Soccer-Chelsea sign 19-year-old winger Geovany Quenda from Sporting Lisbon


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Sporting CP v Club Brugge - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - November 26, 2025 Sporting CP's Geovany Quenda celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

July 8 (Reuters) - Chelsea ⁠have signed Portuguese winger Geovany Quenda from ⁠Sporting Lisbon, with the 19-year-old agreeing a ‌contract until 2034, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

Quenda arrives at Stamford Bridge after an impressive rise at ​Sporting, where he helped the ⁠Lisbon club to secure ⁠a domestic double last season, winning both the ⁠Portuguese ‌league title and cup.

"Chelsea is a great team and I am excited to ⁠play here at Stamford Bridge. The club ​has shown ‌faith in players like me and I ⁠am proud ​to be here, proud to be part of this club," Quenda said in a statement.

Quenda was ⁠named the Primeira Liga's Young Player ​of the Season in 2025 and made 86 appearances across all competitions for Sporting in two ⁠years. He became Sporting's youngest-ever goalscorer and also the youngest Portuguese player to score in the Champions League.

He has represented Portugal at Under-21 level ​and was named in the ⁠Team of the Tournament at the 2025 European ​Under-21 Championship.

Chelsea begin their Premier ‌League season away to ​Fulham on August 24.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)

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