Guilherme Portuga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maciel and the second or paternal family name is Dantas.

Guilherme Portuga

Portuga in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Guilherme Maciel Dantas
Date of birth	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa
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	4	(0)
2024	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Guilherme Maciel Dantas (born 16 July 1998), known as Guilherme Portuga or just Portuga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguesa.

Career

Portuga playing for São Caetano in 2021

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]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2025[11]

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	0	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		0	0	4	0	0	0	—		6	4	10	4
Ponte Preta (loan)	2024	Série B	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Career total			12	0	57	9	0	0	0	0	51	15	120	24

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

1. "Copa Paulista: Após estreiarem no profissional, dupla do Juventus foca na sequência" [Copa Paulista: after debuting in the first team, Juventus duo focus on sequence] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
2. "Grêmio contrata meia com passagem pelo Benfica para time de transição" [Grêmio sign midfielder with stint at Benfica for the transition team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
3. "Esportivo reforça elenco com três atletas do Grêmio" [Esportivo bolster squad with three Grêmio athletes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NB. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
4. "Paulistão: São Caetano anuncia ex-lateral da Ponte e meia do Grêmio" [Paulistão: São Caetano announce former Ponte full-back and Grêmio midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
5. "Portuga é do Tigre 🐯✍🏾" [Portuga is a Tigre's player! 🐯✍🏾]. São Bernardo FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
6. "Atacante Guilherme Portuga acerta com o Oeste Barueri para a disputa do Paulista 2023" [Forward Guilherme Portuga sign with Oeste Barueri for the 2023 Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Paulista. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
7. "Camboriú anuncia quatro reforços para a Série D do Brasileiro" [Camboriú announce four additions for the Brasileiro Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diarinho. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
8. "Galo Maringá anuncia o meia-atacante Portuga, ex-Grêmio e ex-São Caetano" [Galo Maringá announce attacking midfielder Portuga, formerly of Grêmio and formerly of São Caetano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Maringá. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
9. "Guilherme Portuga confirma acerto com a Lusa: "Muito feliz"" [Guilherme Portuga confirms deal with Lusa: "Very happy"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
10. "Ponte oficializa dupla que chamou atenção em jogo-treino: "Agora é honrar a camisa"" [Ponte turn official duo who caught the eye on training match: "Now it is time to honour the shirt"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
11. Guilherme Portuga at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2024.