Karla Karolina Alves Machado (born 23 November 1999), known as Karla Alves or just Karla, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos FC.

Karla Alves
Personal information
Full name Karla Karolina Alves Machado[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 37
Youth career
Foz Cataratas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Foz Cataratas 1 (0)
2017–2018 Santos 0 (0)
2019–2020 Palmeiras 22 (1)
2021 Minas Brasília [pt] 15 (2)
2022 Grêmio 14 (2)
2023 Real Brasília 14 (1)
2023 Grêmio 0 (0)
2024 3B da Amazônia 1 (1)
2024– Santos 0 (0)
International career
2016 Brazil U17
2017–2018 Brazil U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Karla began her career with Foz Cataratas in 2015.[2] In 2017, she joined Santos, but was mainly a backup option during her spell at the club, featuring in just one Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino match.

Karla moved to Palmeiras ahead of the 2019 season, and featured regularly as they achieved promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 in that year. In 2021, she signed for Minas Brasília [pt].[3]

On 3 January 2022, Karla was announced at Grêmio.[4] She returned to the Federal District after agreeing to a deal with Real Brasília in January 2023,[5] but returned to Grêmio on 2 August of that year.[6]

Presented at 3B da Amazônia in February 2024,[7] Karla featured in just one match before leaving on 19 April;[8] hours later, she was announced back at Santos on a contract until the end of the year.[9]

International career

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Karla represented Brazil at under-17[10] and under-20 levels.[11]

Honours

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Santos

Palmeiras

Brazil U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c Karla Alves at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Karla Alves, reforço das Gurias Gremistas para a temporada, responde às perguntas da torcida" [Karla Alves, addition of the Gurias Gremistas for the season, answers the questions of the supporters] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Novo reforço do Minas, Karla Alves exalta profissionalismo do clube" [New addition of Minas, Karla Alves praises professionalism of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal de Brasília. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Jéssica Soares e Karla Alves assinam com o Grêmio para a temporada 2022" [Jéssica Soares e Karla Alves sign with Grêmio for the 2022 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Grande contratação do Real Brasília, Karla Alves aponta expectativa para temporada e comenta sobre primeiro desafio de 2023" [Big signing of Real Brasília, Karla Alves pinpoints expectations for the season and talks about first challenge of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). DF Esportes. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Karla Alves retorna ao Tricolor e é reforço para as Gurias Gremistas" [Karla Alves returns to the Tricolor and is an addition for the Gurias Gremistas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "3B da Amazônia apresenta 18 jogadoras para temporada 2024" [3B da Amazônia present 18 players for the 2024 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Crítica. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Camisa 10 do 3B, meia Karla Alves deixa o clube e acerta com o Santos para a Série A1" [3B's number 10, midfielder Karla Alves leaves the club and signs with Santos for the Série A1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Manaus. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Karla retorna para segunda passagem no Santos FC e é reforço para o meio de campo das Sereias da Vila" [Karla returns for her second stint at Santos FC and is an addition for the midfield of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Promessa da base do Foz Cataratas é convocada para a seleção sub-17" [Prospect of Foz Cataratas' youth setup is called up to the under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Da Base. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ "De olho no Brasileirão Feminino, Karla Alves se prepara para estrear pelo Minas Brasília" [Aiming the Brasileirão Feminino, Karla Alves gets ready to debut for Minas Brasília] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.