Mateus Mide thanks FC Porto after Gaia medal: "Club I love" | OneFootball

The Gaia City Council honored the best player of the U-17 World Cup with the municipal merit medal, gold grade. Mateus Mide, FC Porto player and resident of the municipality, received the award from Luís Filipe Menezes and began by saying that the distinction “has a very special meaning and is the result of a lot of work, effort, and dedication.”

After winning “the two most important international football competitions at the U-17 level,” the MVP of the last World Cup made a point of “thanking FC Porto,” his “beloved club,” for “providing the best working conditions to continue evolving” and assured that he will “face the future in the same way as the present”: “Always with my feet on the ground, but with a very ambitious mind and the desire to win many more titles.”

Initial Thanks“I want to start by thanking the Gaia City Council, in the person of its president, for this distinction that means a lot to me and my family. Receiving this medal, being so young, has a very special meaning and is the result of a lot of work, effort, and dedication, both on my part and from my family, girlfriend, and friends, who always support me and wish me the best.”

A lifelong Porto fan“2025 was a remarkable year. Together with my national team colleagues, we conquered Europe and the World, winning the two most important international football competitions at the U-17 level. I could not fail to mention FC Porto, the club of my heart and where I did all my training, for giving me the opportunity to make my professional debut and for providing me with the best working conditions to continue evolving.”

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