Lorena (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.
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Lorena with the Kansas City Current in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lorena da Silva Leite[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ituverava, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Bangu | ||
| 2012 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| 2013–2014 | Grêmio | ||
| 2015–2016 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Centro Olímpico | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sport Recife | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Grêmio | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kansas City Current | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Brazil | 22 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:58, 10 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Centro Olímpico
Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena was the third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. She made the bench once against Rio Preto.[3]
Sport Recife
For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter. Lorena made her league debut against Audax on 12 March 2017.[4]
Grêmio
In 2019, Lorena joined Grêmio, a club she had already represented at youth level.[5] She was initially a backup to Raissa, but took over the starting spot in the 2021 season.[6]
Kansas City Current
After five years at Grêmio, Lorena signed a three-year contract with NWSL club Kansas City Current on 23 December 2024.[7] She made her NWSL debut in a 3–1 opening day win over the Portland Thorns on 15 March 2025. The following week, she kept her first NWSL clean sheet in a 2–0 win over the Washington Spirit, going on to keep four consecutive shutouts.[8] Starting just before the summer break, she set an NWSL record with 690 consecutive shutout minutes.[9] She finished the season with a league record 14 clean sheets in 24 league games, helping the Current win the NWSL Shield with the best regular-season record.[9] The team set multiple NWSL records including most points, most wins, and fewest goals allowed in a season.[10] In the playoffs, the Current were upset 2–1 by Gotham FC in the quarterfinals.[10] Lorena was named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year at the end of the season.[9]
International career
After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021.[11] She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.[12]
After missing the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup due to an ACL injury, Lorena made her major tournament debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13] She played every minute of the Olympics, keeping clean sheets in three of six matches and helping Brazil to the silver medal as runners-up to the United States.[1]
Career statistics
Honours
Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino: 2022, 2024[15]
Kansas City Current
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[17][18]
- Copa América Femenina: 2022, 2025
Individual
