Andressa Alves

Andressa Alves da Silva (born 10 November 1992), commonly known as Andressa Alves or simply Andressa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for American National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash.[3] She previously played for Italian Serie A club AS Roma[4] and FC Barcelona of the Spanish Primera División.[5] She won her first cap for the Brazil women's national team in 2012 and has represented her country at multiple World Cups.

For the Brazilian rugby sevens player, see Andressa Alves (rugby union).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Andressa Alves
Andressa representing Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics semi-finals
Personal information
Full name Andressa Alves da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2010 CA Juventus
2011–2012 Foz Cataratas
2013 Centro Olímpico
2013 Ferroviária
2013–2014 São José
2015 Boston Breakers 0 (0)
2015–2016 Montpellier 20 (8)
2016–2019 Barcelona 67 (25)
2019–2023 Roma 70 (26)
2023– Houston Dash 5 (1)
International career‡
2010–2012 Brazil U-20 6
2012– Brazil 105 (20)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021

Club career

Andressa transferred from Centro Olímpico to Ferroviária in May 2013.[6] In November 2013, Andressa left Ferroviária to sign for 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina winners São José.[7]

In November 2014, she ended her stay in São José and signed a contract with NWSL team Boston Breakers.[8] Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9] During the World Cup, French club Montpellier announced that they had concluded the transfer of Andressa.[10]

Andressa left Montpellier after one season, signing for FC Barcelona in June 2016.[11] She left the Spanish club in 2019.[12] Andressa then moved to Italy and signed for Roma on 15 July 2019.[13] Her performances for club and country led to her being shortlisted for the FIFPro World 11 award in September 2019.[14] Andressa made her debut for Roma as a wide forward, but was soon re-positioned in deep midfield for the rest of the Serie A 2019–20 season. In her second season with the Italian club, Andressa frequently switched roles between deep midfield and attacking midfield depending on the opponents Roma was facing. She has been relied upon by Roma as one of the chief playmakers in the team, choosing to extend her stay with the club with a new contract in May 2021.[15]

Two days after she signed her contract extension, Andressa would start for Roma in the 2021 Coppa Italia final against AC Milan. Roma won the match on penalties, and Andressa helped Roma win its first major trophy.[16] Andressa made 103 appearances across all competitions in her career at Roma, the fifth Roma player to surpass 100, while scoring 40 goals and 15 assists. On 13 January 2021, she became the second player in club history to score a hat-trick.[17]

On 28 June 2023, Andressa and American club Houston Dash announced that she had signed a contract to play for the team through 2024, with an option for an additional year, and would join the club after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

International career

After representing Brazil in the 2010 and 2012 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Andressa made her senior debut at the 2012 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino.

At the 2014 Copa América Femenina, Andressa scored the second goal in Brazil's 6–0 rout of Argentina. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored the only goal in Brazil's group match against Spain, which secured her team's place in the second round.[18] After Brazil's subsequent elimination by Australia, she remained in Canada as part of the winning Brazilian team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

On 27 June 2023, Andressa was named to Brazil's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
1 2012-12-19 São Paulo, Brazil  Denmark 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 2–2

 Torneio Internacional 2012
2 2013-06-19 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 1–1

 Friendly game
3 2014-09-12 Loja, Ecuador  Bolivia 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 6–0

 Copa América 2014
4 2014-09-14 Loja, Ecuador  Paraguay 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 4–1

5 2014-09-27 Quito, Ecuador  Argentina 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 6–0

6 2014-12-18 Brasilia, Brazil  China 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 4–1

 Torneio Internacional 2014
7 2015-03-06 Lagos, Portugal  Sweden 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 2–0

 2015 Algarve Cup
8 2015-03-11 Albufeira, Portugal   Switzerland 1.1

5250.02005 4–1

5450.04005 4–1

9 2015-06-13 Montreal, Canada  Spain 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–0

 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 2015-07-19 Toronto, Canada  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–0

 2015 Pan American Games
11 2015-07-25 Toronto, Canada  Colombia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 4–0

12 2015-12-13 Natal, Brazil  Mexico 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 6–0

 Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
13 2015-12-16 Natal, Brazil  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–1

14 2015-12-20 Natal, Brazil  Canada 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 3–1

15 2016-08-04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  China 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 3–0

 Olympics 2016
16 2018-04-13 Coquimbo, Chile  Bolivia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 7–0

 2018 Copa América Femenina
17 2019-02-27 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States  England 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–2

 2019 SheBelieves Cup
18 2019-06-11 Cartagena, Spain  Russia 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 3–0

 Friendly game
19 2021-07-21 Rifu, Japan  China 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 5–0

 Olympics 2020
20 2021-07-27 Saitama, Japan  Zambia 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 1–0

21 2023-04-06 London, England  England 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 1–1

 Finalissima 2023

Style of play

Barcelona described Andressa as: "a left-footed player who can slot in anywhere on the left-hand side of the park and who is especially attack-minded in her approach to the game". It was also noted that she is versatile enough to play on the right or as a centre-forward. She is relatively experienced for a 23-year-old after playing international football for four seasons.[20]

Andressa uses her ability to shield the ball in possession all over the pitch, appearing in a number of roles for both club and country. She has played as a full-back at the senior level for Brazil and a deep-lying midfield playmaker for the Italian club Roma. Her dribbling ability with the ball makes her elusive when opponents try to close her down, and her ability to pick out the right pass means her teams frequently trust her with playmaking responsibilities in order to keep her side in control of the game. Andressa also shows notable ability when it comes to direct free-kick attempts on goal, as well as calm under pressure from the penalty spot.

Personal life

Andressa is married to Francielle.[21]

Honours

References
  1. "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Centro Olímpico. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. "Andressa Alves é anunciada como novo reforço do Houston Dash, dos EUA" [Andressa Alves is announced as a new signing for Houston Dash, from the USA]. Globo GE (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. "Andressa Alves da Silva". asroma. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. "Andressa Alves, first signing of 2016/17 for the FC Barcelona women's team". www.fcbarcelona.com (Press release). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. "Ferroviária/Fundesport contrata Andressa Alves, ex-Centro Olímpico" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenas. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. "Após título da Libertadores, São José contrata dois reforços para Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Globo TV. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  8. "Boston Breakers sign Brazil's Andressa". She Kicks. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. "Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians". The Equalizer. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  10. "Andressa Alves, nouvelle recrue du MHSC !" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  11. "Andressa Alves, first signing of 2016/17 for the FC Barcelona women's team". FC Barcelona. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. Hernández, Puri (5 June 2019). "Mercado de fichajes de la Liga Iberdrola 2019/2020" (in Spanish). Grada3.COM. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. "Roma Women add Brazil international Andressa". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. bren (6 September 2019). "Andressa Makes Shortlist for FIFPRO World 11". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  15. dallagente (28 May 2021). "Official: Roma Extends Andressa's Contract Through 2022 Season". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. bren (31 May 2021). "Roma Wins 2021 Coppa Italia in Penalty Shootout". Chiesa Di Totti. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  17. "Houston Dash Sign Brazilian Women's National Team Midfielder Andressa Alves" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. "Alves fires Brazil into Women's World Cup last 16". Yahoo!. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  19. "Marta in Brazil squad for sixth Women's World Cup". The Athletic. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  20. "Andressa Alves: Skill, versatility, experience and goals". FC Barcelona. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  21. "Andressa Alves, atacante da Seleção Brasileira, se casa com a medalhista olímpica Fran!" (in Portuguese). 10 July 2020.
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