Leonino exclusive - Sporting ditch midfielder for Liga surprise side | OneFootball

Charlotte Schmit is close to being loaned by Sporting to Valadares Gaia, Leonino understands. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder is expected to leave Alvalade temporarily to gain more regular competitive action during the 2026/27 season and is heading to the club that finished last season in fourth place in Liga BPI.

The Luxembourg international joined Sporting a year ago from Freiburg, but spent last season playing for the B team. Charlotte Schmit was not selected by Micael Sequeira for any matches involving the lionesses’ first team.

The loan move to Valadares Gaia is seen as an opportunity for the youngster to pick up minutes in the top flight and continue her development process, just as they are also preparing to do with Matilde Nave. Sporting’s officials remain confident in the player’s potential, but believe she needs to compete more regularly.

When she arrived in Portugal, Charlotte Schmit explained that she had turned down two opportunities in Germany to embrace Sporting’s project. "My heart said Portugal. I wanted to come to this southern football. I thought: I have to see this – if not now, then never," she said at the time to the ‘Contacto’ portal.

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