitious. Coming to FC Porto means wanting to achieve more and having the chance to perform on the biggest stages.”

A united and ambitious group“I expect to find a dressing room that is very ambitious, united and ready to win many trophies.”

A self-portrait“I’m a resilient player, who always gives everything and never gives up. I’m a player who works very hard.”

From the Azores to mainland Portugal at just 15“It was difficult, because I came from a completely different world, but the difficulties I went through made me a more mature and more developed person. That allowed me to get here as a much more grown-up person, ready for new challenges.”

Experience gained in Liga BPI“They were crucial years that gave me a lot of experience and maturity and that allow me to be a player more capable of helping the team, and I’m ready to win many trophies.”

Personal goals“I would like to be a regular part of the Portuguese national team and to keep growing every day.”

The national team call-up“It was the fulfilment of a dream. Reaching the senior national team is the culmination of a lot of hard work and the fulfilment of a dream. I hope I can continue to represent Portugal.”

Message for the Porto family“I will give everything for this shirt and fight until the very end. I hope to be very happy alongside our fans.”

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