Guilherme Portuga
Brazilian footballer
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Guilherme Maciel Dantas (born 16 July 1998), known as Guilherme Portuga or just Portuga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguesa.
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Portuga in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme Maciel Dantas | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Taboão da Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benfica | |||
| 2017–2018 | Juventus-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Barcelona-SP | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Juventus-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Grêmio | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Esportivo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | São Caetano | 19 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | São Bernardo | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Oeste (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2023 | Camboriú | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Oeste | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Galo Maringá | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Portuguesa | 41 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:22, 12 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Portuga earned his nickname after playing for the youth sides of Portuguese side Benfica, but made his senior debut with Barcelona-SP in the 2016 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. In 2017, he moved to Juventus-SP and returned to the youth setup.
Portuga made his debut for Juventus on 5 August 2018, in a 1–0 home loss to Atibaia, for the year's Copa Paulista.[1] After impressing during the competition, he signed for Grêmio on 3 December.[2]
After featuring with the under-23 team, Portuga was loaned to Esportivo on 12 February 2020.[3] After making no appearances, he returned to Grêmio and featured with the under-23s before leaving as his contract ended.
On 24 February 2021, Portuga was announced at São Caetano.[4] A backup option during the 2021 Campeonato Paulista as the club suffered relegation, he became a starter afterwards.
On 20 April 2022, Portuga joined Série D side São Bernardo.[5] On 16 November, after achieving promotion, he was loaned to Oeste.[6]
Announced at Camboriú for the fourth division on 11 May 2023,[7] Portuga subsequently returned to Oeste for the year's Copa Paulista. On 2 November, he agreed to a contract with Galo Maringá for the upcoming season.[8]
On 8 May 2024, Portuga confirmed his move to Portuguesa for the state cup.[9] On 31 July, however, he joined Série B side Ponte Preta on loan for the remainder of the year.[10]
Back to Lusa for the 2025 season, Portuga became an undisputed starter for the club, and renewed his contract until November 2027 on 18 May 2026.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 12 July 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona-SP | 2016 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Juventus-SP | 2018 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 17[a] | 5 | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Grêmio | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[b] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Esportivo (loan) | 2020 | Gaúcho | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| São Caetano | 2021 | Paulista | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12[a] | 4 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 4 | 31 | 9 | |||||
| São Bernardo | 2022 | Série D | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Oeste | 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | 10[a] | 1 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Camboriú | 2023 | Série D | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Galo Maringá | 2024 | Paranaense | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2024 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 6[a] | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | Série D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | 51 | 6 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 161 | 26 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista