Jassie Vasconcelos

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Jassie Vasconcelos
Personal information
Full name Josiane Catarina Vasconcelos Costa
Date of birth (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Paranhos, Portugal
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
Clube Fatigados (futsal)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 PILCS
2016–2017 Cardiff Met.
2017–2018 Cardiff City
2018–2019 Benfica 17 (31)
2019–2020 Metz 9 (0)
2020–2021 Benfica 0 (0)
International career
2017– Portugal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2018

Josiane Catarina "Jassie" Vasconcelos Costa (born 20 June 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Portugal women's national team.

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Club career

Vasconcelos played futsal as a child, before switching to handball as a 12-year-old. When her parents separated she moved to Wales in 2015 to live with her mother. [1] She then joined Welsh Premier Women's Football League PILCS [2] and moved on to UEFA Women's Champions League contestant Cardiff Met. Ladies in 2016. [3] For the 2017–18 season she moved on to Cardiff City, who played in the English league system.

In February 2018 S.L. Benfica announced Vasconcelos' signing to their team for their debut season in the 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional de Promoção. Vasconcelos spoke of her pride and described Benfica's kit as a "sacred mantle". [1]

Vasconcelos announced a transfer to French Division 1 Féminine club FC Metz in June 2019, by which time she had scored 36 goals in 19 games for Benfica, across all competitions. [4]

International career

Vasconcelos was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal national team for the first time in September 2017, for two friendlies against Finland. [5]

Honours

Benfica

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jassie Vasconcelos is a new signing and she is "honored" to wear Benfica's jersey". S.L. Benfica. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Jassie Costa : 2015/2016 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier Women's Football League . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. "Two goal hero Jassie loving Cardiff Met life". Welsh Premier Women's Football League. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. "Jassie Vasconcelos troca Benfica pelo Metz" (in Portuguese). Record. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. "Seleccionador feminino promove duas estreias" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.