| Suzane Pires | |
| Fullname: | Suzane Pires Cardozo[1] |
| Birth Name: | Suzane Lira Pires[2] |
| Birth Date: | 1992 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Santos |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventus-SP |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| College1: | Southern Connecticut Owls |
| Collegecaps1: | 70 |
| Collegegoals1: | 25 |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Boston Breakers |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Portuguesa |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Santos |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Marítimo |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Ferroviária |
| Caps5: | 44 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Santos |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:26, 25 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 17 February 2023 |
Suzane Pires Cardozo (born Suzane Lira Pires; 17 August 1992), simply known as Suzane,[3] is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos and the Portugal women's national team.
Suzane was born and raised in São Paulo,[4] but moved to Stuttgart at young age.[1] After representing Juventus-SP as a youth,[1] she was offered a scholarship at the Southern Connecticut State University, playing for the Southern Connecticut Owls.[4]
Suzane has played for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.[5] [6] [7] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 12 April 2015.[8]
Suzane Pires was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[9]
Suzane Pires made her league debut against Flamengo on 13 September 2015.[10]
In 2016, Suzane joined Santos. She helped the club to win their first-ever Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 in 2017 as a starter, but suffered a knee injury afterwards, and opted to leave the club at the end of the season to follow her husband to Portugal.[1]
On 5 September 2018, after a period without a club, Suzane joined Marítimo.[11]
On 9 April 2021, she signed for Ferroviária.[12] Suzane Pires made her league debut against Grêmio on 6 June 2021.[13] She scored her first league goal against São José on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 6th minute.[14]
On 9 January 2024, after being a regular starter at AFE Suzane returned to Santos.[15] She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024.[16]
Besides Brazil, Suzane was also eligible to play for Portugal through her paternal grandfather, who was born in Braga.[17] [18] She made her senior debut with the latter on 26 November 2015, in a 6–1 win over Montenegro.
On 6 July 2017, Suzane was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, the nation's first ever continental competition.[19] On 5 July 2022, she was included in the 23-women squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, replacing injured Andreia Jacinto.[20]
Suzane is married to Brazilian male footballer Gauther Martins Cardozo, with whom she has a son, who is also called Gauther.[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | ||
Santos
2017