Lorena (footballer)

Lorena
Personal information
Full name Lorena da Silva Leite[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Ituverava, Brazil[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team
Grêmio
Youth career
2011 Bangu
2012 Centro Olímpico
2013–2014 Grêmio
2015–2016 Centro Olímpico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Centro Olímpico 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sport Recife 27 (0)
2019– Grêmio 26 (0)
International career
2016 Brazil U20 0 (0)
2021– Brazil 22 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Grêmio.

Club career

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Centro Olímpico

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Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena was the third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. She made the bench once against Rio Preto.[3]

Sport Recife

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For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter. Lorena made her league debut against Audax on 12 March 2017.[4]

Grêmio

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In 2019, Lorena joined Grêmio, a club she already represented as a youth. She was initially a backup to Raissa, but took over the starting spot in the 2021 season.

International career

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After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021.[5] She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.[6]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 4 March 2022
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2021[7] 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Brazil

References

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  1. ^ Lorena at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Lorena". Grêmio FBPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rio Preto vs Centro Olímpico - 9 February 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Audax vs Sport Recife - 12 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Goleira Lorena é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Principal" [Goalkeeper Lorena is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Brazil vs Venezuela - 29 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.