Mumbai’s Yohaan Benjamin, 19, who recently signed for Portugal’s fourth-division club Guarda FC, believes it is an important step towards his ultimate goal — representing the Indian senior national team. Benjamin has already played for the India U-19 team that won the SAFF U-19 Championship last year. However, the teenager is not putting himself under any undue pressure.

“I’m not putting too much pressure on myself. My target in my first season with Guarda FC is to just get consistent game time. I’ll have to work hard to get that since I’m one of the youngest players in the side and need to get used to the intensity and physicality of the league,” Benjamin, a Colaba resident, told mid-day.