Carolina Santiago
Portuguese footballer (born 2006)
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Carolina Santiago (born 31 August 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 31, 2006 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP | 4 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Valadares Gaia (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U-16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2023– | Portugal U-19 | 28 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 15, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 24, 2025 | |||
Club career
Santiago joined Sporting CP's youth program in 2020/21.[1] On 6 August 2024, she joined Valadares Gaia on a season-long loan.[2] She scored 12 goals in 29 games while on loan with the Porto area club.[3]
On 2 October 2025, after scoring five goals in four games to start the season, Santiago agreed a new contract with Sporting until 2029.[3]
International career
Portugal head coach Francisco Neto first called Santiago up to the senior team in October 2025.[4]
