Andressa Alves da Silva

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Andressa Alves
Andressa Alves da Silva - Brasil e Suécia no Maracanã (28746917250).jpg
At the 2016 Summer Olympics semi-finals
Personal information
Full name Andressa Alves da Silva
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2010 CA Juventus
2011–2012 Foz Cataratas
2013 Centro Olímpico
2013 Ferroviária
2013–2014 São José
2015 Boston Breakers 0 (0)
2015–2016 Montpellier 20 (8)
2016–2019 Barcelona 67 (25)
2019– Roma 27 (9)
National team‡
2010–2012 Brazil U-20 6
2012– Brazil 105 (20)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2021

Andressa Alves da Silva[2] (born 10 November 1992), commonly known as Andressa Alves or simply Andressa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma under the management of Alessio Sundas. She previously played for Barcelona of the Spanish Primera División. She won her first cap for the Brazilian national team in 2012 and has represented her country at multiple World Cups.

Club career[edit]

Andressa transferred from Centro Olímpico to Ferroviária in May 2013.[3] In November 2013, Andressa left Ferroviária to sign for 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina winners São José.[4]

In November 2014 she ended her stay in São José and signed a contract with NWSL team Boston Breakers.[5] Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] During the World Cup, French club Montpellier announced that they had concluded the transfer of Andressa.[7]

Andressa left Montpellier after one season, signing for FC Barcelona in June 2016.[8] She left the Spanish club in 2019.[9] Andressa then moved to Italy and signed for Roma on the 15th July 2019.[10] Her performances for club and country led to her being shortlisted for the FIFPro World 11 award in September 2019.[11] Andressa made her debut for Roma as a wide forward, but was soon re-positioned in deep midfield for the rest of the Serie A 2019-20 season. In her second season with the Italian club, Andressa frequently switched roles between deep midfield and attacking midfield depending on the opponents Roma were facing. She has been relied upon by Roma as one of the chief playmakers in the team, choosing to extend her stay with the club with a new contract in May 2021.[12]

Two days after she signed her contract extension, Andressa would start for Roma in the 2021 Coppa Italia final against AC Milan. Roma won the match on penalties and Andressa helped Roma win its first major trophy.[13]

International career[edit]

After representing Brazil in the 2010 and 2012 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Andressa made her senior debut at the 2012 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino.

At the 2014 Copa América Femenina, Andressa scored the second goal in Brazil's 6–0 rout of Argentina. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored the only goal in Brazil's group match against Spain, which secured her team's place in the second round.[14] After Brazil's subsequent elimination by Australia, she remained in Canada as part of the winning Brazilian team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

International goals[edit]


Goal 		Date Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
1 2012-12-19 São Paulo, Brazil  Denmark 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 2–2

Torneio Internacional 2012
2 2013-06-19 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 1–1

Friendly game
3 2014-09-12 Loja, Ecuador  Bolivia 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 6–0

Copa América 2014
4 2014-09-14 Loja, Ecuador  Paraguay 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 4–1

5 2014-09-27 Quito, Ecuador  Argentina 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 6–0

6 2014-12-18 Brasilia, Brazil  China PR 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 4–1

Torneio Internacional 2014
7 2015-03-06 Lagos, Portugal  Sweden 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 2–0

2015 Algarve Cup
8 2015-03-11 Albufeira, Portugal   Switzerland 1.1

5250.02005 4–1

5450.04005 4–1

9 2015-06-13 Montreal, Canada  Spain 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–0

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 2015-07-19 Toronto, Canada  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–0

2015 Pan American Games
11 2015-07-25 Toronto, Canada  Colombia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 4–0

12 2015-12-13 Natal, Brazil  Mexico 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 6–0

Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
13 2015-12-16 Natal, Brazil  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–1

14 2015-12-20 Natal, Brazil  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 3–1

15 2016-08-04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  China PR 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 3–0

Olympics 2016
16 2018-04-13 Coquimbo, Chile  Bolivia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 7–0

2018 Copa América Femenina
17 2019-02-27 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States  England 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–2

2019 SheBelieves Cup
18 2019-06-11 Cartagena, Spain  Russia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 3–0

Friendly game
19 2021-07-21 Rifu, Japan  China PR 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 5–0

Olympics 2020
20 2021-07-27 Saitama, Japan  Zambia 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–0

Style of play[edit]

Barcelona described Andressa as: "a left-footed player who can slot in anywhere on the left hand side of the park, and who is especially attack-minded in her approach to the game". It was also noted that she is versatile enough to play on the right or as a centre-forward, and that she is relatively experienced for a 23-year-old after playing international football for four seasons.[15]

Andressa uses her ability to shield the ball in possession all over the pitch, appearing in a number of roles for both club and country. She has played as a full-back at senior level for Brazil, as well as a deep-lying midfield playmaker for Italian club Roma. Her dribbling ability with the ball makes her elusive when opponents try to close her down, and her abiltiy to pick out the right pass means her teams frequently trust her with playmaking responsibilities in order to keep her side in control of the game. Andressa also shows notable ability when it comes to direct free-kick attempts on goal, as well as calm under pressure from the penalty spot.

Personal life[edit]

Andressa is married to Francielle.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Centro Olímpico. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Ferroviária/Fundesport contrata Andressa Alves, ex-Centro Olímpico" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenas. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Após título da Libertadores, São José contrata dois reforços para Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo TV. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Boston Breakers sign Brazil's Andressa". She Kicks. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians". The Equalizer. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Andressa Alves, nouvelle recrue du MHSC !" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Andressa Alves, first signing of 2016/17 for the FC Barcelona women's team". FC Barcelona. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ^ Hernández, Puri (5 June 2019). "Mercado de fichajes de la Liga Iberdrola 2019/2020" (in Spanish). Grada3.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Roma Women add Brazil international Andressa". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  11. ^ bren (2019-09-06). "Andressa Makes Shortlist for FIFPRO World 11". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  12. ^ dallagente (2021-05-28). "Official: Roma Extends Andressa's Contract Through 2022 Season". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  13. ^ bren (2021-05-31). "Roma Wins 2021 Coppa Italia in Penalty Shootout". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  14. ^ "Alves fires Brazil into Women's World Cup last 16". Yahoo!. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Andressa Alves: Skill, versatility, experience and goals". FC Barcelona. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Andressa Alves, atacante da Seleção Brasileira, se casa com a medalhista olímpica Fran!" (in Portuguese).

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