Portal dos Dragões
·01 de julho de 2026
“Joining FC Porto means aiming higher and reaching the biggest stages”

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·01 de julho de 2026

She is only 22 years old, but already has experience with the Portuguese national team and arrives at FC Porto with a considerable track record in the top domestic division. Daniela Santos is a centre-back, played for Valadares Gaia on loan from Benfica, and says she is “very happy” to join a Club “so ambitious” and always “looking for new achievements.” Describing herself as “a resilient player” who “works very hard,” the latest addition for the heart of the defense promised to “give everything for this shirt” and to “always fight until the end,” because she wants to “be very happy alongside the fans.”
Joining FC Porto“I’m very happy to sign for a club as big as FC Porto. I hope to contribute to winning many trophies and I will do my best. I came because of the project, because it is such a big club looking for new achievements and so ambitious. Coming to FC Porto means wanting to achieve more and being able to perform on the biggest stages.”
A united and ambitious group“I expect to find a very ambitious, united dressing room ready to win many trophies.”
A self-portrait“I’m a resilient player, who always gives everything and never gives up. I’m a player who works very hard.”
From the Azores to the mainland at just 15“It was difficult, because I came from a completely different world, but the difficulties I went through made me a more mature and more developed person. That allowed me to get here as a much more grown-up person, ready for new challenges.”
Experience gained in Liga BPI“They were crucial years that gave me a lot of experience and maturity and that allow me to be a player more capable of helping the team, and I am ready to win many trophies.”
Personal goals“I would like to be part of the Portuguese national team regularly and to keep growing every day.”
The national team call-up“It was the fulfillment of a dream. Reaching the senior national team is the culmination of a lot of hard work and the fulfillment of a dream. I hope to continue representing Portugal.”
Message to the Porto family“I will give everything for this shirt and always fight until the end. I hope to be very happy alongside our fans.”
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