Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maria Aparecida Souza Alves[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 July 1993||
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 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | ASCOOP | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:40, 23 April 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 footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club ABB Fomget.
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 in 2010, and spent three months at Ipatinga before receiving an offer from Vitória das Tabocas in 2011.[4]
In 2013, Maria joined Centro Olímpico. She made her league debut against Tuna Luso on 23 October 2013.[5]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 17 August 2023, she was presented at Liga MX Femenil side León.[17]
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]
Maria Alves represented Brazil at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[20][21] She made her senior debut in 2017.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2017[22] | 3 | 0 |
2019[23] | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Centro Olímpico
São José
Santos
Juventus