Gabi Zanotti voted Corinthians women’s best player of first half of 2026 | OneFootball

At 41, playmaker Gabi Zanotti has been voted Corinthians women’s best performer of the first half of 2026, winning 69% in a supporters’ poll, according to Meu Timao.

The No 10 is the club’s leading scorer this year with 11 goals and eight assists in 18 games, a direct involvement in 19. She finished the Copa das Campeãs as top scorer.

She struck in both the semi-final against Gotham FC of the United States and the final against Arsenal of England, in a runners-up campaign. After a Supercopa shootout miss versus Palmeiras, she maintained high standards. She leads the Corinthians scoring in the Campeonato Brasileiro with six, and has scored in the Copa do Brasil, Paulistão and the Teal Rising Cup.

Duda Sampaio was second with 14.1%. She has four goals and one assist, is central to the tactical setup, and in the Brasileiro holds a 7.69 Sofascore average. She also features in ESPN’s Bola de Prata selection so far.

Andressa Alves placed third on 8.5%. A creative hub, she tops the team for assists with eight, including a pinpoint pass for Zanotti’s equaliser in the Copa das Campeãs final at Emirates Stadium. She has four goals in 2026, all in the Brasileiro.

Jaqueline was fourth on 5.6%, the team’s second top scorer with nine and with three assists. Centre-back Thaís Ferreira ranked fifth on 1.4%, stepping up after Mariza’s move to Tigres in Mexico. The other option drew 1.4%.

After a pause in the calendar, Corinthians are back only in mid-July. On 17 July at 19:00 they host Ferroviária at Fazendinha in the fourth round of the Campeonato Paulista.

Source: Meu Timao