03 Mar. Felix recently accepted an interview on Chelsea’s official website. He said that joining Atletico Madrid is leaving his comfort zone
, Diego Costa got along very well with him before.
about childhood
“I was born in Viseu. It’s a city in the center of Portugal, an interesting city, I like to stay there sometimes. My home is still there and I often go back to Viseu, or with my friends in Lisbon.
Brothers together.”
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve always played football everywhere I’ve been. At home, at school, on the street – whenever I got the chance to play, I played. My parents said that when I
I’ve been playing with balls since I couldn’t walk. Even now, I always have a ball at home so I can touch it sometimes.”
about brother
“He’s five years younger than me and played really well at Benfica. We’ve always played with daddy since he was born. Those were good moments, I’ll never forget them. It’s good for me to play so much football, yes.
My brother is fine too.”
“I think that was the first time he played as a ball boy. What a coincidence, he was behind that goal and I scored that goal. It’s really a coincidence, but a beautiful moment. Maybe it’s not a coincidence
, maybe it was fate.”
Time in Porto
“It was a bit difficult when I first started playing in Porto because every time I got out of school my dad would drive me to Porto for training and after training we would go back to Viseu. We got home at 11pm and the next day
I get up at 7:30 to go to school. It was a difficult time, but the rewards are in sight now. I think my parents deserve the life I have now.”
“Going to Porto when I was 11 was very difficult. I remember the first night, I cried and called my dad and said ‘come pick me up, I don’t want to stay here, I want to go home.’ I remember my dad
Say ‘OK, I’ll come. I’ll take you home, but I’ll never take you to practice again. You know it’s hard, so you need to stay and try, but if you really want to go home
, I’ll come get you.’ So I stayed here for the rest of the night, and then for three years.”
Transfer to Benfica
“In the beginning I was fine there but in the last year or two I had trouble with the team and things didn’t go well. I was too skinny and not tall and it was difficult for me.
… when I was fourteen or fifteen, I told them I wanted to leave, I wanted to try another club, I wanted to play at home. I didn’t care about the future, I just wanted to play and have fun. Then the opportunity to go to Benfica arose
Yes, of course I accept.”
“The move to Benfica was important. It was easier to adapt there because I was used to Porto, far away from home. It felt good there, it was good for me. I improved a lot and I will always be grateful to Benfica.”
About the transfer to Atletico Madrid
“It was a bit of a tough decision, at first I would have preferred to stay, but then I think I made the right choice because I needed to develop and the move from Benfica to Atletico was good for me and allowed me to step out of myself.
comfort zone. I don’t regret it, I think it’s good for me.”
About Diego Costa
“He taught me a lot, he’s a good guy, an amazing guy, a fun guy and I love being around him. Unfortunately, I only had a year with him, but I’ve had a lot of fun with him.
Had good times. He’s still my friend, my family loves him, he loves my dad, he’s a really nice guy.”