Name Raquel Fernandes Current team Ferroviaria | Playing position Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |
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Full name Raquel Fernandes dos Santos Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 24) | ||
Raquel Fernandes y Ludmila Barbosa llegan al Sporting puerto de Huelva
Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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- Raquel Fernandes y Ludmila Barbosa llegan al Sporting puerto de Huelva
- Raquel FernandesRita Gomes SEA Campeonato Nacional 2015
- Club career
- International career
- References
Raquel Fernandes/Rita Gomes (SEA) - Campeonato Nacional 2015
Club career
Raquel joined Ferroviária in 2010. In the 2013 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, she scored six goals in her team's 19–0 win over Botucatu.
International career
Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. She was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013 after showing impressive form for her club Ferroviária.
In February 2015 Raquel was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the World Cup, Raquel appeared in each of Brazil's four matches, scoring in the 1–0 final group game win over Costa Rica. After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by Australia, Raquel remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.