| Neide Simões | |
| Fullname: | Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Viseu, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Valadares Gaia |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–? |
| Youthclubs1: | Escola |
| Years1: | ?–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Escola |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr |
| Caps2: | 8[1] |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Years4: | 2014– |
| Clubs4: | Valadares Gaia |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U-19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal |
| Nationalcaps2: | 60 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:27, 12 February 2021 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:49, 13 February 2021 (UTC) |
Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões (born 19 July 1988)[2] is a Portuguese footballer, who plays for Valadares Gaia and played 60 times for the Portugal women's national football team between 2007 and 2017. Simões plays as a goalkeeper.
Simões played for 10 years at Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Escola, before transferring to German Frauen-Bundesliga team SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in July 2012.[3] Simões had been scouted by SC 07 whilst playing in the 2012 Algarve Cup,[3] and signed a one-year contract. Simões later played for 1. FC Köln,[4] before returning to Portugal to play for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Valadares Gaia F.C.[5] In total, she spent two years in Germany.
In 2019, Simões helped Valadares to beat Clube de Albergaria in a penalty shoot-out to progress to the Portuguese Women's Cup Final.[6] There, Valadares played against Benfica.[7] They lost the match 4–0, and Simões went off injured after 86 minutes, and had to be replaced in goal by an outfield player.[8] In March 2020, Simões was nominated for the best player award at the Gala Quinas de Ouro.[9]
Simões made 17 appearances for Portugal under-19s between 2005 and 2007. She made her international debut for Portugal women's national football team in 2007, and has made 60 appearances for the senior team.[10] She played in the Algarve Cup in 2012,[3] 2014,[4] 2015,[11] and 2016.[5]
Simões is from Viseu, Portugal.[12] Aside from football, she has worked as a CrossFit trainer.[13]