Letícia Santos[1] | |
Fullname: | Letícia Santos de Oliveira |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1994[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil |
Height: | 1.58 m[4] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Corinthians |
Clubs1: | XV de Piracicaba |
Years1: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | São José |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs3: | Avaldsnes IL |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Caps3: | 44 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Clubs4: | SC Sand |
Years4: | 2017–2019 |
Caps4: | 47 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2019–2023 |
Clubs5: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Caps5: | 28 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Corinthians |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
Nationalcaps1: | 38 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 2 July 2020 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 01:45, 14 August 2022 (UTC) |
Letícia Santos de Oliveira (born 2 December 1994), commonly known as Letícia Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Corinthians and the Brazil women's national team.
In January 2015 Letícia transferred from São José to Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.[5] After two seasons in Norway she signed for the German club SC Sand. She extended her contract a year later after her performances impressed the team's coach.[6] In June 2019, Letícia was transferred from SC Sand to 1. FFC Frankfurt.[7]
With the Brazil women's national under-20 football team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2014.[8]
She was selected by the senior Brazil women's national football team for the first time in March 2017 for a friendly against Bolivia in Manaus.[9] She started the match and assisted Marta for Brazil's third goal in their 6–0 win.[10] In October 2017, Letícia was recalled to the senior national team for the 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament as a replacement for regular right-back Fabiana who withdrew with a knee sprain.[11]