Bárbara (footballer) explained

Bárbara
Fullname:Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa
Birth Date:1988 7, df=y
Birth Place:Recife, Brazil[1]
Height:1.71m[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Sport
Years2:2008
Clubs2:Santa Cruz
Years3:2008
Clubs3:Napoli
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Sunnanå
Caps4:36
Goals4:0
Years5:2011
Clubs5:Sport
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Foz Cataratas
Years7:2013
Clubs7:São Caetano
Years8:2014
Clubs8:BV Cloppenburg
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2014
Clubs9:Kindermann
Caps9:13
Goals9:0
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Botafogo
Caps10:3
Goals10:0
Years11:2016
Clubs11:Foz Cataratas
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Years12:2017–2022
Clubs12:Kindermann
Caps12:76
Goals12:0
Years13:2023–2024
Clubs13:Flamengo
Caps13:15
Goals13:0
Years14:2024
Clubs14:Melbourne City
Caps14:7
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2007–
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:69
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:27 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:20 June 2023

Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa (born 4 July 1988), commonly known as Bárbara, is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for A-League Women club Melbourne City and the Brazil women's national team. She has played for clubs in Italy, Sweden and Germany, as well as in her native country, Brazil. Since making her national team debut in 2007, she has won over 30 caps for Brazil. She has been part of her country's squad at four editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and at two Olympic football tournaments.

Club career

In autumn 2008, Bárbara joined Italian club Napoli.[3] She moved to the Swedish Damallsvenskan team Sunnanå SK in early 2009 and remained for two seasons until the club was relegated at the end of the 2010 campaign. She rejected offers from other Swedish teams to return to the women's section of Sport Club do Recife, where her career began.[4] Bárbara played four league matches for Frauen-Bundesliga club BV Cloppenburg in the 2013–14 season.[5]

In February 2024, Bárbara joined Australian club Melbourne City until the end of the 2023–24 A-League Women season[6] and made her debut in a 2–0 loss against Brisbane Roar on 2 March 2024. She left the club at the end of the season on conclusion of her contract.[7]

International career

At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, FIFA.com reported that Bárbara's goalkeeping was a "key factor" in the Brazilian team, which finished third.[8] In September 2007 Bárbara made her senior international debut in Brazil's 2–1 friendly defeat by Japan at Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba.[9] She was called into Brazil's squad for the 2007 Pan American Games, where she understudied veteran Andréia Suntaque.[10]

Bárbara was Brazil's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She won a silver medal when Brazil lost the final 1–0 after extra time to the United States. After the final, Bárbara gave an insight into Brazilian women's football's lack of development when she revealed her club had not paid her for six months.[11]

Bárbara was part of the Brazilian World Cup squads in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023.

Personal life

Bárbara is openly lesbian, having a relationship with her partner Lidiane.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference. Bárbara. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032155/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/barbara-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 18 July 2015.
  2. Web site: List of Players – Brazil. FIFA. 20 June 2015. 2. 8 June 2015. 10 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062327/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf. dead.
  3. News: Mercato, il Carpisa prende in Brasile il portiere Barbara. 18 July 2015. la Repubblica. 11 October 2008. it.
  4. News: Bárbara negocia volta ao Sport. 18 July 2015. entreterimentoagora.webnode.com.br. 8 February 2011. pt.
  5. Web site: Barbara Do Monte. Framba.de. 18 July 2015. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721171753/http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5050:barbara-do%20monte&Itemid=457. 21 July 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Melbourne City FC welcomes Brazilian international, Bárbara. Melbourne City. 28 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City. Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Asian celebration at Russia 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618095011/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20womensworldcup/russia2006/index.html. 18 June 2014. FIFA. 17 January 2014. live.
  9. Web site: Leme de Arruda. Marcelo. Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2006–2007. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 July 2015. pt. 9 December 2012.
  10. Web site: Bárbara. Universo Online. 18 July 2015. pt.
  11. News: Difficult future for Brazil after defeat. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722062902/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/beijing2008/news/newsid=859694/index.html. dead. 22 July 2015. 18 July 2015. FIFA. 22 August 2008.
  12. News: Mês do orgulho LGBTQ+: Conheça os casais da Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino . pt . 12 September 2019 . . 21 June 2019.