Raquel Fernandes

Raquel

At the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília
Personal information
Full name	Raquel Fernandes dos Santos[1]
Date of birth	21 March 1991
Place of birth	Contagem, Minas Gerais
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Ferroviária
Number	10[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Atlético Mineiro
2010–	Ferroviária
National team^‡
2013–	Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:26, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Raquel joined Ferroviária in 2010. In the 2013 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, she scored six goals in her team's 19–0 win over Botucatu.^[3]

International career

Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.^[4] She was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013 after showing impressive form for her club Ferroviária.^[5]

In February 2015 Raquel 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.^[6] At the World Cup, Raquel appeared in each of Brazil's four matches, scoring in the 1–0 final group game win over Costa Rica.^[7] After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by Australia, Raquel remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1.1	2014-09-24	Quito	Ecuador	1.1	4–0	4–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
2.2	2014-09-26	Sangolquí	Argentina	1.1	6–0	6–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
3.3	2014-12-10	Brasilia	Argentina	1.1	3–0	4–0	Torneio Internacional 2014
4.4	2015-06-17	Moncton	Costa Rica	1.1	1–0	1–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
5.5	2015-07-11	Toronto	Costa Rica	1.1	1–0	3–0	2015 Pan American Games
6.6	2015-12-10	Natal	Trinidad and Tobago	1.1	10–0	11–0	Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
7. 7	2016-03-04	Santo António	Portugal	1.1	3–1	3–1	Algarve Cup 2016

References

1. "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line - CBF, jogo 61" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
3. "Guerreira Grená Raquel é a artilheira do Campeonato Paulista" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
4. do Nascimento Pereira, André; Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (30 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira sub-17 feminina (womens' u-17 Brazilian national team) 2008-2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
5. "Após visita do técnico Márcio de Oliveira, Seleção Brasileira convoca mais uma afeana" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
6. Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015). "Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time". Soccer America. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
7. "Women's World Cup 2015 - Costa Rica 0-1 Brazil: Raquel Fernandes dos Santos nets only goal as Group E winners leave it late". Daily Mail. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

External links

• Raquel Fernandes – FIFA competition record
• Raquel Fernandes dos Santos – FIFA World Cup profile
• Raquel Fernandes dos Santos – 2015 Pan American Games profile