Vitor Roque will have a new home from January 2024. Before we get to the BarcelonaHe spoke for the last time in an interview as an Athletic player. On the club's official channels, the 18-year-old attacker was grateful for the period he was in Hurricane, thanked the fans and left open the possibility of return in the future.
Despite Athletico's short time, Vitor Roque recalled his shyness at the time of his arrival at the club and highlighted all the evolution in training to become the biggest sale in the history of Brazilian football. Hired by Cruise by value and R$ 24 million, he was negotiated with the Barcelona by R$ 236 million.
I'm happy to fulfill my dream, but also sad to leave Hurricane. It's a club where I was very happy and had a lot of good times. I'm sure it's marked the way I'm leaving, with the cheerleading and everyone screaming my name. Happy for the legacy I left in Hurricane. I arrived a boy full of insecurity and fear. I was shy in training, but I learned a lot from my companions and evolved in both physical and mental and technical.
Vitor Roque.
Victor Roque arrived in Hurricane in April 2022. The cheerleading party was in front of Santos, in duel valid for the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship. In all, they were 81 games, with 28 goals scored and 10 assists.
He was the Paranaense champion in 2023, and vice of Liberators last season. Just the defeat for the Flamengo, in Guayaquil, was considered the most painful in his passage through Athletico.
Sempre foi um sonho jogar a Libertadores e eu jamais imaginei estar no top dos artilheiros do Athletico na competição. O momento mais difícil foi a final da Libertadores (2022). Foi a que mais pesou. Sempre foi o sonho do clube, e perder daquela forma foi difícil, mas o meu momento mais marcante com a camisa do Athletico também foi na Libertadores: o gol contra os Estudiantes. Pude classificar 17 anos depois o time para a semifinal. Foi marcante para mim e para o clube
Vitor Roque
Even from a distance, Vitor Roque will maintain the connection with Athletico, so much so that he said he will take the club for the rest of his life. Even so, he left open the possibility of returning to Hurricane.
Hurricane fans, eternal gratitude for every welcome you've had with me since I got to the club. I'll take it for the rest of my life. I appreciate all the affection. I hope one day I'll go back to the club and make you happy.
Vitor Roque
