Mariana dos Santos Almeida (born 24 February 1998) is a Brazilian women's association football forward who plays for São Paulo.[1]

Mariana Santos
Personal information
Full name Mariana dos Santos Almeida
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Vasco da Gama 3 (0)
2018 Vitória das Tabocas 3 (0)
2019 Ponte Preta 27 (10)
Botafogo
2020–2022 Cruzeiro 34 (11)
2021–2022Beşiktaş (loan) 9 (2)
2023– São Paulo 18 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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Mariana dos Santos Almeida was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 February 1998.[2][3]

Playing career

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Career beginnings

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She played in her country for the clubs CR Vasco da Gama (2016) AAD Vitória das Tabocas (2018), and AA Ponte Preta (2019).[1] Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vasco da Gama against Rio Preto on 21 January 2016.[4]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vitória das Tabocas against Foz Cataratas on 22 June 2018.[5]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Ponte Preta against Corinthians on 16 March 2019.[6] She scored her first league goals against Sport Recife on 15 May 2019, scoring in the 19th and 22nd minute.[7]

Cruzeiro

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She was with Botafogo FR,[8] before she became a member of Cruzeiro EC (2020–2021),[1][9] Mariana Santos made her league debut against Grêmio on 29 August 2020.[10] She scored her first goal against EC Vitória on 10 September 2020, scoring in the 49th minute.[11] Mariana Santos' contract with Cruzeiro EC was renewed under the condition that she will be loaned out to the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. She will return to Brazil after the 2021–22 Turkcell Super League season.[3]

Beşiktaş

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She joined Beşiktaş J.K. in the beginning of August 2021,[12] and played in two matches of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.[13][14]

On 10 March 2022, she left Turkey.[15]

São Paulo

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Mariana Santos made her league debut against Bahia on 25 February 2023.[16] She scored her first league goal against Athletico Paranaense on 21 May 2023, scoring in the 30th minute.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiropedia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Atacante cabulosa Mariana Santos renova contrato com o Cruzeiro para 2022 e é emprestada para o Besiktas" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Rio Preto vs Vasco da Gama - 21 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Foz Cataratas vs Vitória PE - 22 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Ponte Preta vs Corinthians - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Ponte Preta vs Sport Recife - 15 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Mariana Santos para time feminino". Super Esportes – Futebol Feminino (in Portuguese). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Elenco feminino do Cruzeiro confirma a continuidade de 14 atletas para a temporada 2021" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Cruzeiro vs Grêmio - 29 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Cruzeiro vs Vitória BA - 10 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Beşiktaş Vodafone'dan iki transfer daha! Resmen açıklandı!". Orta Çizgi (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ^ "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Beşiktaş (TUR) 4–0 Kamenica Sasa (MKD)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ "São Paulo vs Bahia - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "São Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.