Michelle Christina Cerqueira Gomes Lopes (born 21 November 1989), simply known as Michelle, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Paulo.

Michelle
Personal information
Full name Michelle Christina Cerqueira Gomes Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2003 Geração 2000
2004–2009 Team Chicago Brasil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Keynsham Town
2011 BSC Wildcats Freiamt
2012 America-RJ
2013–2014 Foz Cataratas 5 (0)
2015–2021 Santos 49 (0)
2016–2017Hapoel Ironi Petah Tikva (loan) 24 (0)
2022– São Paulo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Michelle finished her graduation with Team Chicago Brasil, and made her senior debut with English side Keynsham Town in 2010. In 2012, after representing Swiss side BSC Wildcats Freiamt in the previous year, she returned to her home country and played for America-RJ.

In 2013, Michelle joined Foz Cataratas and won two Campeonato Paranaense titles with the side. She moved to Santos for the 2015 campaign, initially as a backup to Dani Neuhaus.

In 2016, Michelle was loaned to Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva, but returned to Sereias da Vila in 2017 and subsequently became a starter for the side.[3]

Honours

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Foz Cataratas

  • Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Feminino: 2013, 2014

Santos

References

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  1. ^ Michelle at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Michelle". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Michelle Lopes, goleira do Santos, conta sobre posição e as previsões para 2021" [Michelle Lopes, Santos goalkeeper, talks about the position and the predictions for 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). IG. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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