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Brazilian footballer (born 1997)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Leite.
Lorena
Personal information
Full name Lorena da Silva Leite
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ituverava, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Kansas City Current
Youth career
2011 Bangu
2012 Centro Olímpico
2013–2014 Grêmio
2015–2016 Centro Olímpico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Centro Olímpico 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sport Recife 27 (0)
2019–2024 Grêmio 26 (0)
2025– Kansas City Current 0 (0)
International career
2016 Brazil U20 0 (0)
2021– Brazil 22 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Centro Olímpico

Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena was the third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. She made the bench once against Rio Preto.

Sport Recife

For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter. Lorena made her league debut against Audax on 12 March 2017.

Grêmio

In 2019, Lorena joined Grêmio, a club she already represented as a youth. She was initially a backup to Raissa, but took over the starting spot in the 2021 season.

Kansas City Current

After 5 years at Grêmio, Lorena signed a three-year contract with NWSL club Kansas City Current on 23 December 2024.

International career

After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021. She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.

After missing the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup due to an ACL injury, Lorena made her major tournament debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She played every minute of the Olympics, keeping clean sheets in three of six matches and helping Brazil to the silver medal as runners-up to the United States.

Career statistics

International

As of 4 March 2022
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Brazil

References

  1. Lorena at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Lorena". Grêmio FBPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. "Rio Preto vs Centro Olímpico - 9 February 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Audax vs Sport Recife - 12 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "Kansas City Current signs Olympic Silver Medal winning goalkeeper". Kansas City Current. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. "Goleira Lorena é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Principal" [Goalkeeper Lorena is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. "Brazil vs Venezuela - 29 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "How Lorena has emerged as key Brazil figure". FIFA. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. Lorena at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  10. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
Kansas City Current – current squad
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Brazil squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina winners (8th title)
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Brazil women's football squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
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2022 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 Team of the Year
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