| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1997[1] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | S.C. Freamunde | 2 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Valadares Gaia | 39 | (15) |
| 2019– | Benfica | 89 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | → Valadares Gaia (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Portugal | 21 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 | |||
Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club SL Benfica and the Portugal women's national team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
International career[edit]
On 17 June, Lúcia Alves replaced Mariana Azevedo who withdrew following a knee ligament injury sustained in training. Alves would join the Portuguese national team to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[10]
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 2023 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal |  Northern Ireland |
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 2. | 4–0 |
Honours[edit]
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–2024
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2019, 2022, 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "Lúcia Alves". FPF.
- ^ "Lucia Alves - Benfica - UWCL". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Lúcia Alves returns to Benfica". www.slbenfica.pt.
- ^ "Benfica anuncia renovação de Lúcia Alves". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Lúcia Alves e Beatriz Cameirão estreiam-se na convocatória da seleção feminina". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Lúcia Alves: ″Trabalhei muito para aqui chegar, era um sonho de criança″". www.ojogo.pt.
- ^ "Lúcia Alves é campeã nacional pelo Benfica - Imediato - Jornal Regional". 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Catarina Amado e Lúcia Alves renovam pelas águias". www.jn.pt.
- ^ "Suzane Pires chamada". FPF.
- ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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