Fifó Explained

Fifó
Fullname:Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves
Birth Date:9 August 2000
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.72 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:2014–
Youthclubs1:Benfica
Years1:2015–2021
Clubs1:Benfica
Caps1:126
Goals1:98
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Città di Falconara
Caps2:26
Goals2:16
Years3:2022-atualmente
Clubs3:S.L. Benfica
Caps3:11
Goals3:9
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:10
Club-Update:10 November 2021
Nationalteam-Update:10 November 2021

Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves (born 9 August 2000), also known as Fifó, is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Portugal women's national team as a winger.[1]

She was also playing for Italian team Città di Falconara from 2021 to 2022.

International career

In 2018, Gonçalves won the gold medal with the Portugal national team at the Summer Youth Olympic Games and was the top scorer of the tournament with 21 goals.[2] [3]

Later on, Gonçalves was nominated for "Best Female Futsal Player in the World" at the 2018 UMBRO Futsal Awards, where she was third.[4]

In 2019, Gonçalves scored three goals for Portugal at the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro, finishing runner-up to Spain.[5]

Honours

Benfica

2016–17, 2017–18

2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

2016–17, 2017–18Città di Falconara

2021-2022

2021-2022

2021International

Runner-up 2019Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fifó. FPF. pt. 18 February 2019.
  2. News: Fifó, Portugal's goal machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20181016110120/https://www.fifa.com/womensyoutholympic/news/y=2018/m=10/news=fifo-portugals-goal-machine-2997404.html. dead. 16 October 2018. 16 October 2016. FIFA. 18 February 2019.
  3. News: Fifó: 21 golos de Ouro. Fifó: 21 golden goals. S.L. Benfica. pt. 18 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Nominees. Futsal Planet. 18 February 2019.
  5. Web site: UEFA Women's Futsal EURO - Portugal - Ana Sofia Gonçalves. UEFA. pt. 18 February 2019.