Carolina Santiago
| 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) | 19 | (6) |
| 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 | |||
Carolina Santiago (born 31 August 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.
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]
References
- ^ "Carolina Santiago é Leoa até 2029". Sporting CP. October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "Sporting empresta Carolina Santiago ao Valadares Gaia". O Jogo (in Portuguese). August 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "Carolina Santiago renova com o Sporting" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ "Carolina Santiago confessa na estreia: «Nervosa e muito feliz também»". Record (in Portuguese). October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.