Sidny Cabral says goodbye to Benfica fans, but hides reasons (video) | OneFootball

Sidny Cabral was presented this Thursday as a new signing for Trabzonspor. The Turkish club will pay Benfica a fixed fee of €10 million, plus €2 million in bonuses, and the Eagles will also retain the right to 20% of any capital gain from a future transfer.

Besides the official announcement from the Reds, the player himself also left a thank-you message to Glorioso on his social media: "Thank you, SL Benfica, it was an honor", he wrote simply on his Instagram account. Sidny Cabral leaves Benfica six months after arriving.

Playing for the Eagles’ first team, the 23-year-old winger made a strong start, even scoring on his debut against Estoril. However, the shirt-swapping episode with Vinicius Júnior ended up harming him, and he was left with little playing time at Benfica.

Now comes a new adventure in his career, this time with Trabzonspor in Turkey. The club, which has previously had former Eagles figures such as Óscar Cardozo and Lazar Markovic, finished last season in third place, eight points behind champions Galatasaray.

In the 2025/26 season, playing for both Estrela da Amadora and Benfica, Sidny Cabral — valued at €4 million — made 28 appearances: 23 in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 1,835 minutes he spent on the pitch, the Cape Verdean player recorded six goals and six assists.

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