Mariana Santos

Mariana Santos
Personal information
Full name Mariana dos Santos Almeida
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Vasco da Gama 3 (0)
2018 Vitória das Tabocas 3 (0)
2019 Ponte Preta 27 (10)
Botafogo
2020–2022 Cruzeiro 34 (11)
2021–2022 → Beşiktaş (loan) 9 (2)
2023–2024 São Paulo 18 (5)
2025– Ferroviária
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Mariana dos Santos Almeida (born 24 February 1998) is a Brazilian women's association football forward who plays for Ferroviária.[1]

Early life

Mariana dos Santos Almeida was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 February 1998.[2][3]

Playing career

Career beginnings

She played in her country for the clubs CR Vasco da Gama (2016) AAD Vitória das Tabocas (2018), and AA Ponte Preta (2019).[4] Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vasco da Gama against Rio Preto on 21 January 2016.[5]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vitória das Tabocas against Foz Cataratas on 22 June 2018.[6]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Ponte Preta against Corinthians on 16 March 2019.[7] She scored her first league goals against Sport Recife on 15 May 2019, scoring in the 19th and 22nd minute.[8]

Cruzeiro

She was with Botafogo FR,[9] before she became a member of Cruzeiro EC (2020–2021),[4][10] Mariana Santos made her league debut against Grêmio on 29 August 2020.[11] She scored her first goal against EC Vitória on 10 September 2020, scoring in the 49th minute.[12] Mariana Santos' contract with Cruzeiro EC was renewed under the condition that she will be loaned out to the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. She will return to Brazil after the 2021–22 Turkcell Super League season.[3]

Beşiktaş

She joined Beşiktaş J.K. in the beginning of August 2021,[13] and played in two matches of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.[14][15]

On 10 March 2022, she left Turkey.[16]

São Paulo

Mariana Santos made her league debut against Bahia on 25 February 2023.[17] She scored her first league goal against Athletico Paranaense on 21 May 2023, scoring in the 30th minute.[18]

Ferroviária

In January 2025, she joined Ferroviária.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ferroviária contrata atacante Mariana Santos, ex-São Paulo e Cruzeiro". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiropedia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Atacante cabulosa Mariana Santos renova contrato com o Cruzeiro para 2022 e é emprestada para o Besiktas" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rio Preto vs Vasco da Gama - 21 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Foz Cataratas vs Vitória PE - 22 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Ponte Preta vs Corinthians - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Ponte Preta vs Sport Recife - 15 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Mariana Santos para time feminino". Super Esportes – Futebol Feminino (in Portuguese). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Elenco feminino do Cruzeiro confirma a continuidade de 14 atletas para a temporada 2021" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Cruzeiro vs Grêmio - 29 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Cruzeiro vs Vitória BA - 10 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Beşiktaş Vodafone'dan iki transfer daha! Resmen açıklandı!". Orta Çizgi (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Beşiktaş (TUR) 4–0 Kamenica Sasa (MKD)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "São Paulo vs Bahia - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ↑ "São Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
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