Official! English centre-back agrees deal with Benfica and signs contract | OneFootball

It's official. Benfica announced this Monday, November 10th, that they have signed a training contract with Piers Paul Pinnock. The 14-year-old central defender is in his seventh season wearing the Eagles' jersey and, in 2024/25, he was part of the national under-15 champion team.

Recently, the footballer was called up to participate in the recent training camp of England's under-15 team. This season, the player has already participated in three matches for the youth teams of the red emblem (one for the under-15, one for the under-15 B, and another for the under-16).

Benfica's youth team won the last match against Académica de Santarém by 2-0, in a game counting for the 11th round of the Under-15 First Division - South Series Phase 2025/26. Piers Paul Pinnock was not called up for the match.

Luca Moraes - who is in great form - opened the scoring at the 25th minute, setting the 1-0 score that lasted until halftime. The 2-0 was scored by a player who started on the bench. Tiago Neves, at 74', scored the second goal for the Eagles and sealed the match.

At the moment, the team led by João Faria Rodrigues now has 23 points and occupies the second place on the table, eight points behind Sporting (31), despite having one game less. In the next round, Benfica will host Académica de Coimbra. The match will be played at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 16th, in Seixal.

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