Maria Alves (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
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 30)[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
 Santos
Number 5
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 1 (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 Santos.

Club career[edit]

Career beginnings[edit]

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[edit]

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

Santos[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Santos[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

Maria Alves represented Brazil at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[20][21] She made her senior debut in 2017.

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 13 February 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2017[22] 3 0
2019[23] 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit]

Centro Olímpico

São José

Santos

Juventus

References[edit]

  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 Alves – FIFA competition record (archived)
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links[edit]

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