Formiga (footballer)

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Formiga
Personal information
Full nameMiraildes Maciel Mota
Date of birth (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978
Place of birthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubUnattached
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1993–1997São Paulo
1998Portuguesa
1999São Paulo
2000–2001Santa Isabel
2002Santos
2003Independente
2004–2005Malmö FF Dam
2006New Jersey Wildcats12(13)
2007Jersey Sky Blue6(1)
2007Saad
2008Botucatu
2009FC Gold Pride16(0)
National team‡
Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978, in Salvador, Bahia), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese for ant), is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.

Career

Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS International Draft as the first overall draft pick, ahead of Kelly Smith and Marta. She will ply her trade in Santa Clara for the league's inaugural season in 2009.[1]

Before FC Gold Pride, she had most recently played for Saad in her homeland of Brazil;[2] her club previous to this was Malmö FF Dam in the Swedish women's first division which she joined in 2004. She currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars in Women's Professional Soccer.

International

Formiga played for the Brazilian women's national team in the 1995, 1999, and 2003 World Cups, and in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics where Brazil won the silver medal. She also helped Brazil win the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

References

  1. ↑ Elliot, Almond (3 February 2009). "FC Gold Pride signs No. 1 pick Formiga". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 3 February 2009. 
  2. ↑ (Portuguese) Formiga profile at UOL Esporte – Pan 2007

External links

FC Gold Pride – current squad
Brazil squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Brazil women's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place
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Brazil squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place
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Brazil women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Fourth Place
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Brazil squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Brazil women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver Medalists
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Brazil squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-Up
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Brazil women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver Medalists
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Brazil squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Brazil women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics
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