Guilherme Maciel Dantas (born 16 July 1998), known as Guilherme Portuga or just Portuga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Londrina, on loan from Portuguesa.
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. After impressing during the competition, he signed for Grêmio on 3 December.
After featuring with the under-23 team, Portuga was loaned to Esportivo on 12 February 2020. 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. 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. On 16 November, after achieving promotion, he was loaned to Oeste.
Announced at Camboriú for the fourth division on 11 May 2023, 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.
On 8 May 2024, Portuga confirmed his move to Portuguesa for the state cup. On 31 July, however, he joined Série B side Ponte Preta on loan for the remainder of the year.
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. On 30 July of that year, he was loaned to second division side Londrina.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona-SP2016Paulista 2ª Divisão—70———70Juventus-SP2018Paulista A2————17Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista5175Grêmio2019Série A00———6Appearance(s) in Copa FGF161Esportivo (loan)2020Gaúcho—00———00São Caetano2021Paulista—40——1241642022Paulista A2—155———155Total—195——124319São Bernardo2022Série D50————50Oeste2023Paulista A2—163——101264Camboriú2023Série D30————30Galo Maringá2024Paranaense—111———111Portuguesa2024Paulista————64642025Série D1515010——21120261518030——261Total30213040—64536Ponte Preta (loan)2024Série B40————40Londrina (loan)2026Série B00————00Career total4226694000511516326
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