Cape Verdean winger Leandro Semedo, who was linked to FC Porto for several years, is a reinforcement of Benfica’s handball team for next season, having signed a contract until 2024, the Luz club announced this Wednesday.
Leandro Semedo is the first reinforcement of the handball team for the 2022/23 season. The Cape Verdean international returns to Portugal after visiting Spain. At 27 years old, the left-back arrives at the club he loves”, reads a note published on Benfica’s official website.
The 27-year-old spent the last two seasons in Ademar León, after having traveled to Spain to defend the colors of Helvetia Anaitasuna for a year.
I’ve been a Benfica fan since I was little. I hope that the years I spent in Spain can help Benfica win more titles. I am Cape Verdean, I am a warrior. I will always give 200% on the pitch to win every game,” Semedo said.
The team, which has won two national championships and a Portuguese Cup, arrived in Portugal in the 2013/14 season to represent the FC Porto youth team, having remained with the “dragons” until the 2018/19 season, on loan to Maia for the pretty .
Source: Observadora
