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Marta

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Born
1986 (38 years old)

Birth Place

Dois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil

Position
Forward

Status
Active

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Team Number
10

Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)

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Soccer

Team
Orlando Pride

2nd Team
Brazil Women

League
American NWSL

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Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986), commonly known as Marta (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team. Marta is often regarded as the greatest female footballer of all time. She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (from 2006 through 2010) and the latest award coming in 2018.

Marta holds the record for being Brazil's top international goalscorer of any gender, with 115 goals. With 17 goals, Marta also holds the record for most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup tournament (women's or men's). Moreover, she is the first footballer of any gender to score at five World Cup editions, a feat matched by Christine Sinclair in 2019, and also the first female footballer to score at five consecutive Olympic Games. She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She was also awarded the Golden Ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer in the 2007 Women's World Cup after leading Brazil to the final of the tournament.

At a club level, Marta won the UEFA Women's Cup at Swedish club Umeå IK in 2004 and won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country.

In January 2013, she was named as one of the six Ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, alongside Amarildo, Bebeto, Carlos Alberto Torres, Ronaldo and Mario Zagallo. She also appeared in the Sveriges Television television documentary series The Other Sport from 2013. In August 2016, Marta was one of the eight to carry the Olympic Flag in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate. The SDG are 17 global goals set with hopes of making the world a better place, and 17 advocates were appointed to help accomplish it.

Season Stats
4 appearances in the current 2024 Season
3 goals scored in the current 2024 Season

Career Honours

FIFA FIFPro World XI 2021 Orlando Pride	FIFA FIFPro World XI 2019 Orlando Pride	FIFA The Best 2018 Orlando Pride	FIFA FIFPro World XI 2017 Orlando Pride
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016 Orlando Pride	Damallsvenskan 2015 Rosengård Women	Damallsvenskan 2014 Rosengård Women	Damallsvenskan 2012 Tyresö Women
FIFA The Best 2010 FC Gold Pride	Copa Libertadores Femenina 2009 Santos Women	FIFA The Best 2009 Santos Women	Damallsvenskan 2008 Umeå Women
Olympics Silver 2008 Brazil Women	FIFA The Best 2008 Umeå Women	Damallsvenskan 2007 Umeå Women	Svenska Cupen Damer 2007 Umeå Women
Pan American Games 2007 Brazil Women	FIFA The Best 2007 Umeå Women	FIFA Golden Ball Women 2007 Brazil Women	FIFA Womens World Cup Golden Boot 2007 Brazil Women
Damallsvenskan 2006 Umeå Women	FIFA The Best 2006 Umeå Women	Damallsvenskan 2005 Umeå Women	Olympics Silver 2004 Brazil Women
UEFA Womens Champions League 2003-2004 Umeå Women	Pan American Games 2003 Brazil Women