Catarina Amado

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Catarina Amado
Personal information
Full name Catarina Isabel Silva Amado
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lousã, Coimbra, Portugal
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Benfica
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2014 Lousanense
2014–2015 Poiares
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Poiares
2016–2019 Estoril Praia 54 (35)
2019– Benfica 131 (8)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U17 6 (4)
2015–2018 Portugal U19 26 (6)
2021– Portugal 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Catarina Isabel Silva Amado (born 21 July 1999) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right-back for SL Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino and the Portugal national team. [2] [3]

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International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [4]

On 24 June 2025, Amado was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [5]

Honours

Benfica

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3–04–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2.4 April 2025 Estádio Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–12–4 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

References

  1. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA . 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. "Catarina Amado". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Catarina Amado contratada". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. "Lista final com Kika Nazareth: as 23 convocadas de Portugal para o Europeu feminino" (in European Portuguese). Record. 24 June 2025.