Gabi Portilho

Club career

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Kindermann

Portilho was announced at Kindermann on 23 December 2012.^[2] She made her league debut against Foz Cataratas on 18 September 2013.^[3] Portilho scored her first league goal against Vasco da Gama on 18 September 2014, scoring in the 39th minute.^[4]

First spell at São José

Portilho made her league debut against Foz Cataratas on 10 September 2015.^[5] She scored her first league goals against Mixto on 16 September 2015, scoring 4 goals against the club.^[6]

Madrid CFF

Hired in 2016 by Spanish team Madrid CFF, Portilho only played for seven months, before a grave knee injury forced her to spend a whole year recovering, during which she returned to Brazil.^[7]

Second spell at São José

During her second spell at São José, Portilho made her league debut against Sport Recife on 25 April 2018.^[8] She scored her first league goal against Pinheirense on 8 August 2018, scoring in the 80th minute.^[9]

Audax

Portilho made her league debut against EC Vitória on 16 March 2019.^[10] She scored her first league goal against Avaí on 15 September 2019, scoring in the 17th minute.^[11]

3B da Amazônia

Portilho was part of the 2019 3B da Amazônia squad.^[12] Playing in the Campeonato Amazonense, she scored ten goals in only eight matches for the team.^[13]

Corinthians

In January 2020, Portilho signed for Corinthians.^[14] This was the first professional club that she had played for.^[15] Gabi Portilho made her league debut against Palmeiras on 9 February 2020.^[16] She scored her first league goal against Cruzeiro on 7 September 2020, scoring in the 74th minute.^[17] By 2024, Portilho had won 15 titles with Corinthians, including five editions of the Brazilian championship and three continental tournaments in the Copa Libertadores Femenina.^[18]

Gotham FC

On 30 December 2024, Portilho signed a multi-year contract with National Women's Soccer League club Gotham FC.^[19] She scored on her NWSL debut on 15 March 2025, volleying the ball from the top of the penalty box in the season opener, a 1–1 draw against the Seattle Reign.^[20]

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International career

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Portilho made her u–17 debut against Japan U17s on 23 September 2012.^[21]

Portilho was called up to the U–20 Brazil squad in 2014.^[22] She made her debut a few months later against Germany U20s on 12 August 2014.^[23]

Portilho was called up to the Brazil squad in 2017,^[24] but had to pull out due to an injury. She was replaced by Camila.^[25]

Portilho made her international debut against Spain on 7 April 2022.^[26] She scored her first goal against Japan on 30 November 2023, scoring in the 61st minute.^[27]

She was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Brazil finished as winners.^[28]

On 1 February 2024, Portilho was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.^[29]

On 2 July 2024, Portilho was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[30] During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Gabi Portilho helped Brazil win the silver medal, scoring the goal that made them beat hosts France in the quarterfinals, and another during the semifinal with Spain.^[31]^[32] Portilho ended up listed at 18th place in the 2024 Ballon d'Or,^[33] and on December 4, The Guardian chose Portilho at the 60th place among the top 100 women footballers in the world of the year.^[34]