List of Brazil women's international footballers
The Brazil women's national football team has represented Brazil in international women's football matches since 1986. The women's national team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil, which is a part of CONMEBOL, under the jurisdiction of FIFA.
Formiga is the player with the most appearances for the Brazilian women's national team with 234 caps since her debut at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history)[1] and is the most capped football player in the history of the Brazil national teams (men's or women's), gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus.[2] Marta holds the record for being the all-time leading goal scorer, with an impressive tally of 119 goals in 204 appearances.
The following list of Brazil women's international footballers covers all football players with 30 or more official caps for the Brazilian women's national football team as recorded by the Brazilian Football Confederation. The players are listed here sorted first by the total number of caps, and then by the number of goals.
Key
[edit]- Player
- Bold indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above.[3]
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
- Caps and goals
- Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA Women's World Cup and Copa América Femenina, their associated qualification matches, and international friendly tournaments and matches.
Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
---|---|---|---|
GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
List of players
[edit]- As of 1 December 2024[4]
Name | Pos. | Caps | Goals | National team career |
---|---|---|---|---|
Formiga | MF | 234 | 29 | 1995–2021 |
Marta | FW | 204 | 119 | 2003–2024 |
Cristiane | FW | 165 | 97 | 2003–present |
Tamires | DF | 148 | 7 | 2013–present |
Debinha | FW | 146 | 61 | 2011–present |
Bia Zaneratto | FW | 124 | 42 | 2011–present |
Rosana Augusto | DF | 114 | 21 | 2000–2017 |
Andressa Alves | MF | 107 | 21 | 2012–present |
Andréia Suntaque | GK | 96 | 0 | 1999–2015 |
Rafaelle | DF | 94 | 9 | 2011–present |
Fabiana | DF | 89 | 8 | 2006–2019 |
Thaísa Moreno | MF | 87 | 6 | 2013–2023 |
Bruna Benites | DF | 77 | 9 | 2012–2021 |
Renata Costa | MF | 71 | 25 | 2003–2012 |
Bárbara | GK | 69 | 0 | 2007–2023 |
Pretinha | MF | 68 | 42 | 1991–2014 |
Adriana | FW | 65 | 16 | 2017–present |
Simone | DF | 57 | 4 | 2000–2008 |
Geyse | FW | 56 | 9 | 2017–present |
Ludmila | FW | 56 | 6 | 2017–present |
Ester | MF | 56 | 1 | 2003–2012 |
Raquel | FW | 52 | 8 | 2013–2023 |
Aline | DF | 49 | 7 | 2004–2012 |
Sissi | FW | 47 | 33 | 1988–2000 |
Kátia Cilene | FW | 47 | 29 | 1995–2007 |
Roseli | FW | 45 | 42 | 1988–2004 |
Maurine | MF | 45 | 11 | 2007–2017 |
Kerolin | FW | 45 | 6 | 2018–present |
Antônia | DF | 45 | 1 | 2020–present |
Luciana | GK | 44 | 0 | 2013–present |
Andressinha | MF | 43 | 10 | 2012–2023 |
Mônica | DF | 42 | 6 | 2014–2023 |
Poliana | DF | 41 | 2 | 2012–2023 |
Ary Borges | MF | 40 | 8 | 2020–present |
Gabi Nunes | FW | 39 | 8 | 2016–present |
Luana | MF | 38 | 2 | 2012–present |
Tânia | DF | 37 | 3 | 1995–2008 |
Angelina | MF | 33 | 1 | 2021–present |
Darlene | FW | 32 | 4 | 2013–2023 |
Lorena | GK | 32 | 0 | 2021–present |
Duda Sampaio | MF | 31 | 2 | 2022–present |
Tayla | DF | 31 | 1 | 2014–2020 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Summerscales, Robert. "Ildefons Lima Retires After Longest International Career In Men's Soccer History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Football: India battle hard in 6-1 defeat against Brazil as the legendary Formiga bids farewell Archived 26 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Players". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2018. Use the search bar in the "Search players" section to search for players.
- ^ "Arquivo da Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' [sic] Team Archive)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.