Melissa Antunes (born 8 January 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for S.C. Braga in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.
[2] Antunes started playing adult women's futsal in her adolescence in semi-professional leagues and teams around Portugal.
[3][4][5] Antunes first played for Portugal U19 team on 26 September 2006, in a match against Hungary U19 at a 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying game.
[7] On 16 February 2008, Antunes debuted for Portugal in a UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match against Slovakia.
[7] After signing with S.C. Braga in December 2016, Antunes resumed playing women's football[3] and in February 2017, she was selected by coach Francisco Neto to represent Portugal at the 2017 Algarve Cup.