Internacional

Brasileirão Women

Sport Club Internacional Women’s Football Club is a professional women’s football team based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Known as the “Gurias Coloradas,” the club competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1, the top division of women’s football in Brazil.

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What makes Internacional what it is.

She is naturally ambidextrous according to her official Internacional player profile.

Sole became the first Argentine woman to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League when Lyon lifted the trophy in 2019.

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Quirky facts from the Internacional squad.

Her father coached several of her youth teams, which she described as one of the reasons they became especially close through football.

Before joining Internacional’s professional environment, she had spells with Coritiba and Toledo in Brazil.

Ronaldinho is her football idol.

She works closely with physiotherapy and recovery specialists and publicly tags MC Fisioterapia during rehab and training periods.

“Myka” is the football name she uses professionally, derived from her first name, Emykaelle.

In March 2026, Internacional confirmed that Eskerdinha suffered an ACL and meniscus injury in her right knee during a Brasileirão Feminino match against Atlético-MG.

Gi Santos has played in leagues ranging from Scandinavia to South America, giving her one of the more geographically diverse careers among Brazilian defenders.

She has already transitioned between Internacional’s U20 setup and the senior Gurias Coloradas squad before turning 20.

Faith plays a big role in Gi Santos’ life, and her social media regularly features church visits, prayers and spiritual messages.

Bianca Martins has already won a South American U20 title with Brazil and a Campeonato Gaúcho Feminino Sub-17 title with Internacional early in her career.

Pati Llanos scored the very first women’s Benfica goal ever at the Estádio da Luz, hitting a long-range strike during the club’s historic debut at the stadium in front of more than 8,000 fans.

Her pet chow-chow is named Yuri.

Her father, Everaldo Pereira Martins, was the biggest football influence in her childhood and supported her journey into the sport from a young age.

Brazilian artist Luciano D10 released a rap tribute called “Capitã Bruna Benites” in her honour in 2015.

After Brazil’s silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, she revealed that her club had gone six months without paying salaries — one of the clearest public examples of the financial struggles in Brazilian women’s football at the time.