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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueira and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.
Fátima Pinto
Personal information
Full name Fátima Alexandra Figueira Pinto
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Grupo Desportivo APEL
2013–2014 Atlético Ouriense
2014–2016 Santa Teresa 53 (1)
2016–2022 Sporting CP 108 (26)
2022–2023 Alavés 11 (0)
2023- Sporting CP 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2015 Portugal U19 25 (4)
2013– Portugal 82 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Fátima Alexandra Figueira Pinto (born 16 January 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting CP and the Portugal women's national team.

Career

Club

Pinto started to play football at the age of seven in amateur boy's teams. In 2011, at the age of 13, she started her career at the Grupo Desportivo APEL's women's team, a club from her native city, Funchal. In 2013, she signed with first division team Atlético Ouriense. With the club, Pinto was crowned the league's champions in the 2013/2014 season, becoming the first female player from the Madeira island to do so. In the following season, she headed to Spain and signed with Primera División club, Santa Teresa CD. After two seasons, Pinto returned to Portugal to play for Sporting CP. With the club she was again crowned as a league champion in the 2016/2017 season.[2] On 19 March 2018 Pinto was included by the "Quinas de Ouro" award among the "11 Best Players" in the Portuguese women's league. The award is annually organized by the Portuguese Football Federation together with the "Associação Nacional dos Treinadores de Futebol" and the "Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol".[3]

International

Pinto started to play for Portugal's Under-19 team in 2012. On 2 July 2012 she debuted for the U19 team in a match against Turkey U19, valid for the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4] A championship in which Portugal reached the semi-finals for the first time in history. Pinto also represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Stages and the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Stage. On 9 April 2015, again against Turkey U19, she played her last match for the Portugal U19 team, totalling 25 matches played and four goals scored for the team.[5]

On 26 October 2013, in a defeat against Netherlands for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification stage, Pinto debuted for the Portuguese senior team.[6] On 6 July 2017 Pinto was called by coach Francisco Neto to represent Portugal at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[7] becoming the first player from Madeira to ever represent Portugal in a UEFA Women's Championship.[2][8][9]

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

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 August 2018 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 7–0 7–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 23 February 2021 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

References

  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Fátima Pinto e Laura Luís representam Portugal no Algarve Cup". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Presidente quer futebol português com a mesma grandeza "lá fora" e "cá dentro"". Mundo Lusíada. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Turquia - Portugal". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Turquia - Portugal". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Portugal - Holanda". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "As eleitas para o Europeu". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Fátima Pinto e o Europeu: "Ansiedade? Um bocadinho"". O Jogo. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Feminino: Fátima Pinto admite "ansiedade", mas não teme ninguém". Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  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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