FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – No more teasing, New England Revolution fans. We have a name.
Two days after club president Brian Bilello revealed on Twitter that the Revolution had “completed another international signing,” New England officially announced the acquisition of young center back Sambinha.
The 23-year-old defender – whose given name is Mamadu Samba Candé – arrives on loan for the 2016 season from partner club Sporting Clube de Portugal. The Revs also hold an option to make the move a full transfer following the upcoming campaign.
Sambinha was targeted by the Revolution’s technical staff after General Manager Michael Burns and head coach Jay Heaps were impressed by his performance while captaining Sporting Lisbon’s B side in a Segunda Liga match in early December.