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_022_(Aline).jpg) Aline Gomes with the North Carolina Courage in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aline Gomes Amaro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tabatinga, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Ferroviária | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Ferroviária | 42 | (12) |
| 2024– | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023– | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:55, 1 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 1 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Aline Gomes Amaro (born 7 July 2005), known as Aline Gomes or just Aline, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club North Carolina Courage.
Club career
[edit]Born in Tabatinga, São Paulo, Aline Gomes joined Ferroviária's youth setup in 2020, aged 15.[3] She made her first team debut on 24 June 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aline Milene in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 home win over Flamengo.
Aline Gomes scored her first senior goal on 15 August 2021, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over Santos; at the age of 16 years, one month and eight days, she became the youngest player to score for AFE in the competition.[4] She subsequently started to feature more regularly in the 2022 season, being named the Breakthrough Player of the year's Brasileirão.[5]
On 30 July 2024, it was announced that Aline Gomes was acquired by the North Carolina Courage, an NWSL team in the United States. She was then signed through the 2026 season,[6] for a rumoured fee of around R$ 1 million.[7] She debuted as an 80th-minute substitute against the Kansas City Current on 1 September.[8] She scored her first NWSL goal to open a 2–1 win over the San Diego Wave on 5 October.[9]
International career
[edit]After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels,[10] Aline Gomes received her first call up to the full side by manager Pia Sundhage on 20 March 2023, for the 2023 Women's Finalissima against England.[11]
Aline Gomes was crowned champion of the CONMEBOL Women's Under-19 Evolution League 2023 on Sunday, September 24, by defeating the Paraguayan national team 2-0, and she scored the second goal that sealed the match's result.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Aline Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Aline Gomes". Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "De sonho quase interrompido à seleção brasileira: aos 17 anos, Aline Gomes desponta como atacante nos gramados" [From the nearly interrupted dream to the Brazil national team: aged 17, Aline Gomes emerges as a forward on the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 95.1 FM. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Aline Gomes se torna a mais jovem a marcar gol pela Ferroviária em uma edição de Brasileiro Feminino" [Aline Gomes becomes the youngest to score a goal for Ferroviária in a Brasileiro Feminino edition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). RCI Araraquara. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Aline Gomes é eleita a revelação do Brasileirão Feminino" [Aline Gomes is chosen as the breakthrough player of the Brasileirão Feminino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Courage acquires Brazilian forward Aline Gomes". NC Courage. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ferroviária confirma venda de Aline Gomes; valor é 2º maior da história de um clube brasileiro" [Ferroviária confirm sale of Aline Gomes; fee is the 2nd most expensive in the history of a Brazilian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Recap: Courage storm back to down Kansas City Sunday". North Carolina Courage. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Franca, Izabelle (6 October 2024). "North Carolina Courage seals NWSL spot with crucial win over San Diego Wave". MLS Multiplex. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Revelação em 2022, Aline Gomes inicia temporada como realidade da Ferroviária no Brasileirão" [Breakthrough player in 2022, Aline Gomes starts the season as a reality of Ferroviária in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Aos 17, Aline Gomes é chamada pela 1ª vez à seleção principal; Ferroviária tem 3 convocadas" [Aged 17, Aline Gomes is called up for the 1st time to the main national team; Ferroviária have 3 players called up] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Sócrates (23 September 2023). "Aline Gomes: Joven Promesa del Fútbol Femenino". Por la Pelota (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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