Agent details Corinthians right-back's rise after Brazil call-ups | OneFootball

Corinthians right-back Gi Fernandes is one of the most promising young players in Brazilian women’s football. After establishing herself in a Timão shirt, especially in 2025, she earned call-ups to the Brazilian Women’s National Team, coached by Arthur Elias, who enjoyed a successful spell with the Brabas between 2016 and 2023.

With her standout performances, the No. 23 has ended up being monitored by clubs abroad. The player’s agent, Andrea Sucupira, gave an exclusive interview to Lance! and highlighted that the player has also represented Brazil at youth level, which contributes to greater recognition, while also praising her consistency on the pitch.

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“Gi Fernandes already had a track record in the national youth teams, so there was a natural narrowing of the path. When an athlete reaches the senior national team, her name moves onto another tier in the global market. At the same time, it is essential to stay grounded, because that added value also increases responsibility and the level of expectations. A call-up represents important recognition, but consolidating a career depends on consistency, discipline, daily improvement, and good decisions on and off the pitch,” she began.

The Corinthians Women’s full-back was called up to the senior national team for the first time in February, but ended up being withdrawn after suffering an injury to the biceps femoris in her right thigh. Then, at the end of March, she was selected again and was part of the squad that won the Fifa Series. Gi even took the field against South Korea. The agent later revealed that, with those call-ups, the player began receiving inquiries from clubs in Europe.

“Club directors in Europe openly tell me: ‘We look first at those who are in the Brazilian National Team, because the national team has already done the initial filtering for us.’ When the squad list is announced, I immediately receive messages from abroad asking about contract length and the value of the release clause. Clubs track the data through the Wyscout platform. That is why the contract structure needs to be very well designed so as not to make an international transfer unfeasible, while respecting the realistic financial level of women’s football,” she said.

In the current season, however, after Emily Lima’s arrival, Gi Fernandes has been overlooked in favor of Ivana Fuso, a natural forward, at right-back. Since the coaching change, she has appeared in only nine of the Brabas’ 20 matches. Signed at the start of 2024 after a spell at Santos, the No. 23 has recorded five goals and 10 assists in 65 matches (45 as a starter) in a Corinthians shirt — 43 wins, 12 draws, and 10 losses — a 72.3% success rate. In addition, she has won three titles: the Brasileirão Feminino (2024 and 2025) and the Conmebol Libertadores (2025).

During part of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, she was sidelined from the pitches due to a doping sanction. She had tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic substance derived from testosterone, while representing Brazil at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. In February of last year, FIFA revoked the warning.

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