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Porto’s Colombian forward Jackson Martinez (L) vies with Estoril’s defender Steven Vitoria during the Portuguese league football match FC Porto vs Estoril at the Dragao Stadium in Porto on March 8, 2013. MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images
Canadian-born Portuguese defender Steven Vitoria has signed a four-year contract with Benfica, the Lisbon club have announced.
The 26-year-old, who was born in Toronto and has played for Portugal at under-19 and under-20 level, joins last year’s Primeira Liga runners-up from Estoril.
Benfica are looking to strengthen their squad and have in recent weeks have signed three Serbia internationals: attacking midfielder Filip Djuricic and forwards Lazar Markovic and Miralem Sulejmani.
The club last season had been in line for a historic treble but lost the league to Porto, were beaten in the Europa League final by Chelsea and then came off second-best to Vitoria de Guimaraes in the Portuguese cup final.
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