Letícia Santos de Oliveira (born 2 December 1994), commonly known as Letícia Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Corinthians and the Brazil women's national team.
 Playing for SC Sand in October 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Letícia Santos de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1994[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 2014 | São José | ||
| 2015–2016 | Avaldsnes IL | 44 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | SC Sand | 47 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt[a] | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Brazil | 38 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:45, 14 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
In January 2015 Letícia transferred from São José to Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.[4] After two seasons in Norway she signed for the German club SC Sand. She extended her contract a year later after her performances impressed the team's coach.[5] In June 2019, Letícia was transferred from SC Sand to 1. FFC Frankfurt.[6]
International career edit
With the Brazil women's national under-20 football team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2014.[7]
She was selected by the senior Brazil women's national football team for the first time in March 2017 for a friendly against Bolivia in Manaus.[8] She started the match and assisted Marta for Brazil's third goal in their 6–0 win.[9] In October 2017, Letícia was recalled to the senior national team for the 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament as a replacement for regular right-back Fabiana who withdrew with a knee sprain.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ The "Santos" distinguishes her from her Brazilian international teammate Letícia Izidoro Lima da Silva, who is typically known simply as Letícia.
- ^ Known during the 2019-20 season as 1. FFC Frankfurt.
References edit
- ^ "LETICIA SANTOS". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Letícia Santos". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Kristiansen, Geir-Å. (4 January 2015). "Fra Brasil til Avaldsnes" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Nunes Loreto, Bruno (12 February 2018). "Lateral-direita brasileira renova contrato com time da Alemanha" (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Brasilianerin kommt nach WM zum FFC" (in German). 1. FFC Frankfurt. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 Feminina (Women's U-20 Brazilian National Team) 2002–2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Seixas, Rodrigo (13 March 2017). "Letícia Santos: é de Atibaia, é do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Correio de Atibaia. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Sands Brasilianerin Leticia: "Ein Traum ist in Erfüllung gegangen"" (in German). German Football Association. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Letícia está convocada para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links edit
- Letícia Santos at Soccerway
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