He is 1.70 tall, weighs just 63 kilos and is 15 years old. His name is Roger Fernandes, although he is known as Roger. Since this season, this small left winger has been pure history in Portuguese football. Carlos Carvalhal made him debut for Braga in the Super Cup against Sporting in the summer, and later he also had minutes in the league and the cup.
Precisely in the cup competition, the Taأ§a, Roger scored his first goal this weekend. His explosion of joy, crying, after heading in a cross from the left has been a much talked about image in Portugal. Even his coach, Carvalhal, made it viral on social networks. The 81st minute of the match against Moitense passed and the young Roger came out on top to make history with his goal.
Born in Guinea Bissau but living in Portugal since he was a child, Roger celebrated the goal with his coach effusively. “I was very happy for the boy. He went through a difficult time and, therefore, when someone succeeds, his reaction is genuine and so is mine.†, assured Carvalhal.
The commitment to the youth team is being one of the club’s hallmarks: seven young players have made their debut to date under Carvalhal. Among all of them, the spotlight goes to Roger, a 15-year-old prodigy who already knows what it means to score with an important club. of the Portuguese scene like Braga.
