Find out the exact fee for ex-Corinthians defender's move to Arab football | OneFootball

Last week, Corinthians finalized the sale of 26-year-old center back Letícia Teles to Al-Qadsiah of Saudi Arabia. The player was under contract with Timão until December 2027. Although the club did not disclose the exact figures of the deal, Central do Timão has learned that the Brabas will receive 800 thousand dollars, around 4.1 million reais at the current exchange rate, from the transfer.

The defender became the biggest sale in the history of Corinthians Women’s Football, surpassing that of center back Tarciane, who left Timão for Houston Dash of the United States in April 2024 for around R$ 2.59 million. Since the reactivation of the women’s team, Alvinegro has earned just over R$ 7 million from player sales.

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On the other hand, Teles also becomes, despite not having been a starter at Parque São Jorge, the second most expensive transfer in the history of women’s football in Brazil. The leader in that category is forward Amanda Gutierres, who moved from Palmeiras to Boston Legacy of the United States for R$ 5.9 million in October 2025.

Letícia Teles was signed by Corinthians at the start of last season after playing two seasons for Red Bull Bragantino. Before that, she also played for Aliança-GO, Goiás, Tiradentes-PI, and Minas Brasília. In total, she took the field 39 times wearing the Corinthians shirt (31 as a starter), with 30 wins, four draws, and five losses – an 80.3% success rate. Her contract runs until December 2027.

This season, the No. 3 shirt had been used as an alternative to the starting center-back duo of Thais Ferreira and Erika, both before Lucas Piccinato’s dismissal in February and after coach Emily Lima’s arrival. After Thaís Regina returned to action, she lost ground in the pecking order for the position.

Her last match for Timão came precisely last Wednesday (26), in the Brabas’ 6-2 win over Taubaté at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, in the seventh and final round of the first phase of the 2026 Campeonato Paulista Feminino. In that match, she started.

With Letícia Teles’ departure, coach Emily Lima now has the following options for the position: Thaís Ferreira, Thaís Regina, Erika, Agustina Barroso, and Erika. The 26-year-old won two titles with Corinthians: the Brazilian Championship and the Libertadores, both in 2025.

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