Rebeca (footballer)

Rebeca
Rebeca with the Houston Dash in 2025
Personal information
Full name Rebeca Costa da Silva
Date of birth (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005
Place of birth Pindoretama, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Dux Logroño
(on loan from Houston Dash)
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Fortaleza
2023–2025 Cruzeiro 25 (2)
2025– Houston Dash 0 (0)
2025– → Dux Logroño (loan) 26 (1)
International career‡
2022 Brazil U-17 4 (0)
2024 Brazil U-20 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:43, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Rebeca Costa da Silva (born 1 September 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga F club Dux Logroño, on loan from the Houston Dash.

Club career

Born in Pindoretama, Rebeca joined Fortaleza on the futsal side in 2020, soon making the youth football team.[1] In September 2023, she moved to Cruzeiro.[2]

In March 2025, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)'s Houston Dash acquired Rebeca for a transfer fee, signing her to a three-year contract with an option for an additional year.[3] On 19 August 2025, she went on loan to newly promoted Liga F club Dux Logroño,[4] joining alongside Dash teammate Zoe Matthews.[5] She became a regular starter for the side as they barely avoided relegation.[6] On 4 April 2026, she scored her first goal for Dux Logroño in a 2–1 win over Sevilla, the club's first home win of the season.[7] In the following game, she assisted Annelie Leitner's last-second equalizer to draw 1–1 at Real Madrid.[8]

On 2 June 2026, the Dash renewed Rebeca's loan with Dux Logroño for a second season.[6]

International career

Rebeca won the 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship with Brazil and represented her country at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2][9] She helped them win the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia which qualified them for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10] She helped them advance to the quarterfinals at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]

Honors and awards

Cruzeiro

Brazil U-17

Brazil U-20

Personal life

Rebeca married Letícia Morais in 2025.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Volante do Fortaleza, Rebeca Costa é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-17". ge.globo.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Silveira, Criseive (6 September 2023). "Destaque no Fortaleza, volante Rebeca Costa é anunciada como novo reforço do Cruzeiro". Diário do Nordeste. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Houston Dash Sign Brazilian Defender Rebeca Costa Da Silva from Cruzeiro". Houston Dash. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Houston Dash Loan Defender Rebeca to Dux Logroño in Spain". Houston Dash. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "NWSL Transfer Tracker: 2025 summer break". The Equalizer. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Houston Dash defender Rebeca to remain on loan with Dux Logroño through 2026/2027 season". Houston Dash. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Aguirre, María (4 April 2026). "El DUX Logroño firma su primera victoria en casa". larioja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Sánchez, Isco (26 April 2026). "Crónica y resumen Real Madrid 1-1 DUX Logroño: Leitner congela el Di Stéfano en el último suspir". lasfutbolistas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 Rebeca at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Ramos, Marcelo (30 April 2024). "Seleção Brasileira feminina vence a Colômbia e carimba vaga na Copa do Mundo sub-20; veja gol". bnews.com.br. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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