Débora Cristiane de Oliveira (born 20 October 1991), known as Debinha Miri or simply Debinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.
_062_(cropped).jpg) Debinha with the Kansas City Current in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Débora Cristiane de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Lorena | ||
| 2008–2009 | Saad Esporte Clube | ||
| 2010 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2011 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2011–2013 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| 2013–2015 | Avaldsnes IL | 30 | (23) |
| 2014 | → São José (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Dalian Quanjian[2] | ||
| 2017–2022 | North Carolina Courage | 115 | (42) |
| 2023– | Kansas City Current | 40 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Brazil U-20 | |||
| 2011– | Brazil | 136 | (59) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023 | |||
Debinha began her career in Brazil before playing overseas in Norway and China. In 2017, she joined the North Carolina Courage, where she won three NWSL Shields, two NWSL Championships, and one NWSL Challenge Cup. She was named MVP of the 2019 championship game and twice named MVP of the Challenge Cup. After six seasons in North Carolina, she signed with the Current as a free agent in 2023.
Debinha made her senior debut for Brazil in 2011. She was included on her country's squads at the 2016 Olympics, 2019 World Cup, 2020 Olympics, and 2023 World Cup.
Club career
editEarly career (2013–2016)
editWhen Rosana transferred to Avaldsnes in August 2013, she asked the Norwegian club to sign Debinha too.[3] Debinha became top-scorer of the 2014 Toppserien.
At the end of 2014, she had a short loan spell between November and December together with Rosana at São José during the club's successful attempt to win both Copa Libertadores Femenina and International Women's Club Championship during that year. She returned to Norway at the beginning of 2015.[4]
From February 2016 to January 2017, she played for Dalian Quanjian in the Chinese Women's Super League.[2]
North Carolina Courage (2017–2022)
editDebinha signed with the Western New York Flash of the United States–based National Women's Soccer League on 5 January 2017, days before the franchise announced that it had been sold and would be moved from Rochester, New York, to Cary, North Carolina.[5] Debinha reportedly wasn't informed of the franchise's plans to move when she was signed.[6][7] She reported to North Carolina and was made a starting midfielder from the start of their season, and scored the Courage's first goal in their home stadium.[8]
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Debinha appeared in every regular season game for the Courage in 2017 and scored four goals.[9] She started the semi-final game against the Chicago Red Stars but was forced to leave the game after dislocating her elbow in the 10th minute.[10] This injury forced her to miss the Championship game, which the Courage lost 1–0 to the Portland Thorns.[11]
In 2018, Debinha was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March.[12] She scored eight goals during the regular season, helping the Courage win their second straight NWSL Shield. Debinha was named to the 2018 NWSL Second XI. During the playoffs, she was in the starting line-up for the semi-final and final. Debinha scored in the 13th minute of the Championship game as North Carolina beat the Portland Thorns 3–0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship.[13]
During the 2019 season, Debinha played 21 games throughout the regular season and playoffs. During this span, she scored ten goals (eight regular season and two postseason) and tallied seven assists.[14] She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for July, August, and September.[15][16][17] During the first round of the playoffs, Debinha scored the game-winning goal in extra time to help The Courage advance past Reign FC.[18] In the final, Debinha scored the first goal (and eventual game winner) against the Chicago Red Stars, with her performance earning her the Championship Game MVP Award.[19]
She scored a tournament-high three goals in four games of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup and was named the tournament's MVP, though the Courage placed second to NJ/NY Gotham FC in their division.[20] She scored in five games in a row during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, including the opening goal in a 2–1 win against the Kansas City Current in the semifinals. She assisted Kerolin for first goal of the final, a 2–1 victory over the Washington Spirit. She was named the MVP of the tournament for a second time.[21][22] She scored a team-high 12 goals in the 2022 regular season, good for third in the league, and was named to the NWSL Best XI.[23] She left the Courage at the end of the year.[24]
Kansas City Current (2023–present)
editIn January 2023, it was announced that she had signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Current.[25] She made her club debut off the bench against the Portland Thorns on April 1, 2023.[26] She scored a club-record 9 goals in her first season with the Current, being named to the NWSL Team of the Month three times and the NWSL Best XI at the end of the season.[27]
International career
edit
After representing Brazil in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Debinha made her senior debut on 18 October 2011 in a 2–0 win over Argentina at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She was named as an alternate for the Brazil squad at the 2012 London Olympics.[28]
In December 2013, Debinha scored twice in a 3–1 win over Scotland at the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília de Futebol Feminino.[29]
She also represented Brazil at the 2016 Olympics.[30]
Debinha was one of four NWSL players called up to represent Brazil in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup held in France.[31]
On 18 February 2021, Debinha played her 100th match for Brazil in a 4–1 win over Argentina in the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.
Debinha continued to represent Brazil in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.[32] Debinha scored in Brazil's group stage match against France.[33][34]
International goals
editGoal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico |  Costa Rica
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
Pan American Games 2011 |
| 2 | 27 October 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico |  Canada
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Pan American Games 2011 |
| 3 | 16 December 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil |  Denmark
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
International Tournament 2012 |
| 4 | 25 September 2013 | Savièse, Switzerland |  Mexico
|
2.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Valais Cup 2013 |
| 5 | 2.2 |
3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 15 December 2013 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Scotland
|
2.1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
International Tournament 2013 |
| 7 | 2.2 |
3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 22 December 2013 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Chile
|
1.1 |
5–0 |
5–0 |
International Tournament 2013 |
| 9 | 6 April 2014 | Brisbane, Australia |  Australia
|
1.1 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
Friendly game |
| 10 | 10 December 2014 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Argentina
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
4–0 |
International Tournament 2014 |
| 11 | 18 December 2014 | Brasilia, Brazil |  China
|
1.1 |
3–0 |
4–1 |
International Tournament 2014 |
| 12 | 1 December 2015 | Cuiabá, Brazil |  New Zealand
|
1.1 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
Friendly game |
| 13 | 9 December 2015 | Natal, Brazil |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
1.1 |
5–0 |
11–0 |
International Tournament 2015 |
| 14 | 13 December 2015 | Natal, Brazil | Mexico
|
1.1 |
3–0 |
6–0 | |
| 15 | 16 December 2015 | Natal, Brazil | Canada
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
2–1 | |
| 16 | 2 March 2016 | Lagos, Portugal | New Zealand
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2016 Algarve Cup |
| 17 | 23 July 2016 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Australia
|
1.1 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly game |
| 18 | 11 December 2016 | Manaus, Brazil |  Russia
|
2.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
International Tournament 2016 |
| 19 | 2.2 |
4–0 | |||||
| 20 | 14 December 2016 | Manaus, Brazil |  Italy
|
1.1 |
3–1 |
3–1 | |
| 21 | 18 December 2016 | Manaus, Brazil | Italy
|
1.1 |
5–3 |
5–3 | |
| 22 | 16 September 2017 | Penrith, Australia | Australia
|
1.1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly game |
| 23 | 28 November 2017 | La Serena, Chile | Chile
|
1.1 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
Friendly game |
| 24 | 5 April 2018 | Coquimbo, Chile | Argentina
|
1.1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Copa América 2018 |
| 25 | 7 April 2018 | Coquimbo, Chile |  Ecuador
|
1.1 |
7–0 |
8–0 | |
| 26 | 19 April 2018 | La Serena, Chile | Argentina
|
1.1 |
3–0 |
3–0 | |
| 27 | 26 July 2018 | Kansas City, United States | Australia
|
1.1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2018 Tournament of Nations |
| 28 | 2 March 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |  Japan
|
1.1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2019 SheBelieves Cup |
| 29 | 29 August 2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Argentina
|
1.1 |
3–0 |
5–0 |
International Tournament 2019 |
| 30 | 5 October 2019 | Middlesbrough, England |  England
|
2.1 |
0–1 |
1–2 |
Friendly game |
| 31 | 2.2 |
0–2 | |||||
| 32 | 8 October 2019 | Kielce, Poland |  Poland
|
1.1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
Friendly game |
| 33 | 12 December 2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Mexico
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly game |
| 34 | 15 December 2019 | Araraquara, Brazil | Mexico
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly game |
| 35 | 27 November 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Ecuador
|
3.1 |
1–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly game |
| 36 | 3.2 |
2–0 | |||||
| 37 | 3.3 |
5–0 | |||||
| 38 | 1 December 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Ecuador
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly game |
| 39 | 18 December 2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Argentina
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2021 SheBelieves Cup |
| 40 | 24 February 2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Canada
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–0 | |
| 41 | 21 July 2021 | Rifu, Japan | China
|
1.1 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
2020 Summer Olympics |
| 42 | 24 July 2021 | Rifu, Japan |  Netherlands
|
1.1 |
1–1 |
3–3 | |
| 43 | 17 September 2021 | Campina Grande, Brazil | Argentina
|
1.1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly game |
| 44 | 20 September 2021 | Joáo Pessoa, Brazil | Argentina
|
1.1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly game |
| 45 | 26 October 2021 | Sydney, Australia | Australia
|
1.1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly game |
| 46 | 26 November 2021 | Manaus, Brazil |  India
|
1.1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus |
| 47 | 28 November 2021 | Manaus, Brazil |  Venezuela
|
1.1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 48 | 24 June 2022 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark
|
1.1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly game |
| 49 | 28 June 2022 | Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden
|
1.1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly game |
| 50 | 9 July 2022 | Armenia, Colombia | Argentina
|
1.1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 Copa America Femenina |
| 51 | 12 July 2022 | Armenia, Colombia |  Uruguay
|
1.1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 52 | 18 July 2022 | Armenia, Colombia | Venezuela
|
2.1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 53 | 2.2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 54 | 30 July 2022 | Bucaramanga, Colombia |  Colombia
|
1.1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 55 | 5 September 2022 | Durban, South Africa |  South Africa
|
2.1 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly game |
| 56 | 2.2 |
6–0 | |||||
| 57 | 11 November 2022 | Santos, Brazil | Canada
|
1.1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 58 | 16 February 2023 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Japan
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2023 SheBelieves Cup |
| 59 | 29 July 2023 | Brisbane, Australia |  France
|
1.1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 60 | 28 October 2023 | Montréal, Canada | Canada
|
1.1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly game |
| 61 | 22 February 2024 | San Diego, United States |  Panama
|
1.1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
Honours
editNorth Carolina Courage
Brazil
Individual
- NWSL Best XI: 2022,[35] 2023[36]
- NWSL Second XI: 2018
- NWSL Championship Game MVP: 2019
- NWSL Challenge Cup MVP: 2021, 2022
- NWSL Challenge Cup top scorer: 2021
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[37]
Personal life
editDebinha is openly lesbian, having a relationship with Meredith Speck, her former North Carolina Courage teammate.[38] She has been an ambassador for Nike since August 2023.
References
edit- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Equipe deve continuar com o 'pé no chão' diz Debinha sobre a seleção brasileira Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, 8 August 2016.
- ^ Hoel, Yasmin Sunde (20 August 2013). "Brasil-stjerner strømmer til lille Avaldsnes: – Nesten så vi ikke tror på det selv" (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "São José gets Debinha and Rosana for Libertadores and Women's Club Championship" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Forrester, Nick (5 January 2017). "Western New York Flash sign Brazilian forward Debinha". www.excellesports.com. Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ @TheDanLauletta (6 January 2017). "Source tells me Debinha, whose signing with Flash was announced yesterday, had no idea team was about to relocate #NWSL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (6 January 2017). "WNY Flash moving to North Carolina, report says". USA Today. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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- ^ "NWSL Final". 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "THREE NC COURAGE PLAYERS NAMED TO MARCH TEAM OF THE MONTH". 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Debinha". Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Debinha – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Match Report of North Carolina Courage vs Reign FC – 2019-10-20 – National Women's Soccer League – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (11 May 2021). "Debinha named 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup MVP". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Debinha Named 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup MVP, Presented By Budweiser". North Carolina Courage. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Match Recap: Courage Win 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship". North Carolina Courage. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Four NC Courage players earn NWSL Best XI". North Carolina Courage. 25 October 2022.
- ^ Kriger, Rachel (22 December 2022). "How Debinha opted not to return to NC Courage in 2023". The Equalizer. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City Current sign free agent midfielder Debinha to multi-year contract". KansasCityCurrent.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Lara, Cindy (1 April 2023). "KC Current lose home opener, 4-1 to Portland Thorns FC". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Palmer, Tod (6 November 2023). "Current's Debinha repeats as NWSL Best XI First Team selection". KSHB-TV. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "FT: Brazil 3–1 Scotland" (in Norwegian). Scottish Football Association. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Debora - Olympics.com". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Four NWSL players named to Brazil's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup roster". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Non-USWNT Players to Watch This Women's World Cup". Time. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Yang, Steph. "What went wrong for Brazil against France". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "World Cup Recap: Brazil Falls 2-1 to France". OL Reign. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "NWSL Announces Winners of Mastercard Best XI Awards". NWSL Soccer. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Announces Winners of 2023 Mastercard Best XI Awards". 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – CONMEBOL – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020". IFFHS. 26 January 2021.
- ^ "msn.com". MSN. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
edit
- Debinha – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Debinha at Connect World Football at archive.today (archived 16 December 2013)
- Debinha at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
