List of Brazil women's international footballers

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Formiga (08), meio-campista, DSC00910-2012-26-07.jpg
Formiga is the women's overall record holder, with 234 caps.
Marta - Brasil e Suecia no Maracana (29033096805).jpg
Marta is the all-time top scorer, having scored 116 goals in 186 matches.

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.

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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.

Key

Player
Bold indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above. [3]
Positions key
Pre-1960s1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Caps and goals
Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA Women's World Cup and Copa América Femenina, their associated qualification matches, and international friendly tournaments and matches.

List of players

As of 1 December 2024 [4]
NamePos. Caps GoalsNational team career
Formiga MF234291995–2021
Marta FW2041192003–2024
Cristiane FW165972003–present
Tamires DF14872013–present
Debinha FW146612011–present
Bia Zaneratto FW124422011–present
Rosana Augusto DF114212000–2017
Andressa Alves MF107212012–present
Andréia Suntaque GK9601999–2015
Rafaelle DF9492011–present
Fabiana DF8982006–2019
Thaísa Moreno MF8762013–2023
Bruna Benites DF7792012–2021
Renata Costa MF71252003–2012
Bárbara GK6902007–2023
Pretinha MF68421991–2014
Adriana FW65162017–present
Simone DF5742000–2008
Geyse FW5692017–present
Ludmila FW5662017–present
Ester MF5612003–2012
Raquel FW5282013–2023
Aline DF4972004–2012
Sissi FW47331988–2000
Kátia Cilene FW47291995–2007
Roseli FW45421988–2004
Maurine MF45112007–2017
Kerolin FW4562018–present
Antônia DF4512020–present
Luciana GK4402013–present
Andressinha MF43102012–2023
Mônica DF4262014–2023
Poliana DF4122012–2023
Ary Borges MF4082020–present
Gabi Nunes FW3982016–present
Luana MF3822012–present
Tânia DF3731995–2008
Angelina MF3312021–present
Darlene FW3242013–2023
Lorena GK3202021–present
Duda Sampaio MF3122022–present
Tayla DF3112014–2020

See also

References

  1. ↑ Summerscales, Robert. "Ildefons Lima Retires After Longest International Career In Men's Soccer History". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Football: India battle hard in 6-1 defeat against Brazil as the legendary Formiga bids farewell Archived 26 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Players". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2018. Use the search bar in the "Search players" section to search for players.
  4. ↑ "Arquivo da Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' [sic] Team Archive)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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