Stevan Manuel
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| Full name | Stevan Pedro Dores Manuel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Alta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U15 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stevan Pedro Dores Manuel (born 11 June 2008), sometimes known as just Stevan, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Benfica.
Club career
[edit]Born in Lisbon, Manuel began his football career in 2016 in the youth team Alta. The following year, he transferred to Benfica, where first distinguished himself in the youth teams with the this football club.[1][2] In the summer of 2024, he signed his first professional contract with this club.[3]
International career
[edit]Manuel was first called up to Portugal U17 team in September 2024.[4] He was named to that squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5][6] Portugal reached the final of the competition after winning on penalties against Italy (after a 2–2 draw).[7][8] The team then claimed the trophy by defeating France 3–0 in the final.[9][10][11][12]
In November 2025, Manuel was again included the largely unchanged U-17 squad that participated in the U-17 World Cup in Qatar.[13] He made his mark from the very first match, a 6–1 victory against New Caledonia where he was named man of the match.[14] Portugal triumphed over some of the biggest teams from their respective continents, including Morocco, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, and finally Austria in the final, winning the U-17 World Cup for the first time. Their prolific attack combined for 23 goals, just three shy of Nigeria's record set in 2013.[15][16]
Personal life
[edit]Manuel is the nephew of Portuguese international Renato Sanches.[2]
Honours
[edit]Portugal U17
References
[edit]- ^ Valter Marques. "Os nomes do Grupo de Elite do Benfica para Bruno Lage ter em atenção". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b Valter Marques. "Benfica sofre para renovar com sobrinho de Renato Sanches". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Benfica Stevan Manuel Contrato Profissional" (in Portuguese). Benfica. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Sub-17 - Convocatórias e jogadores convocados". FPF (in European Portuguese). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Europeu sub-17: Bino chama 22 jogadores para estágio". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Convocatória para o Campeonato da Europa". FPF (in European Portuguese). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Portugal bate Itália nos penáltis e vai defrontar a França na final do Europeu sub-17". Record (in European Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Europeu de sub-17: Portugal está na final após bater a Itália nos penáltis. Recorde o jogo". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "La France s'écroule face au Portugal en finale de l'Euro U17". L'Équipe (in French). 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Conheça dez promessas que se destacaram no Europeu Sub-17". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Euro U17 : les 5 talents du Portugal qui ont illuminé la compétition". trivela.fr (in French). 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Convocatória final para o Mundial Sub-17". FPF (in European Portuguese). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Mondial U-17 2025 : Tous les Joueurs du match". FIFA (in French). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ Mohamed Sadat (27 November 2025). "Le Portugal vient à bout de l'Autriche (1-0) et remporte la Coupe du monde U17, la première de son histoire". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Nakadi, Jâd El. "Le Portugal, tombeur des Diablotins, domine l'Autriche et s'offre un premier sacre mondial U17 - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Cabral fires Portugal to first U-17 World Cup title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.