Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Forward, [1] midfielder [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | G.D. Estoril Praia | ||
Number | 21 [1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Ipswich Town [3] | 23 | (5) |
2023–2024 | Lewes [4] | 17 | (1) |
2024– | G.D. Estoril Praia [5] | 9 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
2024– | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 17 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 3 December 2024 (UTC) [5] |
Sarah Brasero-Carreira (born 1 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese side G.D. Estoril Praia, in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, and as a midfielder for the England under-23s. She previously played for National League South side Ipswich Town and Women's Championship club Lewes, and has represented England since under-15 youth level.
Brasero-Carreira joined National League South side Ipswich Town in 2020 from Sprowston. [6] On 19 October, she made her debut as the youngest ever Ipswich player at 16 years old, in FA Cup qualifying against lower level Peterborough Northern Star, with the team winning comfortably 10–0. [7]
Brasero-Carreira made it into the first team during the 2021–22 season. [8] In October 2021, she scored her debut goal for Ipswich against London Bees in a 3–1 victory. [6] [9] She played for two seasons with the club and scored 7 goals in 43 appearances, before rejecting a new contract from Ipswich. [8]
On 7 July 2023, Brasero-Carreira signed for Women's Championship club Lewes. [10] [11] On 28 August, in the 2023–24 season she made her first start for Lewes in a 4–1 defeat on Southampton, as one of seven new signings to do so in the game. [12] On 12 November, she scored her debut goal for Lewes against Crystal Palace, taking the lead in a 3–2 away league defeat. [13] [14]
For the 2024–25 season, Brasero-Carreira transferred from Lewes to Portuguese side G.D. Estoril Praia who play in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [15] On 21 September 2024, she scored her debut goal for the club, the opening goal against Torreense in a 3–1 away win. [16]
On 17 November 2021, Brasero-Carreira was first called up to the England under-19 squad for Algarve Cup matches, [17] making her debut on 29 November against the Netherlands in a 1–0 defeat. [5]
On 21 February 2023, she scored her debut youth international goal for the under-19s against Switzerland in a 3–0 victory, as part of La Nucia International in Spain. [18]
In November 2024, Brasero-Carreira was called up to the England under-23s as a midfielder for European League matches. [2] [19] On 2 December, she made her debut for the under-23s in a 2–1 defeat to Sweden, replacing Elysia Boddy in the starting lineup prior to kick off. [20]
Brasero-Carreira was born in England and shares Spanish and Portuguese nationality. [21]
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