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Maria Alves (footballer)

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Maria Alves
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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Career beginnings

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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

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

Santos

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Santos

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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

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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

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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

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International

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As of 13 February 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2017[23] 3 0
2019[24] 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Centro Olímpico

São José

Santos

Juventus

References

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  1. ^ a b "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 14 September 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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 AlvesFIFA 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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