Guilherme Portuga

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
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.