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Sidny Lopes Cabral: Move to Estrela Amadora after Cologne farewell!
Sidny Lopes Cabral is moving from Viktoria Köln to CF Estrela Amadora in the Portuguese league. Contract details and background.
Sidny Lopes Cabral: Move to Estrela Amadora after Cologne farewell!
An up-and-coming player is leaving FC Viktoria Köln: Sidny Lopes Cabral is moving to the Portuguese league, more precisely to CF Estrela Amadora. The 22-year-old was released from his previous club in mid-April and has now signed a contract until 2028. That reports liga3-online.de. Estrela Amadora, who barely managed to avoid relegation, are led by a new coach and have great confidence in the talented midfielder.
Lopes Cabral, who came to Cologne from Rot-Weiß Erfurt in January 2024, played a total of 50 games during his time at Viktoria Köln and was directly involved in eleven goals. The past season was a solid one for him: he appeared in 32 games, scored three goals and provided five assists. His achievements have certainly contributed to his high popularity.
Farewell and new beginnings
Lopes Cabral's departure is not the only departure at Viktoria Köln. He is the second player after Zoumana Keita to move to a higher-class club; Keita has joined RSC Anderlecht. Since Lopes Cabral's contract expires on June 30th, Viktoria Köln will not receive any compensation for his departure, which the club has to note with regret. Another loss for the team, which has to rebuild itself next season.
Preparations for the 2025/26 third division season are already in full swing. How kicker.de reported that new signings are already active at many third division clubs. For example, Julian Günther-Schmidt is moving to Aue, while Kevin Volland is going to 1860 Munich. It will be exciting to see how the teams line up after the departures and arrivals.
A look at the situation at Viktoria Köln shows that the club has to reinvent itself. With Cabral, another talented player is leaving. But hope remains: new staff, new opportunities. Ultimately, it is important that the team makes the necessary adjustments and has a good start to next season. The move to Estrela Amadora could be the first step towards a brilliant career in Europe for Lopes Cabral - and this new beginning is something to look forward to.