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[1]
Personal information
Full name Suzane Pires Cardozo[2]
Birth name Suzane Lira Pires[3]
Date of birth (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Ferroviária
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2013 Southern Connecticut Owls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Boston Breakers 12 (0)
2015 Portuguesa 3 (0)
2017 Santos 17 (0)
2018–2020 Marítimo
2021– Ferroviária 7 (0)
National team‡
2015– Portugal 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021

Suzane Pires Cardozo (born Suzane Lira Pires, 17 August 1992), simply known as Suzane, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Associação Ferroviária de Esportes and the Portugal women's national team.

Early life[]

Suzane was born and raised in São Paulo.[4]

Club career[]

Suzane has played for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.[5][6][7] She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[8]

International career[]

Besides Brazil, Suzane was also eligible to play for Portugal through her paternal grandfather, who was born in Braga.[9][10] She made her senior debut on 26 November 2015 in a 6–1 win over Montenegro.

Personal life[]

Suzane is married to Brazilian male footballer Gauther Martins Cardozo, whom she has a son, who is also called Gauther.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Suzane". Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Especial: O que o Santos uniu nem a distância separa" [Special: What Santos has united, not even distance separates]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Jugador: Suzane Pires" [Player: Suzane Pires]. Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Suzane Pires - 2013 - Women's Soccer". Southern Connecticut Owls. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Suzane Pires – Midfielder". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ Hemming, Nick (13 September 2014). "Breakers Sign Brazilian Forward Suzane Pires". The Bent Musket. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Suzane Pires". Southern Connecticut State University. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Breakers waive Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires". Boston Breakers. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Assim joga Suzane Pires, a brasileira que foi convocada por Portugal" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ^ ""Seria bom demais chegar à final e ter o Ronaldo a assistir"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Suzane Pires garante: "Podem estar certas, dá para ser mãe e voltar a jogar ao mais alto nível"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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