Poliana (footballer)
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Poliana Barbosa Medeiros[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ituiutaba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
América/Juventude | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | São José | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Stjarnan | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Houston Dash | 37 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Orlando Pride | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | São José | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Corinthians | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | São José | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Palmeiras | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | Brazil U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012– | Brazil | 41 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 25 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:35, 25 April 2024 |
Poliana Barbosa Medeiros (born 6 February 1991), known as Poliana, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Palmeiras and the Brazil women's national football team.
Club career
[edit]Santos
[edit]Poliana signed for Santos in 2009 after a successful trial period.[2]
First spell at São José
[edit]After moving on to São José, Poliana won the Copa Libertadores Femenina three times in 2011, 2013 and 2014. She scored two goals in the 2014 final.[3]
In December 2014, Poliana played for São José in the 2014 International Women's Club Championship, which they won by thrashing English wild-card entrant Arsenal Ladies 2–0 in the final.[4]
Houston Dash
[edit]Later that month, she agreed a transfer to the United States, with National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Houston Dash.[5]
Before Poliana could play for Houston, she was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.[6]
Poliana made her league debut against Chicago Red Stars on 17 April 2016.[7] She scored her first league goal against Orlando Pride on 4 September 2016, scoring in the 48th minute.[8]
Stjarnan
[edit]In July 2015, Poliana agreed to play for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers the following month.[9] She scored on her league debut against Valur on 6 August 2015, scoring in the 59th minute.[10]
Orlando Pride
[edit]On 6 February 2018, Poliana was traded by the Dash to the Orlando Pride for a second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[11] She made her league debut against Utah Royals on 24 March 2018.[12] Poliana was waived at the end of the season having made 10 appearances.
Second spell at São José
[edit]During her second spell at the club, Poliana made her league debut against Minas Brasilia on 16 March 2019.[13] She scored her first league goal against Corinthians on 14 August 2019, scoring in the 24th minute.[14]
Corinthians
[edit]Poliana made her league debut against Avaí on 13 February 2020.[15]
Third spell at São José
[edit]Poliana was announced at São José on 15 Jan 2022.[16] During her third spell at the club, she scored on her league debut against Avaí on 5 March 2022, scoring in the 2nd minute.[17]
Palmeiras
[edit]Poliana was announced at Palmeiras on 15 August 2022.[18] She scored on her league debut against Real Ariquemes on 26 February 2023, scoring in the 71st minute.[19]
During her spell at Palmeiras, she became the first women's player to win 5 Libertadores.[20]
International career
[edit]Poliana made her debut against North Korea U20s on 13 July 2010.[21]
After representing Brazil at the 2010 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Poliana made her senior debut at the 2012 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino.[22]
Poliana was not included in Brazil's initial squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, but received a late call-up when Fabiana withdrew with a thigh injury.[23]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2014-03-10 | Santiago, Chile | Venezuela | 1.1 | 4–0 |
5–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
2 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago, Chile | Venezuela | 1.1 | 2–0 |
2–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
3 | 2015-09-19 | Le Havre, France | France | 1.1 | 1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly game |
4 | 2015-12-01 | Cuiabá, Brazil | New Zealand | 1.1 | 1–1 |
5–1 |
Friendly game |
5 | 2015-12-13 | Natal, Brazil | Mexico | 1.1 | 6–0 |
6–0 |
Torneio Internacional Natal 2015 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Marquesi, Sidnei (13 February 2009). "Sou santista desde criancinha" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Pontal. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Vilela, Carolina (19 November 2014). "Tijucana Poliana é destaque no Tricampeonato do São José na Copa Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Uipi!. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "São José vence Arsenal e conquista Mundial Feminino de clubes no Japão". Ge.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (12 December 2014). "Houston Dash sign Brazilians Rosana, Poliana". Equalizer Soccer. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015). "Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time". Soccer America. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Houston Dash vs Chicago Red Stars - 17 April 2016". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Houston Dash vs Orlando Pride - 4 September 2016". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Einarsson, Alexander Freyr (29 July 2015). "Stjarnan fær landsliðskonu sem var á HM (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Valur vs Stjarnan - 6 August 2015". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Citro, Michael (6 February 2018). "Orlando Pride Acquire Defender Poliana from Houston Dash". themaneland.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Orlando Pride vs Utah Royal - 25 March 2018". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Minas Brasilia vs São José - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "São José vs Corinthians - 14 August 2019". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Corinthians vs Kindermann-Avaí - 13 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Futebol feminino de São José anuncia volta de jogadora histórica e emblemática". Meon.
- ^ "São José vs Kindermann-Avaí - 5 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "COM PASSAGENS PELA SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA, LATERAL-DIREITA POLIANA É A NOVA CONTRATADA DO PALMEIRAS". Palmeiras. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Palmeiras vs Real Ariquemes - 26 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Poliana, do Palmeiras, é a primeira mulher com cinco Libertadores na carreira: "A mais difícil"". Ge.Globo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Brazil U20 vs Korea DPR U20 - 13 July 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2011–2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Thaís Matos, Ana; Thomaz Bastos, Denise; Leite, Victoria (3 June 2019). "Com lesão na coxa direita, Fabi Simões é cortada da Seleção; Poliana vai para a Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Poliana – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Poliana Barbosa Medeiros – FIFA World Cup profile
- Houston Dash player profile
- Poliana at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
- Brazil women's international footballers
- Houston Dash players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- Women's association football defenders
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- São José Esporte Clube (women) players
- Stjarnan women's football players
- Besta deild kvenna players
- Orlando Pride players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- People from Ituiutaba
- Brazil women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen