Marta (footballer)

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Marta

Marta with the Gold Pride in September 2010
Personal information
Full nameMarta Vieira da Silva
Date of birth19 February 1986
Place of birthDois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1999Centro Sportivo Alagoano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2002Vasco da Gama16(4)
2002–2004Santa Cruz38(16)
2004–2008Umeå IK103(111)
2009Los Angeles Sol19(10)
2009–2010→ Santos (loan)14(26)
2010FC Gold Pride24(19)
2011Santos12(13)
2011Western New York Flash14(10)
2012–2014Tyresö FF35(24)
2014–FC Rosengård7(4)
National team
2002–Brazil91(79)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2015

Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986 in Dois Riachos, Alagoas), commonly known as Marta, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She is also a member of the Brazil women's national football team.

She was named FIFA World Player of the Year five consecutive times between 2006 and 2010. 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. In the 2007 Women's World Cup, she won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer. She also tops the all–time Women's World Cup goalscorer list alongside Birgit Prinz.

In January 2013 she was named as one of the six Ambassadors of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, others being Amarildo, Bebeto, Carlos Alberto Torres, Ronaldo and Mario Zagallo.[1]

Marta can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Marta was discovered by well-known Brazilian female coach, Helena Pacheco, when she was just 14 years old. Marta went on to play and live at the training facilities of the prestigious Rio de Janeiro football club, Vasco da Gama, for two years until the club ceased operation of its women's professional team in 2001. In 2002 she played for a small club in Minas Gerais which folded at the end of the season.

Umeå IK

Marta joined Umeå IK prior to the 2004 season during which Umeå reached the final of the UEFA Cup, winning 8–0 on aggregate against Frankfurt with Marta scoring three goals over the two-legs. In the league, despite amassing a total of 106 goals, which was 32 more than the Champions, Umeå finished second, beaten by a single point by Djurgården. Marta scored 22 league goals, and also got on the scoresheet at the cup final against Djurgården, scoring the only goal in a 2–1 Umeå loss.

Her second season (2005) ended with Marta scoring 21 goals and with Umeå winning the league, having gone undefeated. Once again, Umeå were beaten by Djurgården in the cup losing by a score of 3–1 in the final; thus revenging a 7–0 league defeat to Umeå some three weeks earlier.

In 2006, Umeå once again won the league without losing, and Marta, as in the previous year, was the league's top scorer with 21 goals. Umeå cruised to an 11–1 aggregate win over Norwegian side Kolbotn FK in the UEFA Women's Cup, with Marta scoring twice in both matches. For the third time in a row, she was on the losing side in the Swedish cup final when her side were defeated 3–2 by Linköpings FC.

Marta in the 2009 WPS All-Stars match against Umeå IK.

The 2007 season was a relatively successful for Umeå with the club winning both the league, in which they finished nine points ahead of Djurgården,[2] and the Swedish Cup, beating AIK 4–3 in a match in which Marta scored a hat-trick, the last (winning) goal coming three minutes from time. Marta scored 25 goals in the league finishing one goal behind the top scorer Lotta Schelin.[3] In the UEFA Women's Cup they reached the final for the fourth time but suffered a disappointment, losing 1–0 on aggregate to Arsenal.

The 2008 season saw Umeå and Marta win another Swedish championship title. After the end of the season, speculation arose concerning the future of Marta and a couple of months later, on the day of the FIFA World Player of the Year Awards in January 2009, Marta announced that she would play for the American side Los Angeles Sol for the next three years.[4] At the request of Marta, the Los Angeles side also purchased Johanna Frisk from Umeå IK,[5] which led to an allegation from Swedish TV4 sports presenter Patrick Ekwall that Marta and Frisk were a lesbian couple.[6] Both players confirmed that the allegation was untrue.[7]

Marta's life and football prowess was depicted in the 2005 Swedish Television documentary "Marta – Pelés kusin" ("Marta – Pelé's cousin").

Los Angeles Sol

On the day she was named FIFA World Player of the Year in January 2009, Marta announced that she would be joining Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team Los Angeles Sol for the league's inaugural season on a three-year contract.[8][9] Of her signing, she said, "For me the most important thing is to be in a place where the best players in the world are playing and this is what they are trying to do here. The American League is being considered one of the best in the world, so I had to come now."[10]

Marta was the league's top scorer for the 2009 season with ten goals and three assists.[11] The Sol were regular season champions and reached the WPS Championship Final, where it lost 1–0 to Sky Blue FC.[12]

Santos

During the off-season with Los Angeles Sol, she signed a three-month loan contract with Santos to play in the Copa Libertadores and in the Copa do Brasil.[13][14] helping her club win both competitions, and scoring a goal in the Libertadores final and two in the Copa do Brasil final.[15][16]

FC Gold Pride

Marta at 2010 WPS Championship

In January 2010, the Sol ceased operations[17] and the rights to Marta and her teammates were made available in the 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft. The rights to Marta were acquired by the FC Gold Pride as their first pick.[18] She appeared in all of the Pride's 24 games and scored 19 goals, earning her the WPS MVP and WPS Golden Boot for the second year in a row.

Marta also appeared in the WPS All-Star 2010, where she captained one of the teams as the top international vote-getter. She led the Gold Pride to the regular season championship and had two assists and a goal in the WPS Championship against the Philadelphia Independence, earning MVP honors.[19] She became a free agent after the Gold Pride folded on 17 November 2010.

Santos

In December 2010 Marta signed at Santos again to play in the Copa Libertadores and in the Copa do Brasil.[20]

Western New York Flash

On 25 January 2011, Marta joined her third WPS team in three years, the expansion team Western New York Flash, who took over the third year of her contract with the Gold Pride.[21] Marta's 2 goals and 4 assists were a key part to the 3–0–1 start for the team's 2011 season.

Western New York Flash forward Marta helped her team to the Regular Season Championship title, scoring her tenth goal of the season in a 2–0 victory over the Atlanta Beat on Sunday, en route to earning her third consecutive PUMA Golden Boot award. The Brazilian soccer star edged out fellow Flash forward Christine Sinclair, in the tie breaker having a greater production rate based on goals per game average.[22]

Tyresö FF

Marta interviewed by Anna Brolin of TV4 in 2013

As WPS cancelled the 2012 season, Marta decided to return to Damallsvenskan in Sweden. On 22 February 2012 she signed a two-year contract with Tyresö FF.[23] Her extraordinary salary of about $400,000[24][25] per season was paid by external sponsors and not the club, its owners stated.[26] Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Marta collected her fifth league winner's medal.[27]

Marta scored twice in Tyresö's 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.[28] Tyresö had suffered a financial implosion in 2014 and withdrew from the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents. The Stockholm County Administrative Board published the players' salaries, showing Marta was the highest earner at SEK 168 000 per month.[29]

As news of Tyresö's financial difficulties spread, Marta had been linked with a transfer to Avaldsnes IL. But the Norwegian Toppserien club's chairman warned that she would have to take a substantial pay cut.[30] Paris Saint-Germain Féminines were also reported to have approached Marta and Tyresö teammate Caroline Seger.[31]

Rosengård

In July 2014 she signed a six-month contract with defending champion FC Rosengård in Sweden.[32] There is an option to extend the contract for another year.

Statistics

From 2009 onwards.

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Los Angeles Sol 2009 2010----2010
Santos FC 2009 --718671325
Gold Pride 2010 2520----2520
Santos FC 2011 ----4242
Western New York Flash 2011 1510----1510
Tyresö FF 2012 211244--2516
2013 151211412014
Total 362455414530

International career

On 26 July 2007, Marta and the Brazilian women's team beat the US U-20 national team to win the Pan American Games at the famous Estádio do Maracanã in front of a crowd of 68,000. She was compared, by the Brazilian fans, with Brazilian great Pelé, being called "Pelé with skirts." Even Pelé himself agreed with the comparison. Marta has stated that he called her to congratulate for the win and that she was extremely happy to hear that one of the greatest ever players followed her team's games.[33] Afterwards the imprint of her feet was recorded in cement at the stadium, making her the first woman to be so honoured.

Marta participated in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup with Brazil who strolled through the group stage, winning all three games with Marta scoring four goals. In the quarter final Brazil won 3–2 against Australia with Marta netting from the penalty spot. In the semi-final Marta scored twice as Brazil won 4–0 against the United States—the second goal scored in spectacular fashion. In the final Brazil lost 2–0 to Germany. Marta had a penalty kick saved midway through the second half, which would have tied the match. She finished the 2007 Women's World Cup as the winner of both the 'Golden Ball' as the top individual player and the 'Golden Boot' as the competition's top scorer with seven goals.

Marta wearing the Brazil number 10

Marta also played in the 2008 Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal. After her personal duel in the final with United States goalkeeper Hope Solo, a 1–0 defeat consigned Marta to her third consecutive runners–up medal in major international tournaments.[34]

Marta was part of the Brazil team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where Brazil was eliminated by the United States in the quarter finals. She recorded four goals and two assists in the tournament, to move joint top of the all–time Women's World Cup goalscorer list alongside Birgit Prinz on 14.[35] It also earned her the Silver Boot as the tournament's second leading goal scorer. From her first touch in the tournament against Australia, Marta was heavily jeered by local and opposing fans.[36][37]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Marta competed in three FIFA Women's World Cup: USA 2003, China 2007 and Germany 2011; and three Olympics: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012; starting and playing every minute Brazil teams played at those six global tournaments; altogether played 30 matches, and scored 22 goals.[38] Marta with her Brazil teams finished second at China 2007 Women's World Cup, and won silver medals at 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics.

International goals

The following list contains 79 goals from 91 scored by Marta.


Goal
Date
Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
1.goal 1 2003-04-25 Peru Lima  Peru 1.1

3–0

3–0

Copa America 2003
2.goal 2 2003-04-27 Peru Lima  Colombia 3.1

4–0

12–0

Copa America 2003
3.goal 3 3.2

7–0

4.goal 4 3.3

8–0

5.goal 5 2003-08-2 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal  Haiti 1.1

1–0

5–0

2003 Pan American Games
6.goal 6 2003-08-8 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal  Canada 1.1

3–0

5–0

2003 Pan American Games
7.goal 7 2003-08-11 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal  Argentina 2.1

1–0

2–1

2003 Pan American Games
8.goal 8 2.2

2–0

9.goal 9 2003-09-21 United States Washington  South Korea 1.1

1–0

3–0

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
10.goal 10 2003-09-24 United States Washington  Norway 1.1

3–1

4–1

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
11.goal 11 2003-10-1 United States Foxborough  Sweden 1.1

1–1

1–2

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
12.goal 12 2004-04-24 United States Birmingham  United States 1.1

1–3

1–5

Friendly match
13.goal 13 2004-07-11 Greece Thessaloniki  Australia 1.1

1–0

1–0

2004 Olympics
14.goal 14 2004-07-17 Greece Patras  Greece 1.1

5–0

7–0

2004 Olympics
15.goal 15 2004-07-20 Greece Heraklio  Mexico 1.1

5–0

5–0

2004 Olympics
16.goal 16 2007-07-15 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  Jamaica 1.1

4–0

5–0

2007 Pan American Games
17.goal 17 2007-07-18 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  Ecuador 4.1

55–0

10–0

2007 Pan American Games
18.goal 18 4.2

7–0

19.goal 19 4.3

9–0

20.goal 20 4.4

10–0

21.goal 21 2007-07-18 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  Canada 5.1

1–0

7–0

2007 Pan American Games
22.goal 22 5.2

3–0

23.goal 23 5.3

5–0

24.goal 24 5.4

6–0

25.goal 25 5.5

7–0

26.goal 26 2007-07-26 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  United States 2.1

1–0

5–0

2007 Pan American Games
27.goal 27 2.2

4–0

28.goal 28 2007-09-12 China Wuhan  New Zealand 2.1

3–0

5–0

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
29.goal 29 2.2

5–0

30.goal 30 2007-09-15 China Wuhan  China PR 2.1

1–0

4–0

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
31.goal 31 2.2

4–0

31.goal 32 2007-09-23 China Tianjin  Australia 1.1

2–0

3–2

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
32.goal 33 2007-09-27 China Hangzhou  United States 2.1

2–0

4–0

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
33.goal 34 2.2

4–0

34.goal 35 2008-04-19 China Beijing  Ghana 1.1

1–0

5–1

Inter-continental play-off
35.goal 36 2008-09-09 China Shenyang  North Korea 1.1

1–0

2–1

2008 Olympics
36.goal 37 2008-09-15 China Tianjin  Norway 1.1

2–0

2–1

2008 Olympics
37.goal 38 2008-09-18 China Shanghai  Germany 1.1

3–0

4–1

2008 Olympics
38.goal 39 2009-12-09 Brazil São Paulo  Chile 1.1

2–0

3–1

Torneio Internacional 2009
39.goal 40 2009-12-13 Brazil São Paulo  Mexico 1.1

1–0

3–2

Torneio Internacional 2009
40.goal 41 2009-12-16 Brazil São Paulo  China PR 2.1

1–0

3–0

Torneio Internacional 2009
41.goal 42 2.2

3–0

42.goal 43 2009-12-20 Brazil São Paulo  Mexico 3.1

2–1

5–2

Torneio Internacional 2009
43.goal 44 3.2

4–1

44.goal 45 3.3

5–2

45.goal 46 2010-10-24 Brazil Rio de Janeiro  Haiti 1.1

3–0

7–0

Friendly match
46.goal 47 2010-11-07 Ecuador Loja  Uruguay 2.1

2–0

4–0

Copa America 2010
47.goal 48 2.2

4–0

48.goal 49 2010-11-11 Ecuador Cuenca  Colombia 1.1

2–0

2–1

Copa America 2010
48.goal 50 2010-11-13 Ecuador Cuenca  Paraguay 1.1

3–0

3–0

Copa America 2010
48.goal 51 2010-11-17 Ecuador Latacunga  Argentina 1.1

3–0

4–0

Copa America 2010
51.goal 52 2010-11-19 Ecuador Latacunga  Colombia 2.1

3–0

5–0

Copa America 2010
52.goal 53 2.2

5–0

53.goal 54 2010-11-21 Ecuador Quito  Chile 2.1

2–0

3–1

Copa America 2010
54.goal 55 2.2

3–1

55.goal 56 2010-12-09 Brazil São Paulo  Mexico 2.1

2–0

3–0

Torneio Internacional 2010
56.goal 57 2.2

3–0

57.goal 58 2010-12-12 Brazil São Paulo  Netherlands 2.1

1–0

3–2

Torneio Internacional 2010
58.goal 59 2.2

2–2

59.goal 60 2010-12-19 Brazil São Paulo  Canada 2.1

1–1

2–2

Torneio Internacional 2010
60.goal 61 2.2

2–1

61.goal 62 2011-05-14 Brazil Maceio  Chile 1.1

2–0

3–0

Friendly match
62.goal 63 2011-07-03 Germany Wolfsburg  Norway 2.1

1–0

3–0

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
63.goal 64 2.2

3–0

64.goal 65 2011-07-10 Germany Dresden  United States 2.1

1–1

2–2

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
65.goal 66 2.2

2–1

66.goal 67 2011-12-08 Brazil São Paulo  Italy 1.1

4–1

5–1

Torneio Internacional 2011
67.goal 68 2012-07-25 Wales Cardiff  Cameroon 2.1

3–0

5–0

Olympics 2012
68.goal 69 2.2

5–0

69.goal 70 2012-12-09 Brazil São Paulo  Portugal 1.1

3–0

4–0

Torneio Internacional 2012
70.goal 71 2013-12-12 Brazil Brasilia  Chile 1.1

1–0

2–0

Torneio Internacional 2013
71.goal 72 2013-12-15 Brazil Brasilia  Scotland 1.1

1–0

3–1

Torneio Internacional 2013
72.goal 73 2013-12-22 Brazil Brasilia  Chile 1.1

2–0

5–0

Torneio Internacional 2013
73.goal 74 2014-12-14 Brazil Brasilia  United States 3.1

1–2

3–2

Torneio Internacional 2013
74.goal 75 3.2

2–2

75.goal 76 3.3

3–2

77.goal 77 2015-03-06 Portugal Lagos  Sweden 1.1

2–0

2–0

2015 Algarve Cup
78.goal 78 2015-03-11 Portugal Albufeira   Switzerland 2.1

1–0

4–1

2015 Algarve Cup
79.goal 79 2.2

3–1

Honors

Club

Sweden Umeå IK

Brazil Santos

United States FC Gold Pride

United States Western New York Flash

Sweden Tyresö FF

Sweden FC Rosengård

National team

Individual

Personal life

Marta has three siblings, José, Valdir, and Angela. Her parents are Aldário and Tereza. As of 2010, she lives in San Jose and is a competent Swedish speaker. On 11 October 2010, Marta was named a UN goodwill ambassador.[41]

See also

References

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  32. http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/07/21/marta-signs-fc-rosengard-contract/
  33. GloboEsporte.com > Pan2007 > Futebol Pan2007 – NOTÍCIAS – Pelé diz que Marta é Pelé de saias
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Preceded by
Birgit Prinz
FIFA World Player of the Year
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Succeeded by
Homare Sawa

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