Kika Nazareth

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Kika Nazareth
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Nazareth in 2021
Personal information
Full name Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa
Date of birth (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal [2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2017 CF Benfica
2017–2018 Casa Pia A.C.
2018–2020 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Benfica 68 (57)
2024– Barcelona 15 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Portugal U17 13 (5)
2019–2020 Portugal U19 7 (6)
2020– Portugal 42 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025

Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa (born 17 November 2002), simply known as Kika, [4] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the Portugal national team. [5]

Contents

Club career

SL Benfica

Nazareth made her senior debut for Benfica at the age of 16 and signed her first professional contract with the club on 7 October 2020, at the age of 17. [6]

2023/2024

On the 2023/2024 season, Nazareth was part of the historical Benfica team that won all four domestic competitions: [7] the Supertaça de Portugal (Portuguese Supercup, third in the club's history), the Taça da Liga (Portuguese League Cup, fourth in the club's history), the Campeonato Nacional (Portuguese League, fourth in the club's history), and the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese National Cup, second in the club's history). This was the first time a women's team in Portugal managed this feat, and it is yet to be replicated.

Nazareth was forced to miss two months of play after sustaining an injury against Valadares Gaia in early January 2024. [8] She returned in March [9] and quickly took back her spot in the starting lineup. Across all competitions (including the Champions League), Nazareth played 37 matches, scoring 25 goals and assisting 8. [10]

FC Barcelona

On 4 July 2024, [11] Nazareth completed a move to Spanish giants FC Barcelona for €500 000, a record fee for the women's football scene in Portugal. [12] She made her official debut in a 3-0 win against Deportivo de La Coruña in early September, and scored her first official goal in a 4-1 win over Levante in late October.

Nazareth secured her first piece of silverware with FC Barcelona on January 26th, 2025, when the culers defeated their eternal rivals Real Madrid by a 5-0 scoreline to claim their 5th Spanish Supercup.

International career

Nazareth made her debut for the Portugal national team on 4 March 2020, coming on as a substitute for Carolina Mendes against Italy in the 2020 Algarve Cup. [2] [13] She scored her first goals for the Portugal national team on 22 June 2022 in a friendly match against Greece, scoring two goals in the first half in a 4-0 win for Portugal. On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 November 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Continental [c] Other [d] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 2018–19 II Divisão Feminino 100000——10
2019–20 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 231020——53
2020–21 Campeonato Nacional Feminino1612104130—2413
2021–22 Campeonato Nacional Feminino13102041103103014
2022–23 Campeonato Nacional Feminino1815564381113626
2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Feminino1817211095223125
Total68571171553094312781
Barcelona 2024–25 Liga F 17210—6310255
Career total855912715536125315286

International

As of match played 30 November 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 202010
2021100
2022126
2023121
202472
Total429
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazareth goal.
List of international goals scored by Kika Nazareth
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 June 2022 Estadio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–04–0 Friendly
24–0
32 September 2022Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2–12–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
46 September 2022 Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, PortugalFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–04–0
511 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, PortugalFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4–14–1 ( a.e.t. ) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
611 November 2022Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Almada, PortugalFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 5–05–0Friendly
727 July 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
84 June 2024 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–12–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
929 November 2024 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, PortugalFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–11–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1021 February 2025 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, PortugalFlag of England.svg  England 1–11–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Benfica

Barcelona

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Kika Nazareth at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Kika Nazareth". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Kika Nazareth". World Football. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Francisca Nazareth". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Fernandes Garcia, Filipa (7 October 2020). "Francisca Nazareth assina contrato profissional" (in Portuguese). Benfica . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ↑ ""Full season: Benfica wins the Portuguese Cup!" (Portuguese article)". zerozero.pt.
  8. ↑ ""Kika Nazareth injured and expected to miss two months" (Portuguese article)". www.record.pt.
  9. ↑ ""Kika Nazareth back in Benfica's squad two months later" (Portuguese article)". www.record.pt.
  10. ↑ "Kika Nazareth - 2023/2024". zerozero.pt.
  11. ↑ "Agreement to sign Kika Nazareth until 2028". FC Barcelona. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Oficial. Kika Nazareth já é jogadora do Barcelona, mas promete voltar um dia ao Benfica" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Portugal vs Italy". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ↑ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kika Nazareth". Ogol. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Francisca Nazareth". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Cloé Lacasse e Kika Nazareth distinguidas nos Galardões Cosme Damião". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 3 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Gala Cosme Damião: João Neves, Roger Schmidt e Kika Nazareth entre os premiados". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Graham Named MVP at IV Women's Football Gala by Mundo Deportivo". Footboom. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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