Day: March 24, 2021
Nuno Mendes Becomes Fourth Youngest Portugal Player in 21st Century
Nuno Mendes tonight became the fourth-youngest player to play for Portugal in the 21st century. The defender, who started tonight’s match v Azerbaijan in Turin, earned his first Seleção cap aged at just 18 years, 9 months and 5 days old. This also makes him the youngest defender ever to play for Portugal, overtaking previous […]
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Four Portuguese Players in GOAL NXGN Top 50 Wonderkids List
Online football website GOAL has devised a list ranking the 50 best wonderkids in world football, entitled NXGN Top 50. The list ranks players born on or after January 1, 2002 from around the world. Interestingly, three of the four players play for Sporting CP, a club who over the last season and a half […]
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