Rebeca (footballer)

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Rebeca
Rebeca Costa da Silva (Apr 2025) 29.jpg
Rebeca with the Houston Dash in 2025
Personal information
Full name Rebeca Costa da Silva
Date of birth (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Pindoretama, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 29
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Fortaleza
2023–2025 Cruzeiro 25 (2)
2025– Houston Dash 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Brazil U-17 4 (0)
2024 Brazil U-20 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Rebeca Costa da Silva (born 1 September 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Club career

Born in Pindoretama, Rebeca joined Fortaleza on the futsal side in 2020, soon making the youth football team. [1] In September 2023, she moved to Cruzeiro. [2]

In March 2025, the Houston Dash acquired Rebeca for a transfer fee, signing her to a three-year contract with an option for an additional year. [3]

International career

Rebeca won the 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship with Brazil and represented her country at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [2] [4] She helped them win the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia which qualified them for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [5] She helped them advance to the quarterfinals at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [4]

Honors and awards

Cruzeiro

Brazil U-17

Brazil U-20

References

  1. ↑ "Volante do Fortaleza, Rebeca Costa é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-17". ge.globo.com . 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Silveira, Criseive (6 September 2023). "Destaque no Fortaleza, volante Rebeca Costa é anunciada como novo reforço do Cruzeiro". Diário do Nordeste . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Houston Dash Sign Brazilian Defender Rebeca Costa Da Silva from Cruzeiro". Houston Dash. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 Rebeca at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ Ramos, Marcelo (30 April 2024). "Seleção Brasileira feminina vence a Colômbia e carimba vaga na Copa do Mundo sub-20; veja gol". bnews.com.br. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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