Katiuscia

Katiuscia Fernandes Soares (born 8 August 1994), simply known as Katiuscia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ferroviária. Mainly a right back, she can also play as a midfielder.

Full name Katiuscia Fernandes Soares^[1]

Date of birth 8 August 1994 (age 31)^[1]

Place of birth Santos, Brazil

Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)^[1]

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Katiuscia
Personal information

Full name	Katiuscia Fernandes Soares^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 31)^[1]
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position	Right back
Team information
Current team	Ferroviária
Number	94
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	XV de Piracicaba
2014	ABD Botucatu
2014	Rio Preto
2015–2017	Santos	19	(0)
2018–2023	Corinthians	86	(4)
2024–	Ferroviária	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

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Club career

XV de Piracicaba

Born in Santos but raised in São Vicente, both in the São Paulo state,^[2] Katiuscia began her career at the age of 18 with XV de Piracicaba.

Santos

Katiuscia later played for ABD Botucatu and Rio Preto before joining Santos in 2015.^[3] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 23 September 2015.^[4]

A backup option as a midfielder at Peixe, Katiuscia was converted into a right-back during the 2017 season, after Giovana suffered an injury.^[5]

Corinthians

On 2 January 2018, she moved to Corinthians.^[6] Katiuscia made her league debut against São Francisco BA on 25 April 2018.^[7] She scored her first league goal against Pinheirense on 17 April 2018, scoring in the 85th minute.^[8]

A regular starter, Katiuscia suffered a knee injury in February 2022, being sidelined for nine months.^[9]

Ferroviária

Katiuscia made her league debut against Botafogo on 15 March 2024.^[10]

International career

On 1 September 2023, Katiuscia was one of the nine Corinthians player called up by their former head coach Arthur Elias to the Brazil national team, for a period of trainings.^[11]