Lúcia Alves

Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club SL Benfica and the Portugal women's national team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Lúcia Alves
Personal information
Full name Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves
Date of birth (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997[1]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Benfica
International career‡
2021– Portugal 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

International career

On 17 June, Lúcia Alves replaced Mariana Azevedo who withdrew following a knee ligament injury sustained in training. Alves would join the Portuguese national team to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[10]

References
  1. "Lúcia Alves". FPF.
  2. "Lucia Alves - Benfica - UWCL". UEFA.com.
  3. "Lúcia Alves returns to Benfica". www.slbenfica.pt.
  4. "Benfica anuncia renovação de Lúcia Alves". www.record.pt.
  5. "Lúcia Alves e Beatriz Cameirão estreiam-se na convocatória da seleção feminina". www.record.pt.
  6. "Lúcia Alves: ″Trabalhei muito para aqui chegar, era um sonho de criança″". www.ojogo.pt.
  7. "Lúcia Alves é campeã nacional pelo Benfica - Imediato - Jornal Regional". 25 May 2021.
  8. "Catarina Amado e Lúcia Alves renovam pelas águias". www.jn.pt.
  9. "Suzane Pires chamada". FPF.
  10. updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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