Suzane Pires

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lira and the second or paternal family name is Pires.
Suzane Pires
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Personal information
Full name Suzane Pires Cardozo[1]
Birth name Suzane Lira Pires[2]
Date of birth (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 33)[3]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[3]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position Midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 8
Youth career
Juventus-SP
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Southern Connecticut Owls 70 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Boston Breakers 12 (0)
2015 Portuguesa 3 (0)
2016–2017 Santos 17 (0)
2018–2020 Marítimo 0 (0)
2021–2023 Ferroviária 44 (5)
2024– Santos 15 (0)
International career‡
2015– Portugal 28 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:09, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2023

Suzane Pires Cardozo (born Suzane Lira Pires; 17 August 1992), simply known as Suzane,[3] is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos and the Portugal women's national team.

Early life

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Suzane was born and raised in São Paulo,[4] but moved to Stuttgart at young age.[1] After representing Juventus-SP as a youth,[1] she was offered a scholarship at the Southern Connecticut State University, playing for the Southern Connecticut Owls.[4]

Club career

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Boston Breakers

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Suzane has played for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.[5][6][7] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 12 April 2015.[8]

Suzane Pires was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[9]

Portuguesa

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Suzane Pires made her league debut against Flamengo on 13 September 2015.[10]

First spell at Santos

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In 2016, Suzane joined Santos. She helped the club to win their first-ever Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 in 2017 as a starter, but suffered a knee injury afterwards, and opted to leave the club at the end of the season to follow her husband to Portugal.[1]

Marítimo

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On 5 September 2018, after a period without a club, Suzane joined Marítimo.[11]

Ferroviária

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On 9 April 2021, she signed for Ferroviária.[12] Suzane Pires made her league debut against Grêmio on 6 June 2021.[13] She scored her first league goal against São José on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 6th minute.[14]

Second spell at Santos

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On 9 January 2024, after being a regular starter at AFE Suzane returned to Santos.[15] She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024.[16]

International career

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Besides Brazil, Suzane was also eligible to play for Portugal through her paternal grandfather, who was born in Braga.[17][18] She made her senior debut with the latter on 26 November 2015, in a 6–1 win over Montenegro.

On 6 July 2017, Suzane was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, the nation's first ever continental competition.[19] On 5 July 2022, she was included in the 23-women squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, replacing injured Andreia Jacinto.[20]

Personal life

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Suzane is married to Brazilian male footballer Gauther Martins Cardozo, with whom she has a son, who is also called Gauther.[21]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 13 February 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2015 2 0
2016[22] 13 0
2017[22] 8 0
2021[22] 2 0
2022[22] 3 0
Total 28 0

Honours

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Santos

References

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