Height: 5'4"
Birth Date: 2/19/1986
Hometown: Dois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil
Previous Team: Umea IK
How Acquired:
Selected with the 3rd pick in the first round (3rd overall) of the WPS International Draft
International:
- Appearances: 45 Goals: 47
- A three-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (2006-2008)
- Led Brazil to Pan American Games title and berth in final eight of FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2003
- Spearheaded attack on Brazil side that won silver medal at Athens Olympics (2004) and gained worldwide recognition for their attractive, attacking football
- In 2007, scored tournament-high 12 goals to help Brazil to retain their crown at the Pan-American Games, on home soil in Rio de Janeiro
- Won the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China and the Golden Boot as its top scorer
- In 2008, again led her country to final match at Olympic Football Tournament
Club:
- Played 2004-2008 seasons with Swedish club Umea IK, scoring 111 goals in 103 matches
- Umea captured the Swedish league title three times with her in the lineup (2005, 2006 and 2007)
- Club also took home the European club crown in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2007