Kika Nazareth
Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
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Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa (born 17 November 2002), commonly known as Kika or Kika Nazareth,[4] is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Liga F club Barcelona and the Portugal national team.
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Nazareth in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | CF Benfica | ||
| 2017–2018 | Casa Pia A.C. | ||
| 2018–2020 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Benfica | 68 | (57) |
| 2024– | Barcelona | 38 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (6) |
| 2020– | Portugal | 52 | (13) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Benfica
Nazareth made her senior debut for Benfica at the age of 16 and signed her first professional contract with the club on 7 October 2020, at the age of 17.[5]
On the 2023–24 season, Nazareth was part of the historic Benfica team that won all four domestic competitions:[6] the Supertaça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Campeonato Nacional, and the Taça de Portugal.
Nazareth was forced to miss two months of play after sustaining an injury in early January 2024.[7] She returned in March[8] and quickly took back her spot in the starting lineup.
Barcelona
On 4 July 2024,[9] Nazareth completed a move to Liga F side FC Barcelona for €500,000, a record fee for the women's football in Portugal.[10] She made her official debut in a 3–0 win against Deportivo de La Coruña in early September,[11] and scored her first league goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Levante in late October.[12]
Nazareth secured her first piece of silverware with Barcelona on 26 January 2025, when the culers defeated rivals Real Madrid 5–0 to claim the Spanish Supercup.[13]
On the second leg of the Copa de la Reina semi-final against Real Madrid, Nazareth suffered a serious ankle injury, forcing her to be substituted off at half-time. This injury would force the end of her club football season, and brought her participation in the 2025 Euro into question.[14] From the sidelines, Nazareth saw Barcelona win a record sixth consecutive Liga F title and second consecutive Copa de la Reina.[15][16] Barcelona could not secure a Champions League victory, losing 1-0 against Arsenal in the final, held in Nazareth's hometown of Lisbon.[17] She was able to help Barcelona win the 2024-25 Copa Catalunya Femenina, given the large interval of over six months between the semi-finals and final.[18]
In the 2025–26 season, Nazareth helped Barcelona to win another quadruple (the club's fourth overall and second to include the Champion's League).[19] The team won every competition they entered that season, further cementing their stronghold both nationally and continentally. With Barcelona's Champions League victory, Nazareth became only the second Portuguese player to win the women's competition, following the footsteps of former teammate Jéssica Silva.[20]
International career
Nazareth made her debut for the Portugal national team on 4 March 2020, coming on as a substitute for Carolina Mendes in the 2020 Algarve Cup.[2][21] She scored her first and second goals for the Portugal national team on 22 June 2022 in a 4–0 friendly win against Greece.[22] On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 World Cup.[23] During the tournament, she became the youngest-ever player to score for Portugal in a World Cup, breaking a record previously set in 2006 by Cristiano Ronaldo.[24]
On 24 June 2025, Nazareth was called up to the Portugal squad for the 2025 Euro.[25] She had not played since March, having suffered an ankle injury requiring surgery.[26] At the tournament, Nazareth played two group-stage matches, but did not manage to contribute with any goals or assists. The Portuguese team were eliminated in the group stage after collecting only one point in three matches, suffering losses to both Spain and Belgium, and drawing against Italy.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026[28]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 2018–19 | II Divisão Feminino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 13 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 26 | ||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 | ||
| Total | 66 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 81 | ||
| Barcelona | 2024–25 | Liga F | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2025–26 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 184 | 98 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa de la Reina
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 18 April 2026[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazareth goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 June 2022 | Estadio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal |  Greece |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 2 September 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 6 September 2022 | Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, Portugal |  Turkey |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 11 October 2022 | Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal |  Iceland |
4–1 | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 6 | 11 November 2022 | Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Almada, Portugal |  Haiti |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 27 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |  Vietnam |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8 | 4 June 2024 | Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 9 | 29 November 2024 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |  Czech Republic |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 10 | 21 February 2025 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal |  England |
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League | ||
| 11 | 14 April 2026 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 3–0 | |||||
| 13 | 18 April 2026 | Futbal Tatran Arena, Prešov, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 5 June 2026 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | Latvia |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 4–0 |
Honours
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino: 2018–19
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Barcelona
- Primera División: 2024–25,[30] 2025–26[31]
- Copa de la Reina: 2024–25,[32] 2025–26[33]
- Supercopa de España Femenina: 2024–25, 2025–26[34]
- Copa Catalunya Femenina: 2024–25
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2025–26[35]
Individual
- Cosme Damião Awards – Women's Revelation of the Year: 2022[36]
- Cosme Damião Awards – Women's Footballer of the Year: 2023, 2024[37]
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino Player of the Year: 2023–24
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino Player of the Month: September/October 2023
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino Golden Boot: 2023–24
- Mundo Deportivo Revelation Player award: 2024[38]
