Life is going well for FC Porto‘s Samu Omorodion. The young Spanish striker was one of the transfers in the last transfer market, leaving Atlético Madrid for the Invicta team, he was traded by Chelsea.
The 20-year-old striker took over for Vitor Bruno’s team and quickly became a goal scorer in blue and white. On Thursday he scored two against Manchester United, but they were not enough to secure his first victory in the renewed Europa League.
His eye for goal is highlighted in the sports newspaper Marca. This morning highlights the number of Samú, who has scored seven goals in six games for the blues and whites this season, in a total of 376 minutes played. That’s a goal every 53 minutes.
This season, Samu has already scored against Farense, Vitória Sport Clube, Bodo/Glimt, Arouca and Manchester United.
By scoring three goals in Dragão’s first three games, the young Spanish striker equaled the numbers of players such as Soares, Falcao, Pena and Janko.
FC Porto paid Atlético Madrid 15 million euros for half of the Spanish youngster, in last summer’s transfer window, two weeks after he became Olympic champion for Spain in Paris2024. Samu, a Spanish striker of Nigerian descent, signed with the ‘dragons’ for five seasons, until June 2029, with a release clause of 100 ME.
“In the agreement with Atlético de Madrid, FC Porto will have two non-binding purchase options for additional economic rights of 15% worth five ME each, to be exercised until July 2025 and July 2026. In other words, FC Porto may 80% of holding the economic rights of the player for a fixed amount of 25 ME , detailed, at the time, FC Porto.
Samu Omorodion, 20, arrived at the Colchoneros last summer from Granada for six ME, but was promptly loaned to Alavés and contributed eight goals and an assist in 35 games for the Basque club’s stay in the League.