Maria Alves (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
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Maria Aparecida Souza Alves (born 7 July 1993), usually known as Maria Alves and sometimes simply as Maria, is a Brazilian football forward who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget.
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Maria Alves with Flamengo in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Aparecida Souza Alves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cristalândia do Piauí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[2][1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankara BB Fomget | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | ASCOOP | ||
| 2011 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2011–2013 | Vitória das Tabocas | ||
| 2013 | Centro Olímpico | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | São José | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Santos | 59 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus | 28 | (7) |
| 2021 | Palmeiras | 11 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Flamengo | 10 | (4) |
| 2023 | León | 12 | (4) |
| 2024 | Santos | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ankara BB Fomget | 23 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025(UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Career beginnings
Born in Tabocal Grande, a small village near Cristalândia do Piauí, Piauí,[3] Maria moved to Brasília at the age of 14 to pursue a professional career.[4] She began her career with ASCOOP in 2010, and spent three months at Ipatinga before receiving an offer from Vitória das Tabocas in 2011.[4]
Centro Olímpico
In 2013, Maria joined Centro Olímpico. She made her league debut against Tuna Luso on 23 October 2013.[5]
Santos
Maria Alves joined Santos in 2015, after the women's team was reestablished.[6] She scored on her league debut against Pinheirense on 9 September 2015, scoring in the 25th minute.[7]
Juventus
On 3 September 2019, Maria moved abroad for the first time in her career, signing for Juventus.[8] She made her league debut against Empoli on 14 September 2019.[9] Maria Alves scored her first league goal against Florentia on 13 October 2019, scoring in the 70th minute.[10]
Palmeiras
On 24 May 2021, she returned to her home country with Palmeiras.[11] Maria Alves made her league debut against Flamengo on 31 May 2021.[12] She scored her first league goal against Napoli on 21 June 2021, scoring in the 75th minute.[13]
Flamengo
On 16 January 2022, Maria agreed to a contract with Flamengo.[14] She made her league debut against São Paulo on 7 March 2022.[15] Maria Alves scored her first goal for the club against CRESSPOM on 13 March 2022, scoring in the 90th+2nd minute.[16]
León
On 17 August 2023, she was presented at Liga MX Femenil side León.[17]
Santos
On 22 January 2024, Maria was announced back at her former club Santos on a one-year contract.[18] She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024.[19]
Ankara BB Fomget
In September 2024, Alves moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the 2024–25 Super League season.[20] She won the champions title in that season.[21]
International career
Maria Alves represented Brazil at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[22][23] She made her senior debut in 2017.
Career statistics
Honours
Centro Olímpico
São José
Santos
Juventus
- Serie A: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Coppa Italia: 2018–19
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21
- Turkish Women's Football Super League
- Ankara BB Fomget
- Champions (1): 2024–25