Samuel Portugal leaves FC Porto after 4 years and 0 appearances | OneFootball

FC Porto announced through its official channels that it has reached an agreement with Gil Vicente for the permanent transfer of Samuel Soares, with no associated fee.

“FC Porto has reached an agreement with Gil Vicente for the permanent transfer of the player registration rights and 60% of the economic rights of Samuel Portugal. FC Porto retains 40% of the player’s economic rights and states that it will bear no costs related to intermediary services,” the short statement reads.

The Minho club, in turn, confirmed that the goalkeeper has signed a contract valid until June 2028. The move comes as no surprise, especially after the player was seen last weekend in the stands of the Cidade de Barcelos Stadium, where he watched the 1-0 win over Rio Ave.

At 32, Samuel Portugal will now have the task of helping to ‘make people forget’ Andrew Ventura, who joined Flamengo in January for €1.5 million. Since that departure, Gil Vicente’s goal has been shared alternately by Lucão, who started in the opening round of the Primeira Liga, and Dani Figueira, who has since moved to FC Noah on a free transfer.

Samuel Portugal leaves FC Porto empty-handed

It should be recalled that Samuel Portugal joined FC Porto in the summer of 2022 from Portimonense in a deal valued at around €2.5 million for 55% of his economic rights. In 2024, the Dragons increased their stake to 90% by paying a further €1.5 million, taking the total investment to €4 million.

However, the Brazilian never managed to establish himself at the Estádio do Dragão, largely due to competition from Diogo Costa, who gave him no chance in the battle for the goalkeeping spot. He therefore leaves the club without having made a single official appearance for the first team.

In the 2024/25 season, with no place in the plans of Argentine coach Martín Anselmi, he ended up being ‘demoted’ to the B team. Playing for the reserve side, he featured in ten matches, conceded eight goals and received one yellow card. His final record was marked by four defeats, three wins and three draws.

Last season, the goalkeeper was loaned to Al-Akhdoud in Saudi Arabia in search of more opportunities. Although he played in 27 matches, he ended up losing his starting spot to Rakan Al-Najjar in the final stretch of the campaign.

A permanent stay at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium became unfeasible after the club was relegated to the second tier of Saudi football. Al-Akhdoud finished 17th and second from bottom, with just 20 points from 33 matches.

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