Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.
Club career
Centro Olímpico
Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena was the third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. She made the bench once against Rio Preto.[3]
Sport Recife
For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter. Lorena made her league debut against Audax on 12 March 2017.[4]
Grêmio
In 2019, Lorena joined Grêmio, a club she already represented as a youth. She was initially a backup to Raissa, but took over the starting spot in the 2021 season.
Kansas City Current
After 5 years at Grêmio, Lorena signed a three-year contract with NWSL club Kansas City Current on 23 December 2024.[5]
International career
After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021.[6] She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.[7]
After missing the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup due to an ACL injury, Lorena made her major tournament debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] She played every minute of the Olympics, keeping clean sheets in three of six matches and helping Brazil to the silver medal as runners-up to the United States.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of 4 March 2022
| Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021[10] | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[11]
References
- ^ Lorena at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lorena". Grêmio FBPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Rio Preto vs Centro Olímpico - 9 February 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Audax vs Sport Recife - 12 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Kansas City Current signs Olympic Silver Medal winning goalkeeper". Kansas City Current. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Goleira Lorena é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Principal" [Goalkeeper Lorena is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Brazil vs Venezuela - 29 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "How Lorena has emerged as key Brazil figure". FIFA. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Lorena at Soccerway
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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