Leah de Oliveira
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marítimo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Football NSW Institute | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2024 | Estoril Praia U19 | 12 | (11) |
| 2024–2025 | Estoril Praia | 3 | (1) |
| 2025– | Marítimo | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026 | |||
Leah de Oliveira (Portuguese: [d‿ɔ.liˈvɐj.ɾɐ]; born 17 February 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Liga BPI) club Marítimo. She previously played for National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's) club APIA Leichhardt and Liga BPI club Estoril Praia. Born in South Africa, she has represented Australia at a youth international level.
De Oliveira was born on 17 February 2006 in Cape Town, Western Cape. She is of Portuguese descent through her grandparents, who were born and raised on the island of Madeira. Her family migrated from South Africa to Australia, where she was raised and began her soccer career,[1] playing youth soccer for the Football NSW Institute until 2023.[2]
Club career
APIA Leichhardt
De Oliveira began her senior career in 17 years old, signing for National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's) club APIA Leichhardt ahead of the 2023 season. She left the club during the 2024 season to sign for Portuguese side Estoril Praia in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Liga BPI).[3]
Estoril Praia
In June 2024, De Oliveira moved to Portugal and signed for Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Liga BPI) club Estoril Praia ahead of the 2024–25 season. Initially playing for their under-19s team, she made her debut for the first team on 7 October 2024, making a cameo appearance as a substitute in a 2–1 loss at home to Braga at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Bairro Fausto de Figueiredo, Estoril.[4] She departed the club at the end of the season following the club's relegation to the II Divisião Feminino for the 2025–26 season, finishing her spell with one goal in three brief appearances.[5]
Marítimo
In August 2025, de Oliveira signed for Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Liga BPI) club Marítimo ahead of the 2025–26 season.[1][6] She made her debut for the club on 21 September 2025 in the opening round of the season, starting in a 4–2 home loss to Torreense at Campo da Imaculada Conceição in Quinta do Falcão, Funchal.[7] She scored her first goal for the club on 7 December 2025 in a 2–1 loss away to Vitória de Guimarães at Academia Vitória S.C. in Oliveira do Castelo, Guimarães.[8]