Adam is experiencing “the most important moment of his career”

The Spanish goalkeeper Antonio Adam This Monday he declared himself “proud and grateful” to have played 150 games with Sporting CPwhere he lived, according to him, “the most important moment of his career.”

In an interview given to the club’s channel, SportingTVafter Thursday’s victory over the Vizela (2-5), Adam He reviewed his work during four “very special” years in Lisbon and was “excited about the games to come.”

“Proud and grateful”

“I am proud and grateful for a career with so many games. Happy for everything I have achieved so far, for reaching an important milestone and excited for the games to come, which will be important,” commented goalkeeper of Madrid.

Adam36, signed for the lions in 2020 and has since become an undisputed starter, a status that was not always guaranteed during his career at clubs such as real Madrid or the Athletic.

“I have arrived at a club where I can fight for titles, get them, enjoy them, play in the Champions League, play for one of the big teams in Portugal… All this makes of my experience here which is very special,” he said. Adam.

And he added: “Everything has been positive since I arrived, I never imagined that everything will go so well. It is the most important moment of my career.” The goalkeeper also emphasized that he was “very well received by the club and by the Portuguese”, and that in Portugal he found a “culture very similar to Spain”, which helped him to adapt.

The proximity between Madrid and Lisbon has also benefited him, he assured, because it is “a city close to Madrid, one hour away by plane”, which makes it easier to get together with the family.

“The city, the weather… Everything is spectacular. My son was born here, I always remember, which makes it even more special,” he stressed in statements to SportingTV.

First title in 19 years

The experience of Adam was one of the keys to winning the League title in his debut season, the first of Sports for 19 years, what the Madrid native remembers as one of his best moments with the Verdiblancos.

Furthermore, it is a championship obtained “in another year, difficult for the whole society” – at the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic – and in which the fans cannot be “happy in the stadium”, which ” “It made everything very special.”

He Sports is currently the leader of the Portuguese League, with one point ahead of Benfica, after what the goalkeeper described as “an almost perfect first lap.” “We are in a good moment and we are excited,” he concluded.