Maria Alves (footballer)

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Maria Alves
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Maria Alves with Flamengo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Maria Aparecida Souza Alves [1]
Date of birth (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Cristalândia do Piauí, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward [2] [1]
Team information
Current team
 ABB Fomget
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 ASCOOP  [ pt ]
2011 Ipatinga
2011–2013 Vitória das Tabocas
2013 Centro Olímpico 7 (0)
2014 São José 0 (0)
2015–2019 Santos 59 (10)
2019–2021 Juventus 28 (7)
2021 Palmeiras 11 (3)
2022–2023 Flamengo 10 (4)
2023 León 12 (4)
2024 Santos 10 (0)
2024– ABB Fomget 4 (1)
International career‡
2012 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2017–2019 Brazil 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019

Maria Aparecida Souza Alves (born 7 July 1993), usually known as Maria Alves and sometimes simply as Maria, is a Brazilian football forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget.

Contents

Club career

Career beginnings

Born in Tabocal Grande, a small village near Cristalândia do Piauí, Piauí, [3] Maria moved to Brasília at the age of 14 to pursue a professional career. [4] She began her career with ASCOOP  [ pt ] in 2010, and spent three months at Ipatinga before receiving an offer from Vitória das Tabocas in 2011. [4]

Centro Olímpico

In 2013, Maria joined Centro Olímpico. She made her league debut against Tuna Luso on 23 October 2013. [5]

Santos

Maria Alves joined Santos in 2015, after the women's team was reestablished. [6] She scored on her league debut against Pinheirense on 9 September 2015, scoring in the 25th minute. [7]

Juventus

On 3 September 2019, Maria moved abroad for the first time in her career, signing for Juventus. [8] She made her league debut against Empoli on 14 September 2019. [9] Maria Alves scored her first league goal against Florentia on 13 October 2019, scoring in the 70th minute. [10]

Palmeiras

On 24 May 2021, she returned to her home country with Palmeiras. [11] Maria Alves made her league debut against Flamengo on 31 May 2021. [12] She scored her first league goal against Napoli on 21 June 2021, scoring in the 75th minute. [13]

Flamengo

On 16 January 2022, Maria agreed to a contract with Flamengo. [14] She made her league debut against São Paulo on 7 March 2022. [15] Maria Alves scored her first goal for the club against CRESSPOM on 13 March 2022, scoring in the 90th+2nd minute. [16]

León

On 17 August 2023, she was presented at Liga MX Femenil side León. [17]

Santos

On 22 January 2024, Maria was announced back at her former club Santos on a one-year contract. [18] She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024. [19]

Ankara BB Fomget

In September 2024, Alves moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the 2024–25 Super League season. [20]

International career

Maria Alves represented Brazil at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [21] [22] She made her senior debut in 2017.

Career statistics

International

As of 13 February 2024
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 2017 [23] 30
2019 [24] 20
Total50

Honours

Centro Olímpico

São José

Santos

Juventus

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References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 14 September 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Maria Alves". Santos Futebol Clube (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jogadora piauiense, de Cristalândia, assina contrato com Juventus da Itália" [Piauiense player, from Cristalândia, signs contract with Juventus from Italy] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cidade Verde. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Dos campos do DF para a poderosa Juventus: conheça Maria Alves, a atacante brasileira que fez história na Itália" [From the fields in the DF to the mighty Juventus: know Maria Alves, the Brazilian forward who made history in Italy] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Centro Olímpico vs Tuna Luso – 23 October 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Sereias da Vila voltam, arrancam choro de presidente e estreiam dia 19" [Sereias da Vila come back, get tears from president and debut on the 19th] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Santos vs Pinheirense – 9 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Women: Maria Alves è bianconera!" [Women: Maria Alves is bianconera!] (in Italian). Juventus FC. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Juventus vs Empoli – 14 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Juventus vs Florentia – 13 October 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Palmeiras anuncia contratação da atacante Maria Alves, ex-Juventus-ITA" [Palmeiras announce the signing of forward Maria Alves, formerly of Juventus-ITA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Palmeiras vs Flamengo – 31 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Palmeiras vs Napoli – 21 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "A casa é sua, Maria Alves!" [It is your house, Maria Alves!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Flamengo vs São Paulo – 7 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "CRESSPOM vs Flamengo – 13 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ↑ "Presenta Club León Femenil a la brasileña Maria Alves" [Club León Femenil present Brazilian Maria Alves] (in Spanish). El Sol de León. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Maria Alves retorna às Sereias da Vila como mais um reforço para a temporada 2024" [Maria Alves returns to the Sereias da Vila as another addition for the 2024 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Santos vs Real Brasília – 15 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ↑ "Maria AParecida Souza Alves" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  21. ↑ Maria Alves – FIFA competition record (archived)
  22. ↑ "Jogadora piauiense de futebol Maria Aparecida Souza Alves é convocada para a seleção brasileira" [Piauiense football player Maria Alves is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vi Agora. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016–2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018–2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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