Geyse

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silvaand the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Geyse

Geyse in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Geyse da Silva Ferreira [1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil [2]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	23
Youth career
	CESMAC
	União Desportiva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Centro Olímpico	2	(0)
2017	Corinthians	14	(1)
2017–2018	Madrid CFF	11	(2)
2018–2019	Benfica	30	(49)
2020–2022	Madrid CFF	58	(34)
2022–2023	Barcelona	24	(6)
2023–	Manchester United	17	(1)
International career‡
2016–2018	Brazil U20	13	(14)
2017–	Brazil	56	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024

Geyse da Silva Ferreira (born 27 March 1998), commonly known as Geyse and previously Pretinha, ^[2] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.

Early life

She was born to Maria Cristina "Cris" Gomes da Silva, a street sweeper and daycare worker who raised Geyse and her five siblings—Aline, Geovanne, Gisele, Alisson, and José Willamys—as a single mother. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Geyse's father, a fisherman, had an abusive relationship with her mother. ^[5]

Geyse played futsal for two years in Pernambuco. ^[4] She later played football for União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA), a team based in Maceió. ^[5] She then moved to Centro Olímpico, where she made limited appearances.

Club career

Corinthians (2017)

Geyse debuted for Corinthians on 12 March 2017, scoring in a 4–0 win over São Francisco. ^[6] Throughout her single season with Corinthians, she played in 27 matches and scored nine goals. ^[7]

Madrid CFF (2017–2018)

Geyse made her first move to the Spanish league in 2017 when she signed for the newly promoted Madrid CFF from Corinthians. Geyse made just 11 appearances and scored two goals as Madrid finished 10th place in the league.

Benfica (2018–2019)

In May 2018, it was announced Geyse had signed for newly formed Nacional II Divisão side Benfica. ^[8] She joined her new team in September 2018, after the conclusion of her national team commitments for Brazil at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her debut for the club on 16 September, scoring five goals in a 28–0 victory over Ponte Frielas. The following match she scored another five goals as Benfica beat Os Vidreiros 19–0. ^[9] Her personal best return was six goals in a match against Almeirim. ^[10] Despite scoring 42 goals in 21 league appearances, Geyse finished fourth in the golden boot standings. Benfica teammate and Brazil international Darlene topped the standings with 80 goals. ^[11] Benfica were crowned champions and earned promotion. Geyse scored a further nine goals in the Taça de Portugal as Benfica won the trophy in their first season. ^{[4] [10]}

In January 2020, Benfica rescinded their contract with Geyse by mutual agreement. ^[12]

Second stint at Madrid CFF (2020–2022)

In January 2020, Geyse re-signed for Madrid CFF, which was at the bottom of the Primera División table. ^[13] She scored five goals from 5 league matches before the 2019–20 league season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. ^[14] On 21 July 2020, Geyse extended her contract with Madrid CFF to the end of 2020–21 season. ^[15]

The following season, on 21 April 2021, Geyse scored in the quarterfinal of the 2020–21 Copa de la Reina in a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid. ^[16] Madrid CFF faced eventual treble-winners FC Barcelona in the semifinals, and Geyse played all 90 minutes as they fell in a 4–0 defeat.

On 10 October 2021, Geyse scored four goals in a 5–4 Madrid CFF win against Real Betis. ^{[17] [18]} In the quarterfinals of the 2021–22 Copa de la Reina, Geyse scored but was sent off with a red card. Madrid ended up losing the match in extra time. ^[19] Although Madrid CFF finished 13th in the league, Geyse finished her second season at Madrid CFF with a league-high 20 goals. She earned her first Pichichi title, which she split with Barcelona's Asisat Oshoala, who also scored 20 league goals. Geyse became the first South American in the Spanish women's league to achieve top scorers honors. ^[20]

Barcelona (2022–2023)

Geyse with the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League trophy

In June 2022, Barcelona announced the signing of Geyse with a contract until 2024. ^[21]

Manchester United (2023–present)

On 18 August 2023, English Women's Super League club Manchester United announced the signing of Geyse. ^[22]

International career

Youth national teams

In April 2015, 17-year-old Geyse's performances for União Desportiva in their run to the quarterfinal of the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino led her to be called up for Brazil women's national under-20 football team training. ^[23] She went on to become an important player for Brazil at the 2016 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. ^[24]

At the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship, Geyse scored four goals in the group stages, with a brace in a 2–0 win over Venezuela and another brace in a 3–0 win over Uruguay. In the final stage, she scored once in every match, with one goal in Brazil's match against Colombia, two goals in their match against Venezuela, and five goals in their final match against Paraguay, which ended 8–1. ^[24] Geyse finished as the tournament's top scorer with 12 total goals in 7 games and was selected as Player of the Tournament. Geyse later competed with Brazil in her second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup competition in August 2018. Brazil finished second in Group B with 1 point, with Geyse registering one goal in a 1–2 loss against North Korea.

Senior national team

Geyse made her debut for the senior Brazil women's national football team in September 2017 as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Chile. ^[25] She was selected in Brazil's 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, after a prolific season with Benfica at club level. ^[26] Geyse made two appearances in Brazil's 2019 Women's World Cup tournament, their first group stage match against Jamaica, and their quarterfinal defeat against France. ^[10]

Geyse scored her first senior national team goal at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Brazil's fourth goal in a 4–1 victory against Argentina. ^[10] Later in the year, Geyse was called up by Pia Sundhage to represent Brazil at the 2021 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Geyse gifted her mother and siblings a house with the money she earned from football. ^[5] Geyse has her mother's face tattooed on her left arm. ^{[4] [10]}

Career statistics

Club summary

As of match played 28 April 2024. ^[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental [lower-alpha 3]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Centro Olímpico	2016	Campeonato Brasileiro	2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Corinthians	2017	Campeonato Brasileiro	14	1	0	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	1	16	2
Madrid CFF	2017–18	Primera División	11	2	—		—		—		—		11	2
Benfica	2018–19	Campeonato Nacional II	21	42	8	9	—		—		—		29	51
	2019–20	Campeonato Nacional	9	7	1	1	—		—		—		10	8
	Total		30	49	9	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	59
Madrid CFF	2019–20	Primera División	5	5	2	0	—		—		—		7	5
	2020–21		26	9	2	1	—		—		—		28	10
	2021–22		27	20	2	2	—		—		—		29	22
	Total		58	34	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	37
Barcelona	2022–23	Primera División	24	6	0	0	—		10	4	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	36	10
Manchester United	2023–24	Women's Super League	17	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	—		23	2
Career total			156	93	16	13	3	1	11	4	5	0	187	111

1. Includes the Copa de la Reina, Taça de Portugal and FA Cup
2. Includes the FA League Cup
3. Includes the UEFA Champions League
4. Campeonato Paulista
5. Supercopa de España

International summary

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 March 2024

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	1	0
2018	1	0
2019	10	0
2020	0	0
2021	11	2
2022	16	3
2023	12	1
2024	5	2
Total	56	8

International goals

As of 27 February 2024

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyse goal.

List of international goals scored by Geyse

No.	Date	Cap	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 2021	13	Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States	Argentina	4–1	4–1	2021 SheBelieves Cup
2	26 November 2021	21	Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil	India	5–1	6–1	2021 Torneio Internacional
3	7 April 2022	26	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Spain	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	21 July 2022	31	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia	Peru	3–0	6–0	2022 Copa América
5	2 September 2022	34	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–0	3–0	Friendly
6	2 July 2023	45	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil	Chile	4–0	4–0
7	27 February 2024	54	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States	Panama	1–0	5–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
8					5–0

Honours

Benfica

• Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino: 2018–19
• Taça de Portugal: 2018–19
• Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2019–20

Barcelona

• Primera División: 2022–23
• Supercopa de España: 2023
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2022–23 ^[28]

Brazil U20

• South American U-20 Women's Championship: 2018

Brazil

• Torneio Internacional de Futebol: 2021
• Copa América Femenina: 2022
• CONCACAF W Gold Cup: 2024

Individual

• South American U-20 Women's Championship golden boot: 2018
• South American U-20 Women's Championship player of the tournament: 2018
• Primera División golden boot: 2021–22

References

1. "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 November 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
2. "No caminho de Marta, alagoana Pretinha é convocada para a seleção" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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21. "Barcelona anuncia a contratação da atacante Geyse" . Retrieved 1 November 2022.
22. "United Women sign Geyse". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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25. "Geyse celebra estreia na Seleção Principal" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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28. Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

• Geyse at FC Barcelona
• Geyse at ESPN FC
• Geyse at FBref.com
• Geyse at Soccerway