Brazilian goalkeeper Samuel Portugal has left Portimonense to sign a five-year contract with Porto, the country’s official football champions, officially announced this Thursday, presenting their fourth addition for the 2022/23 season.
“Samuel Portugal is the fourth Blue and White player to sign with the club for the 2022/23 season, following the signing of a contract that ties him to the club until 2027. The 28-year-old goalkeeper, who comes from Portimonense, will wear the Dragons’ jersey number 94. , reported the Porto club through the official website, without disclosing the amount of the transaction.
The 28-year-old guardian has led the service in the Algarve I League for the past two seasons, which he arrived in 2019 with 25 appearances for the under-23 team and then a total of 65 more with the main formation.
As the formation was split between Coritiba and the Junior Team, Samuel Portugal started to line up in Brazil for Metropolitano, Portuguesa, Água Santa and Anápolis to now compete with Diogo Costa, Cláudio Ramos and Francisco Meixedo for the FC Porto goal.
According to the Portuguese press, the Dragons have to pay Portimonense around four million euros (ME) to hire the successor to Argentine guardian Agustín Marchesin, who traveled to Spanish club Celta de Vigo on August 2 after losing the title to Portugal’s Diogo Costa in the past. season.
Samuel Portugal became the fourth official signing by FC Porto for the 2022/23 season after defender David Carmo (ex-Sporting Braga, 20 ME), midfielder Andre Franco (ex-Estoril Praia, 4 ME) and striker Gabriel Veron (ex- Palmeiras, for 10.5 ME).
The Dragons, third in Ligue I with nine points, three points behind isolated leaders Benfica, will face off against Gil Vicente, 12th, with five, on Saturday at 20:30 in Cidada. Stadium de Barcelos, in the match of the fifth round of the competition.
? Oh – Dragon until 2027.
Welcome #WelcomeSamuelPortugal #indomitableby nature pic.twitter.com/FlXGltuOGi— FC Porto (@FCPorto) September 1, 2022
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
