6 Benfica players called to the U 18 Mediterranean Games
SL Benfica: Ariana Schafer, Laura Rilhó, Madalena Loução, Matilde Matos, Raquel Vitorino e Sara Macedo
Matilde Matos 16 yrs old
Madalena Loucao 17 yrs olld
Raquel Vitorino 17 yrs old
Ariana Schaefer 16 yrs old
Laura Rilho 17 yrs old
Sara Macedo 17 yrs old
Ines Meninas 20 yrs old signed until 2028
World Cup U 20 takes place in September and 6 Benfica players are consideration Carolina Simões, Carolina Tristão, Cristina Fernandes, Inês Meninas, Joana Valente e Neide Guedes the 6 called for the Brasilian national team
Group Stage Fixtures
The Portugal women's under-20 (U-20) football team is making their historic debut at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Portugal's group-stage matchups are scheduled for the following dates:
- September 7: Portugal vs. Korea DPR
- September 10: Portugal vs. Colombia
- September 13: Portugal vs. Costa Rica
Diana Costa should be available and Lara Martins a question mark could be a total of 8
Lara Martins 19 yrs old signed until 2028 Neide Guedes 19 yrs old signed until 2028 Thais Lima 18 yrs old goalkeeper signed until 2028Clarinha 20 yrs old signed until June 2027
Carolina Tristao 17 yrs old signed until 2027
The only no Portuguese players on these list Clarinha, Thais Lima and Tinkara Testen
Tinkara Testen 20 yrs old Slovenia international played with the B team
The 20-year-old defensive midfielder and defender joined the club in July 2025 on a deal running until 2027, transitioning from fellow Portuguese side
SCU Torreense.
Forward Diana Costa 20 yrs old has renewed here contract with Sport Lisbon and Benfica until 2029, extending his stay at the "heart club", where he did part of his training and appeared for the first team in the 2025/26 season.
"It is a feeling of great pride and recognition of the work. It is the club of my heart, always, and I am very proud to play for Benfica," she told
Pre-called up for the Under-20 World Cup, Diana Costa is guaranteed to keep the spotlight on the club, facing an eventual call-up to the squad as a consequence of the unfolding work.
"I don't know if she will be called up, but I hope so. I was very happy to know that she was pre-called up, even injured. Now it is to work and continue working for Benfica, first.
World Cup U 20 takes place in September and 6 Benfica players are consideration Carolina Simões, Carolina Tristão, Cristina Fernandes, Inês Meninas, Joana Valente e Neide Guedes the 6 called for the Brasilian national team
Diana Costa should be available and Lara Martins a question mark could be a total of 8
Carolina Simoes should be playing between A and B team she was also called for the U 20 World Cup team against -1-3 Brasil the game Clarinha scored 2 goals
17-year-old defender Carolina Simões has signed a training contract with SL Benfica.
Representing the Club since 2019, Carolina Simões was the national Under-19 champion in the 2023/24 season and won the National Under-15 Cup in 2022/23, evidencing her constant evolution in the young teams.
In statements to the club's top officials, Carolina Simões did not hide her excitement to continue wearing the Sacred Mantle: "
She is a young international for Portugal and has already made 50 internationalizations for the national teams.
Joana Valente 19 yrs old started in the last game for Portugal U 20 vs Brasil and she should be playing between A and B team she one of the favorites to be on the U 20 World Cup she scored 8 goals for the B team
Benfica midfielder Joana Valente signed her first professional contract with the club on July 23, 2025. The deal binds the 19-year-old Portuguese youth international to the club
until 2027
Cristina Fernandes has signed training contracts with Sport Lisbon and Benfica, showing she is satisfied with moving forward.
"I am very happy and very proud, to continue at the best club in the world. It is a great honour, a sign that my career has evolved. I thank the Club and everyone who has trusted me, now I am continuing to focus on my career and prepare to develop more and more minhas capabilities," he told the young defender who has represented as embodied since
For Benfica, Cristina Fernandes has 6 District Championships, 3 Under-15 and 3 Under-17, in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. He has 7 internationalizations for the Under-17 National and also called for the U 20 World Cup roster
Matilde Matos, 16, has signed professional contracts until 2029 with Sport Lisbon and Benfica and will play in the 2026/27 pre-season with the national hexa champions' squad.
The young promise of the Formation – one of the greatest talents of the new generation –
international player Portugal for Sub-15, Sub-16, Sub-17 e Sub-18
