Mourinho’s protégé bids farewell to Benfica: more than a club to me | OneFootball

Ivan Lima saw his departure from Benfica to the Polish team Piast Gliwice officially confirmed. The winger made his senior debut thanks to José Mourinho and, on his social media, he shared a sentimental and grateful post to the Red Club.

"It was the club where I grew up. The only one I played for throughout my development and where I had the opportunity to debut for the first team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was much more than a club to me. It was home, it was school, it was my dream and it was reality. There I grew as a player, but above all as a person," he wrote on his Instagram account.

The 21-year-old athlete highlighted the special moments he experienced at Benfica. "I lived moments I will never forget, learned values that I will carry with me forever, and represented a symbol I bear with immense pride. A very special chapter in my career has closed," he said.

The left winger admitted that leaving the Club was not simple. "It was not an easy goodbye, but it was done with gratitude and great respect. Now a new adventure begins, with new challenges and new ambitions. I take with me everything this club and the people of this house taught me. Thank you, Benfica! From all, One," he wrote.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Ivan Lima - valued at 500 thousand euros - played 22 games: 20 for the B team and two for the main squad. In total, the red winger played 1,226 minutes, without scoring any goals or making any assists.

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