Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves

Maurine

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth	14 January 1986
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande, Brazil[2]
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Ferroviária
Number	5[4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Grêmio
2006–2007	CEPE-Caxias
2008–2010	Santos
2011	Western New York Flash	1	(0)
2011	Santos
2012–2013	Centro Olímpico
2014–	Ferroviária
National team^‡
	Brazil U-20
2007–	Brazil[5]	57	(7)
Honours Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:32, 23 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:28, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves (born 14 January 1986), commonly known as Maurine, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Ferroviária and the Brazilian women's national team. Due to her versatility, she has operated in a number of different positions throughout her career, but is most often used as a full-back or defensive midfielder. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning squad at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 London Olympics.

At club level Maurine enjoyed two successful spells with Santos and was hurt when the male parent club disbanded the female section in 2012. She also spent part of the 2011 season with American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise Western New York Flash. After the demise of Santos, Maurine and nine other former Santos players agreed to join Centro Olímpico.

Club career

By the age of 15 Maurine was playing for her local club Grêmio. In 2006 and 2007 she played for CEPE-Caxias of Rio de Janeiro, then joined Santos for the 2008 season.^[6] On 22 September 2009, the Atlanta Beat, an expansion team of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), selected Maurine in the 2009 WPS International Draft, acquiring exclusive rights (within WPS) to negotiate with her. Maurine did not join the American team, instead finding success in the Copa Libertadores Femenina with Santos in 2009 and 2010.

Maurine eventually joined a WPS team in 2011, accompanying Marta to the Western New York Flash.^[7] After making a single WPS appearance for the club she returned to Santos.

In early 2012 Santos' board of directors scrapped the women's section, to save money after handing their male player Neymar a gigantic new contract. Maurine and the other players were surprised and hurt by the development.^[8]

With Neymar's assistance, Maurine and the other displaced Santos players secured around $1,500,000 in external sponsorship. But Santos' board refused to reverse their decision, claiming that the women's team cost $2,000,000 a year to run and provided no financial return. Instead ten of the players including Maurine moved to Centro Olímpico.^[9]

International career

Maurine was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006.^[10] She debuted for the senior Brazil national team in June 2007, a 2–0 friendly match defeat by the United States at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.^[11]

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, naturally right-footed Maurine was deployed on the left of Brazil's midfield.^[12]

Maurine was selected for her second Olympic football tournament at London 2012. FIFA.com described her as one of the team's key players.^[13] Amidst allegations of a broken down bus plot,^[14] Brazil lost their final group E game 1–0 to hosts Great Britain before a record crowd of 70,584 at Wembley Stadium. That meant a quarter-final against World Cup holders Japan, who eliminated Brazil by winning 2–0 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

In May 2014, incoming coach Vadão recalled Maurine to the national team after a gap of nearly two years.^[15] In early 2015 Maurine was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[16] At the World Cup, Maurine appeared in just one of Brazil's four matches, captaining a much-changed team in the 1–0 final group game win over Costa Rica.

After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by Australia, Maurine remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. On 25 July 2015, Maurine entered the Pan American Games gold medal game against Colombia as a substitute in the 74th minute. From a corner kick, she hit a floater into the wind that curved directly into the goal. She scored on literally her first touch of the ball.

International goals

Maurine at the 2014 Copa América Femenina

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2008	Suwon	Italy	1.1	2–1	2–1	2008 Peace Queen Cup
2.	22 April 2009	Frankfurt	Germany	1.1	1–1	1–1	Friendly Match
3.	15 October 2011	Guadalajara	Mexico	1.1	1–0	1–0	2011 Pan American Games
4.	18 September 2014	Loja	Chile	1.1	1–0	2–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
5.	24 September 2014	Quito	Ecuador	1.1	3–0	4–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
6.	27 September 2014	Quito	Argentina	1.1	3–0	6–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
7.	15 July 2015	Toronto	Ecuador	1.1	7–1	7–1	2015 Pan American Games
8.	25 July 2015	Toronto	Colombia	1.1	2–0	4–0	2015 Pan American Games

Personal life

In December 2013, Maurine was reported to be dating Lucas Surcin, a professional footballer for Audux, who is seven years her junior and the son of Marcelinho Carioca.^[17] In 2012 she appeared in a glamour modelling photo shoot, to challenge the stereotype that female footballers are not feminine or attractive.^[18]

References

1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
2. "Maurine". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
3. "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
4. "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line - CBF, jogo 61" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
5. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
6. "Maurine" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
7. da Mata, Breno (11 May 2011). "Time de futebol feminino de Nova Iorque contrata jogadoras brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Comunidade News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
8. Peres, Thiago (14 March 2012). "Em novo time, Érika, Maurine e Gabi confiam em projeto para o ouro" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
9. Velasco, Clara; Brenha, Heloisa (19 June 2013). "Considerado amador, futebol feminino leva atletas da seleção a jogar sem salário" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
10. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002-2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
11. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (9 December 2012). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2006-2007" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
12. "Maurine, Brazil’s other left-sided attacker". FIFA.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
13. "Brazil". FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
14. Magnay, Jacquelin (31 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Brazilian women's football team allege plot after five hour wait for bus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
15. "Maurine retorna à seleção feminina de futebol após 2 anos de ausência" (in Portuguese). Premium Esportes. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
16. Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015). "Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time". Soccer America. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
17. "Filho de Marcelinho Carioca, Lucas Surcin, do Audax, namora Maurine, da seleção brasileira feminina" (in Portuguese). Globo TV. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
18. Borges, Luciano (30 May 2012). "Maurine posa para fotos sensuais e aposta no título da Copa do Brasil de futebol feminino" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

External links

• Maurine – FIFA competition record
• Santos player profile (Portuguese)
• WNY Flash player profile
• Maurine – 2015 Pan American Games profile