Mônica (footballer, born 1987) explained

Mônica
Fullname:Mônica Hickmann Alves[1] [2] [3]
Birth Date:21 April 1987
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil[4]
Height:1.68 m
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Madrid CFF
Clubnumber:5
Clubs1:Internacional
Clubs2:Marília
Years3:2007–2012
Clubs3:SV Neulengbach
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Botucatu
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Foz Cataratas
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2014
Clubs6:Ferroviária
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2015
Clubs7:Flamengo
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2018
Clubs8:Orlando Pride
Caps8:52
Goals8:0
Years9:2016–2017
Clubs9:Adelaide United (loan)
Caps9:9
Goals9:1
Years10:2017–2018
Clubs10:Atlético Madrid (loan)
Caps10:11
Goals10:1
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Corinthians
Caps11:3
Goals11:0
Years12:2019–
Clubs12:Madrid CFF
Caps12:61
Goals12:7
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:42
Nationalgoals1:6
Club-Update:8 September 2019
Ntupdate:23 June 2015

Mônica Hickmann Alves (born 21 April 1987), commonly known as Mônica, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Club career

Between 2007 and 2012, Mônica played club football in Austria for SV Neulengbach, the dominant team in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. Upon returning to Brazil, she had a short spell with Botucatu Futebol Clube, then joined Ferroviária[5] ahead of the 2013 season.

She then joined the new expansion side, the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2016 season,[6] complemented by loan spells with Adelaide United and Atlético Madrid in the 2016 and 2017 offseasons respectively.[7] On February 18, 2019, after three seasons with Orlando she announced she was leaving the club.

In April 2019, Mônica signed for reigning Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino champions Corinthians.[8]

In August 2019, Mônica signed for Spanish Primera División club Madrid CFF.[9]

International career

At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, Mônica was part of the Brazilian team which finished third.[10] She made her senior Brazil women's national football team debut on 11 June 2014, a 0–0 friendly draw with France staged in Guyana.[11] She scored her first national team goal in Brazil's 7–1 win over Ecuador at the 2015 Pan American Games. A controversial own goal by Mônica against Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup saw Brazil lose its first group stage match in 24 years.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games
2. 21 October 2015 Friendly
3. 20 December 2015 Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
4. 20 December 2015 Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
5. 4 August 2016 Olympics 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Brazil . . 3 . 27 May 2019 . 27 May 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 8 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Mônica . . 3 February 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203052029if_/https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/monica-hickmann . 3 February 2021.
  3. News: Ficha técnica: Mônica, zagueira, Orlando Pride . Fact sheet: Mônica, defender, Orlando Pride . . 2 August 2016 . 3 February 2021 . pt . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203052104/https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-feminina/monica-zagueira-orlando-pride . 3 February 2021.
  4. News: Guerreiras Grenás apresenta mais dois novos reforços. 14 June 2015. Guerreiras Grenás. 4 February 2013. Portuguese. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040637/http://guerreirasgrenas.com.br/2012/2013/02/04/1186/. dead.
  5. Web site: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line – CBF, jogo 61. Brazilian Football Confederation. 14 June 2015. Portuguese. 30 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Orlando Pride Signs Monica Hickmann Alves. Orlando City Soccer Club.
  7. Web site: Brazilian international Monica joins Adelaide United. The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
  8. News: Corinthians contrata zagueira da Seleção, com passagem pelos EUA . 24 April 2019 . . 23 April 2019 . Portuguese.
  9. Web site: MONICA HICKMANN ya es del Madrid CFF . Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino . es . 25 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Leme de Arruda. Marcelo. do Nascimento Pereira. André. SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002–2014. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 June 2015. 28 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710094831/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200214u20w.htm. 10 July 2015.
  11. Web site: Monica. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611111636/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=251055/index.html. dead. 11 June 2015. FIFA. 14 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Women's World Cup: Brazil Lose First Group Stage Match in 24 Years. 13 June 2019 . News 18. 14 June 2019.