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List of Brazil women's international footballers

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Formiga is the women's overall record holder, with 234 caps.
Marta is the all-time top scorer, having scored 116 goals in 186 matches.

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

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Player
Bold indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above.[3]
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
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.

List of players

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Summerscales, Robert. "Ildefons Lima Retires After Longest International Career In Men's Soccer History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Players". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2018. Use the search bar in the "Search players" section to search for players.
  4. ^ "Arquivo da Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' [sic] Team Archive)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.