Lúcia Alves

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Lúcia Alves
Personal information
Full name Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves
Date of birth (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 26)[1]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Benfica
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Benfica
International career
2021– Portugal 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club SL Benfica and the Portugal women's national team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

International career[edit]

On 17 June, Lúcia Alves replaced Mariana Azevedo who withdrew following a knee ligament injury sustained in training. Alves would join the Portuguese national team to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lúcia Alves". FPF.
  2. ^ "Lucia Alves - Benfica - UWCL". UEFA.com.
  3. ^ "Lúcia Alves returns to Benfica". www.slbenfica.pt.
  4. ^ "Benfica anuncia renovação de Lúcia Alves". www.record.pt.
  5. ^ "Lúcia Alves e Beatriz Cameirão estreiam-se na convocatória da seleção feminina". www.record.pt.
  6. ^ "Lúcia Alves: ″Trabalhei muito para aqui chegar, era um sonho de criança″". www.ojogo.pt.
  7. ^ "Lúcia Alves é campeã nacional pelo Benfica - Imediato - Jornal Regional". 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Catarina Amado e Lúcia Alves renovam pelas águias". www.jn.pt.
  9. ^ "Suzane Pires chamada". FPF.
  10. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.