| Ligia Moreira | |
| Fullname: | Ligia Elena Moreira Burgos[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Buena Fe, Ecuador[2] |
| Height: | 1.66 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Córdoba |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Los Rios selection |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Pichincha selection |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs2: | ESPE |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → Deportivo Quito (loan) |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → LDU Quito (loan) |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | Guayas selection |
| Years6: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs6: | Rocafuerte FC |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | 7 de Febrero |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Atlético Santo Domingo |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs9: | 7 de Febrero |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | → Patriotas (loan) |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Clubs11: | Universidad Católica |
| Years12: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs12: | Liga Deportiva Juvenil |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | São José |
| Caps13: | 7 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs14: | Real Oviedo |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs15: | Racing Féminas |
| Caps15: | 19 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2021– |
| Clubs16: | Córdoba |
| Caps16: | 22 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps2: | 46[3] |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 May 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 16:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC) |
Ligia Elena “Gigi” Moreira Burgos (born 19 March 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación club Córdoba CF and captains the Ecuador women's national team.
Moreira represented Ecuador at the 2008 South American U-17 Women's Championship.[4]
Moreira captained Ecuador to the country's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup at the 2015 tournament edition in Canada.[1] [5]
At the 66th minute of Ecuador's opening match against Cameroon, with the score already 3–0 for Cameroon she was adjudged by referee Katalin Kulcsár to have fouled Cameroonian striker Gaëlle Enganamouit being the last defender and therefore was sent off after received a red card. Ecuador eventually lost the match 6–0 with Gaëlle Enganamouit scoring three goals.[6] Moreira was suspended from Ecuador's next match against Switzerland, returning in the third match against Japan.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 October 2021 | 1–0 | 1–4 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 26 October 2021 | 1–2 | 1–4 |