The Brazil women's national football team has represented Brazil in international women's football matches since 1986. The women's national team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil, which is a part of CONMEBOL, under the jurisdiction of FIFA.
Formiga is the player with the most appearances for the Brazilian women's national team with 234 caps since her debut at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history) [1] and is the most capped football player in the history of the Brazil national teams (men's or women's), gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus. [2] Marta holds the record for being the all-time leading goal scorer, with an impressive tally of 119 goals in 204 appearances.
The following list of Brazil women's international footballers covers all football players with 30 or more official caps for the Brazilian women's national football team as recorded by the Brazilian Football Confederation. The players are listed here sorted first by the total number of caps, and then by the number of goals.
Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Name | Pos. | Caps | Goals | National team career |
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Formiga | MF | 234 | 29 | 1995–2021 |
Marta | FW | 204 | 119 | 2003–2024 |
Cristiane | FW | 165 | 97 | 2003–present |
Tamires | DF | 148 | 7 | 2013–present |
Debinha | FW | 146 | 61 | 2011–present |
Bia Zaneratto | FW | 124 | 42 | 2011–present |
Rosana Augusto | DF | 114 | 21 | 2000–2017 |
Andressa Alves | MF | 107 | 21 | 2012–present |
Andréia Suntaque | GK | 96 | 0 | 1999–2015 |
Rafaelle | DF | 94 | 9 | 2011–present |
Fabiana | DF | 89 | 8 | 2006–2019 |
Thaísa Moreno | MF | 87 | 6 | 2013–2023 |
Bruna Benites | DF | 77 | 9 | 2012–2021 |
Renata Costa | MF | 71 | 25 | 2003–2012 |
Bárbara | GK | 69 | 0 | 2007–2023 |
Pretinha | MF | 68 | 42 | 1991–2014 |
Adriana | FW | 65 | 16 | 2017–present |
Simone | DF | 57 | 4 | 2000–2008 |
Geyse | FW | 56 | 9 | 2017–present |
Ludmila | FW | 56 | 6 | 2017–present |
Ester | MF | 56 | 1 | 2003–2012 |
Raquel | FW | 52 | 8 | 2013–2023 |
Aline | DF | 49 | 7 | 2004–2012 |
Sissi | FW | 47 | 33 | 1988–2000 |
Kátia Cilene | FW | 47 | 29 | 1995–2007 |
Roseli | FW | 45 | 42 | 1988–2004 |
Maurine | MF | 45 | 11 | 2007–2017 |
Kerolin | FW | 45 | 6 | 2018–present |
Antônia | DF | 45 | 1 | 2020–present |
Luciana | GK | 44 | 0 | 2013–present |
Andressinha | MF | 43 | 10 | 2012–2023 |
Mônica | DF | 42 | 6 | 2014–2023 |
Poliana | DF | 41 | 2 | 2012–2023 |
Ary Borges | MF | 40 | 8 | 2020–present |
Gabi Nunes | FW | 39 | 8 | 2016–present |
Luana | MF | 38 | 2 | 2012–present |
Tânia | DF | 37 | 3 | 1995–2008 |
Angelina | MF | 33 | 1 | 2021–present |
Darlene | FW | 32 | 4 | 2013–2023 |
Lorena | GK | 32 | 0 | 2021–present |
Duda Sampaio | MF | 31 | 2 | 2022–present |
Tayla | DF | 31 | 1 | 2014–2020 |