Ivana Fuso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreiraand the second or paternal family name is Fuso.

Ivana Fuso

Fuso in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ivana Ferreira Fuso
Date of birth	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Birmingham City
Number	13
Youth career
	SV Böblingen
2016–2017	SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	SC Freiburg II	10	(3)
2017–2019	SC Freiburg	3	(0)
2019–2020	FC Basel	13	(6)
2020–2023	Manchester United	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bayer Leverkusen (loan)	11	(1)
2023–	Birmingham City	9	(2)
International career‡
2014–2016	Germany U15	10	(3)
2016–2017	Germany U16	9	(6)
2017–2018	Germany U17	20	(12)
2019	Germany U19	10	(5)
2021–	Brazil	4	(0)
Medal record Representing   Germany UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2018 Lithuania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2021

Ivana Ferreira Fuso (born 12 March 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the Brazil national team. Born in Salvador, Bahia, and raised in Germany, she played for her adoptive nation at youth international level, and earned caps for the under-15s, under-16s, under-17s and under-19s.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Fuso moved from SV Böblingen to the youth academy of SC Freiburg in the summer of 2016. ^[1] Initially, Fuso was part of the under-17 squad and competed in the B-Junior Bundesliga South, scoring 16 goals in 17 appearances. From the 2017–18 season, Fuso was elevated to SC Freiburg II in the 2. Bundesliga. She made her SC Freiburg II debut on 24 September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against VfL Sindelfingen. She scored her first goal for the team in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Köln II. On 31 March 2018, Fuso made her SC Freiburg first-team debut as a 71st-minute substitute for Klara Bühl in a 3–0 away win against Werder Bremen. ^[2]

FC Basel

On 30 June 2019, Fuso moved to Swiss Nationalliga A team FC Basel. ^[3]

Manchester United

On 14 July 2020, Fuso signed a two-year contract with an option for a third with English FA WSL club Manchester United. ^[4] After suffering two separate muscle and ligament tears at the beginning of the season, ^{[5] [6]} Fuso was named in a matchday squad for the first time on 19 November 2020 but was an unused substitute during the 0–0 League Cup draw with Manchester City. ^[7] She made her debut on 16 December 2020 as a 76th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Everton in the same competition. ^[8] Her first season with the club was ended in March after picking up an ankle injury having made six appearances in all competitions, all as a substitute. ^[9]

Bayer Leverkusen loan

On 7 July 2022, it was announced Fuso had signed a contract extension at Manchester United until June 2024 and loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen of the German Frauen-Bundesliga for the duration of the 2022–23 season. ^[10]

Birmingham City

On 14 September 2023, it was announced that Fuso had joined English Women's Championship side Birmingham City for a club record transfer fee on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year. ^[11]

International career

Youth

Fuso has represented Germany at youth level from under-15 up to under-19. She made her national team debut on 28 October 2014 for the under-15 national team in a 13–0 victory over Scotland as a 13-year-old. She scored her first goal on 4 June 2015 for the under-15 team in a 7–0 win against Czech Republic. ^[12]

In 2018, Fuso was part of the under-17 squads for both the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She captained the side and scored two goals at the Euros as Germany finished runners-up, losing in the final to Spain. ^[13] The team finished top of their group at the World Cup but was eliminated by Canada at the quarter-final stage. ^[14]

Fuso appeared twice during 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring in an elite round win over Greece in April 2019, ^[15] but was not selected for the tournament squad in July. She returned to the squad for 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring three goals in three appearances during the first qualifying round. ^{[16] [17]}

Senior

In January 2021, Fuso was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup. ^[18] She made her debut on 18 February in the opening game of the tournament as a 67th-minute substitute for Chú Santos in a 4–1 win over Argentina. ^{[19] [20]} In November 2021, Fuso was called up for the 2021 Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino, making two substitute appearances against Venezuela and Chile as Brazil won the tournament. ^[21]

Personal life

On 8 July 2021, Fuso married fellow Brazilian-German Rodrigo Ferreira, a footballer in the Landesliga, during a small ceremony in Sindelfingen after a three-year relationship. ^[22] Ahead of the 2021–22 season, she announced she would be playing under her married surname, Ferreira Fuso.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2023. ^{[23] [24]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	10	3	—		—		10	3
SC Freiburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2018–19		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FC Basel	2019–20	Nationalliga A	13	6	1	1	—		14	7
Manchester United	2020–21	WSL	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	2021–22		7	0	2	0	6	2	15	2
	Total		12	0	2	0	7	2	21	2
Bayer Leverkusen	2022–23	Bundesliga	10	1	1	0	—		11	1
Career total			48	10	4	1	7	2	59	13

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes the League Cup

International

As of match played 1 December 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2021	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

SC Freiburg

• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2019 ^[25]

Germany

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2018

Brazil

• Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2021 ^[21]

References

1. "SC Freiburg angelt sich zwei Böblinger Talente". FuPa (in German).
2. "Werder Bremen vs. Freiburg – 31 March 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
3. "Merazguia schließt sich Basel an – Newsansicht – Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". soccerdonna.de.
4. "Ivana Fuso signs for United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 14 July 2020.
5. "'It's just a lot of strain' – Stoney criticises Man Utd schedule". goal.com.
6. "#1 über Fußball mit Ivana Fuso by COROX Podcast". Anchor.
7. "FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup report: Manchester United 0–0 Manchester City (United win 4–3 on penalties)". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
8. "Women's Match Report: Everton 1 United 0". ManUtd.com.
9. @ManUtdWomen (13 March 2021). "Manchester United confirm Ivana Fuso injury" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 March 2021– via Twitter.
10. "Ferreira Fuso signs contract extension before loan". ManUtd.com.
11. Pinnock, Hannah (14 September 2023). "Birmingham City confirm signing Ivana Ferreira Fuso for women's club-record fee". BirminghamLive.
12. "Ivana Fuso – Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
13. "Germany-Spain Women's Under-17 Final 2018". UEFA.com.
14. "Huitema, Canada make semis at U17 Women's World Cup for first time – TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 25 November 2018.
15. "Germany-Greece Women's Under-19 qualifying 2019". UEFA.com.
16. "Germany-Albania". UEFA.com.
17. "Portugal-Germany". UEFA.com.
18. "Com dois terços do grupo olímpico fechado, Pia convoca seleção feminina para torneio nos EUA". globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 January 2021.
19. "Brazil Defeats Argentina 4–1 to Open 2021 SheBelieves Cup". ussoccer.com. 18 February 2021.
20. "Brazil vs. Argentina – 18 February 2021 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
21. "Brasil bate o Chile e fecha o ano com o título do Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino – Gazeta Esportiva". Gazeta Esportiva.
22. "Hochzeitsglocken für Ivana Fuso und Rodrigo Ferreira". szbz.de (in German). 11 July 2021.
23. "Ivana Fuso soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
24. "Ivana Fuso oGol". ogol.com.br (in Breton).
25. "2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 27 March 2014.

External links

• Profile at the Manchester United F.C. website
• Ivana Fuso at Soccerway