Former FC Porto prodigy certain: “Rodrigo Mora is a class act” | OneFootball

From Porto to Finland. The summer transfer market changed the course for Adramane Cassamá, a left-back from Guinea-Bissau who made his debut last Monday for his country's main team. After two years wearing the FC Porto jersey, with appearances in the B team and juniors, Cassamá left Invicta to accept the proposal from AC Oulu and expressed satisfaction with his choice.

"I achieved a real dream. Since I was a child, when I played with my friends, I thought about the possibility of representing my country's team. It was something I thought was unattainable but I never gave up fighting. I share this achievement with my family, my friends and all those who never gave up on me and who always shared this dream with me. It was a magical day. I am very happy to have reached this level. Now I have to continue working to maintain the level and to add more call-ups. As for the team, I believe we have a quality future ahead of us if we continue to work," Cassamá began in an exclusive interview with Portal dos Dragões.

Memories of Olival

The 21-year-old defender fondly recalls his time at FC Porto and the "many young people" of "high level" with whom he lived, acknowledging, however, that not everything went as desired during his time with the dragons.

"My time in Portugal and at FC Porto was very important to me. It was a real milestone in my career and I learned a lot. I shared the dressing room with many high-level players, with many young people who will reach the top of international football and I tried to learn from all of them. There are things that went less well but I prefer to focus on the good things. FC Porto opened the doors of Europe for me and helped me to be more complete," assured Adramane Cassamá, not forgetting to detail the most striking cases.

"Rodrigo Mora is an exceptional player. He has a lot of talent and will mark a generation. Vasco Sousa is another good player. He had some bad luck with his injury last season, but I believe he can conquer his space at Moreirense, this season," stressed the now international for Guinea Bissau, who was also invited to comment on the cases of Dinis Rodrigues and Martim Fernandes, young full-backs trained at Olival.

"They are two good players, good colleagues and with a lot of future margin. I believe they can play an important role in the future of the club," predicted Cassamá, who did not hesitate to name Marcus and Mora as the players who impressed him the most.

Happy in Finland until... January

Unlike Portugal and most European championships, the season in Finland is halfway through and only ends at the end of the year; in January, Cassamá admits to reassessing his plans.

"I'm happy in Finland. I needed to have this challenge in my career. To challenge myself in a different context, while I have the opportunity to play more regularly. I want to continue to assert myself. As for the future, I dream of reaching a big club in Europe and asserting myself. I will continue to work for that," explained the player, before concluding.

"For now, I have a contract here at the club... the goal is to continue to help the team achieve its objectives. I know there has been interest from various clubs. But for now, the focus is on finishing the season well. We'll see after that," concluded Adramane Cassamá in this interview with Portal dos Dragões.

Thus concludes a two-year stage at FC Porto, during which he played a total of 26 games, after arriving from Bissau and Benfica.

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