Carolina Tristão
Carolina Tristão is a Portuguese footballer who plays as amidfielder. She has represented Portugal at youth international level.
Did You Know?
Her early football journey included Desportivo de Leça do Balio and SC Braga before she moved to Benfica.
Football runs in the family. Carolina’s sister Margarida Tristão is also a central midfielder.
Carolina Tristão was named Benfica’s Women’s Football Breakthrough Player of the Year for 2025 at just 17 years old.
At 16, she was the youngest player in Portugal's squad during their historic run to the 2025 UEFA Women's U19 European Championship semi-finals.
In September 2026, Benfica renewed her contract through 2029, with Carolina targeting a bigger role and more first-team minutes.
Sponsors
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Club Achievements
| Portugal - Liga BPI | 1× |
| Portugal - Taça de Portugal | 1× |
Stats
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
-
|
Benfica | 23 | 1 |
|
2024
-
2026
|
Benfica B | 9 | 0 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2026
-
present
|
Portugal U20 | 3 | 0 |
|
2025
-
2026
|
Portugal U19 | 12 | 3 |
|
2024
-
2025
|
Portugal U17 | 15 | 6 |
|
2024
-
|
Portugal U16 | 8 | 1 |
|
2022
-
2023
|
Portugal U15 | 5 | 0 |
