Official! Varandas loans Sporting CB to 4th-placed side | OneFootball

It is a confirmed exclusive. Around a month after signing a professional contract with Sporting, the 18-year-old youngster, Constança Maia, was officially loaned to Valadares Gaia for the 2026/27 season.

The team that finished fourth in the most recent edition of the national championship showed interest in the player and informed Sporting’s structure of its intention to bring the 18-year-old into its squad on a loan deal for the upcoming season.

This is a scenario that suits all parties involved in the agreement. The recent examples of Carolina Santiago and Maísa Correia, who also had to seek other paths to develop away from Alcochete, are seen as positive signs for Constança Maia.

The idea is for the right-back to get minutes and gain experience so she can return in the future and fight for more space in the main Sporting women’s squad, and the Vila Nova de Gaia club could be the ideal destination. “Constança Maia arrives at Valadares Gaia on loan until the end of the season”, the club wrote on social media.

At Sporting’s academy ranks since 2019/20, Constança Maia has gone through every stage until reaching Sporting’s main women’s team. With only four appearances in 2025/26, and no goals or assists, the loan move emerges as the next step.

This was Valadares Gaia’s announcement:

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