Evelin Bonifácio
Brazilian footballer (born 2008)
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Evelin Bonifácio Nascimento (born 8 April 2008), known as Evelin Bonifácio or just Evelin, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Santos and the Brazil national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evelin Bonifácio Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 2008[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Peruíbe, Brazil[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Santos | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Brazil U17 | 16 | (8) |
| 2025– | Brazil U20 | 10 | (4) |
| 2026– | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:20, 22 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:20, 22 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Peruíbe, São Paulo,[2] Evelin impressed during a local futsal tournament in 2023, and joined the youth sides of Santos.[3] She made her first team debut on 3 September 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thaisinha in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Paulo.[4]
Evelin scored her first professional goal on 16 November 2025, netting his side's second in a 3–2 away loss to Red Bull Bragantino.[5] Despite only featuring in four matches of the tournament, she was named the breakthrough player of the Paulistão.[6]
On 6 March 2026, Evelin renewed her contract with Sereias until the end of 2027.[7]
International career
In April 2025, Evelin was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team for the 2025 South American U-17 Women's Championship.[8] She was the nation's top scorer in the competition, netting six goals as they finished second.[9] Her performances impressed Arthur Elias, the head coach of the full side, and she was called up for a period of trainings with the squad in June.[10]
Evelin was also called up to the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup,[11] and scored a further two goals in the tournament as Brazil finished fourth. In November 2025, she and Santos teammate Samara were called up to the under-20 team.[12]
On 10 April 2026, Evelin was called up to the full side for the 2026 FIFA Series, replacing injured Jheniffer; she was already with the under-20s for a set of friendlies.[13] She made her full international debut four days later, replacing Paloma Maciel late into a 6–1 routing of Zambia.[14]
Personal life
Evelin's younger sister Emily is also a footballer.[15] An attacking midfielder, she also plays for Santos.