Ivânia Moreira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivânia Tavares Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1993 | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Racing Power | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Amora | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Cape Verde | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 January 2024 | |||
Ivânia Tavares Moreira (Portuguese: [i.ˈvɐ.ni.ɐ tɐ.ˈva.ɾɨʒ mu.ˈɾej.ɾɐ], born 13 May 1993), also known by the nickname Vá Moreira (Kabuverdianu: [va mu.ˈɾej.ɾɐ])[1] , is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino club Amora and the Cape Verde women's national team.
Early life
Moreira started playing football at a young age with her brother.[2] She grew up in Santa Cruz, Cape Verde.[3]
Career
Moreira has been described as a "a reference in women's football in Cape Verde".[4] She was the top scorer of the 2023 Santiago Sul Regional with eighteen goals.[5]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 January 2025 | Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos, Cape Verde |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 24 January 2023 |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 5–0 | |||||
| 7. | 6–0 | |||||
| 8. | 22 September 2023 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |  Liberia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | 26 February 2025 |  Guinea | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 11. | 28 October 2025 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Mali | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
Personal life
Moreira is nicknamed "Vá".[6]
References
- ↑ [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z_ty9jtzXng 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗹 🦈🇨🇻 Ivânia Moreira
- ↑ ""Quando estou em campo sinto que sou a Ivânia de verdade"". balai.cv.
- ↑ "Ivania Moreira - Inforpress article". Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "Vânia Moreira é uma referência no futebol feminino em Cabo Verde". DW.
- ↑ "Ivania Moreira - Criolo Sports article".
- ↑ "Ivania Moreira - A Nação article".
Categories:
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal
- Women's association football forwards
- Footballers from Santiago, Cape Verde
- Cape Verdean women's footballers
- 21st-century Cape Verdean sportswomen
- Cape Verde women's international footballers
- Amora F.C. players
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs
- West African women's football biography stubs