Midfielder · #23
Geovany Quenda
Portugal · 5'8" · 19
His role
Quenda is a left-footed attacker who can play as one of the two number tens or hold the width on the right. He receives on the turn, runs at defenders and gives Alonso another route from the touchline into the box.
His story
- 01Drama
Benfica lost him over a bed
Benfica recruited Quenda from Damaiense and promised him a room at their academy campus. The room never appeared, so at thirteen he crossed Lisbon and joined Sporting, Benfica's fiercest rivals. Sporting developed him into one of Europe's most valuable teenagers before Chelsea paid £40m.
- 02Record
Young Player of the Season in Portugal at seventeen
Quenda was named Portugal's Young Player of the Season at seventeen, then helped Sporting win both the league and cup. At international level, he made the team of the tournament at the European Championships for both the under-17s and under-21s. Chelsea agreed to buy him in 2025 and still left him in Lisbon for another year to develop.
- 03Off the pitch
From Guinea-Bissau to Amadora
Quenda was born in Guinea-Bissau and moved to Portugal as a child. His football began with the under-10s at Damaiense in Amadora, on the edge of Lisbon, far from the grand academies that later fought over him. By the time he reached Sporting's under-17s, he was scoring twenty goals in a season.
Career
Sporting CP2023–2025
Chelsea2026–
