Adriana Leal da Silva

Adriana Leal da Silva (born 17 November 1996), commonly known as Adriana or Maga, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for Corinthians and the Brazil women's national football team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Leal and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Adriana
Adriana at the 2019 SheBelieves Cup
Personal information
Full name Adriana Leal da Silva
Date of birth (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996
Place of birth União, Piauí, Brazil
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Flamengo (PI)
2013–2015 Tiradentes 14 (4)
2016–2017 Rio Preto 20 (7)
2018– Corinthians 32 (20)
National team‡
2017– Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:34, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Adriana was born in União, Piauí and played for Tiradentes in the State and Brazilian championships. In 2016 she was hired by Rio Preto, as a replacement for Darlene de Souza.[1]

Adriana scored as Corinthians won the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, beating her former club Rio Preto 5–0 on aggregate in the final.[2] Her 14 league goals made her the second highest goal scorer and she was named 2018 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão.[3]

International career

In October 2017, Adriana won her first cap for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament, appearing as a substitute for Gabi Zanotti in a 3–0 win over Mexico. Five days later she scored her first national team goal in a 2–2 draw with hosts China.[4]

Adriana featured at the 2018 Tournament of Nations, but had been left out of the final 22-player roster for the 2018 Copa América Femenina. She was called up again for two friendlies with Canada in September 2018.[5]

Brazil's final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was announced on 16 May 2019.[6] Adriana was included but she had to be replaced by Luana the following day, due to a knee ligament injury.[7]

References
  1. "Ex-jogadora do Tiradentes brilha no Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino" (in Portuguese). Meio Norte. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Corinthians Goleia o Rio Preto e é Campeão do Brasileirão Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "Prêmio Brasileirão 2018: Adriana, do Corinthians, é eleita melhor meio-campista e craque da competição" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. de Castro, Dídimo (25 October 2017). "Ex-jogadora do Tiradentes defende o Brasil e é campeã na China" (in Portuguese). TV Cidade Verde. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. "Atacante do Timão, piauiense Adriana é convocada para amistosos da Seleção" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. "Seleção Feminina é convocada para a Copa do Mundo da França" [Women's squad called up for World Cup in France] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 16 May 2019.
  7. "Seleção Feminina: Luana é convocada para a Copa do Mundo da França" [Women's Team: Luana is invited to the World Cup in France] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 17 May 2019.


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