Formiga (footballer, born 1978)
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Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese: ant), is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for São Paulo FC. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France. Formiga holds many international records as a member of the Brazil national team, being the only player present in all Olympic Games tournaments of women's football since the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miraildes Maciel Mota[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Euroexport | ||
1996 | Saad | ||
1997–1998 | São Paulo | ||
1999 | Portuguesa | ||
2000 | São Paulo | ||
2001 | Santa Isabel | ||
2002 | Santa Cruz | ||
2002 | Santos | ||
2003 | Independente | ||
2004–2005 | Malmö FF Dam | ||
2006–2007 | Saad | ||
2006 | → New Jersey Wildcats (loan) | 12 | (13) |
2007 | → Jersey Sky Blue (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2008 | Botucatu | ||
2009 | FC Gold Pride | 16 | (0) |
2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 23 | (0) |
2011 | São José | ||
2012 | América de Natal | ||
2013–2015 | São José | 20 | (2) |
2016 | São Francisco do Conde [pt] | 6 | (2) |
2017–2021 | Paris Saint-Germain | 68 | (2) |
2022 | São Paulo | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1995–2021 | Brazil | 234[4][5][6] | (29) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 |
Formiga was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history)[7] and is the most capped football player in the history of the Brazil national teams (men's or women's), gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus.[8] She is the only football player in history (men's or women's) to play in seven World Cups and seven Olympic Games.[6][5][4]