Sporting Clube Esmoriz of Portugal youngster, Isa Rilwan Ayodele has disclosed that he is eager to get an early major breakthrough with the modest club this year, Sports247 reports.
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Although it was only last year that Ayodele joined the Aviero First Regional Division outfit, the lad from Tonic FC of Ikorodu is already thinking big and eyeing great things in Portugal.
It was on September 20th, 2025 that he made the trip alongside four other youngsters from Tonic FC of Ikorodu – Oyetola Ayomide Ayuba, Okoye Gideon Oseghale, Adebowale Sheriff Olamide and Onuoha Chidiebere Fabian.
Ayodele thanked coach of the side, Narcismo Ratinho for helping him settle down fast at the midstream club – whose environment is helping his football growth in msny dimensions.
Although he admitted that the cold weather often makes things difficult for him, he enjoys the environment and training style of the coach, which will make him become a better player.
Ayodele disclosed, “I travelled to Portugal alongside four other players. Now I’m growing up fast at Sporting Clube Esmoriz.
“It’s been really nice, really good and exciting; but it’s not easy to show your talent here because the weather is really harsh. It has not been easy at all, but I have been able to adapt.
“The coach’s training pattern has helped me increase my speed, my marking, ball control and total impact. Everything here encourages me to grow in football.”
Sports247 gathered further that Ayodele was first discovered at an under-10 football competition organised in 2015 by a scout, Anthony Agioke, who was a former goalkeeper at Jegede Boys FC of Isolo, Lagos.
Ayodele went on to make top marks at various youth football circuits in Lagos State, culminating in a deal with Tonic FC of Ikorodu before his 19th birthday, following which he travelled to Portugal in 2025.
