Sílvia Rebelo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Garcia and the second or paternal family name is Rebelo.
Sílvia Rebelo
Personal information
Full name Sílvia Marisa Garcia Rebelo
Date of birth (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Gouveia, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2009 Fundação Laura Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Fundação Laura Santos 33 (16)
2016–2018 Braga 43 (6)
2018–2024 Benfica 86 (12)
International career
2006–2008 Portugal U19 14 (0)
2009–2024 Portugal 124 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sílvia Marisa Garcia Rebelo (born 20 May 1989)[2] is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Club

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Rebelo started to play football at early age. She started her career at the "Fundação Laura Santos" in 2009. Despite having more than 50 international caps for Portugal, Rebelo used to work in the Fundação Laura Santos' laundry while playing for their team in the Portuguese semi-professional league. She used to work eight hours a day as a laundry woman and train in the night. Rebelo also used to train with the C. D. Gouveia's men's team.[3][4] On 31 July 2016 Rebelo moved to S.C. Braga.[5] In 2016, the Portuguese Football Federation nominated Rebelo to the "Player of the Year" award.[2] In June 2018, Rebelo moved to the newly formed S.L. Benfica team.[6][7]

Rebelo retired from football on 1 July 2024 and joined Benfica women's team structure.[8]

International

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Rebelo played for Portugal at the 2007 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Stages. On 23 September 2009, in a qualification match against Italy, she debuted for Portugal Senior Team.[9] On 31 March 2010, in a win against Armenia, Rebelo scored her first and only, to date, international goal.[10] On 6 July 2017 Rebelo was called by coach Francisco Neto to represent Portugal at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, the first time the Portuguese team reached the final stage of a big international tournament.[11] She played every minute of the three matches Portugal played in tournament as her team was eliminated still in Group Stage. On 23 October 2020, Rebelo played her 100th match for Portugal in a 3–0 win over Cyprus in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying.[12]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[13]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 March 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Cantanhede, Portugal  Armenia 2–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 11 November 2022 Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Almada, Portugal  Haiti 3–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours

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Benfica

References

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  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lima, Joana. "Sílvia Rebelo indicada para Atleta do Ano 2016". Portal Futebol Feminino Portugal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ Lima, Joana. "Fundação Laura dos Santos: solidariedade e futebol feminino". Portal Futebol Feminino Portugal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "FUTEBOL FEMININO – O OUTRO LADO DA BOLA: SÍLVIA REBELO". Moments by Allianz. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ Lima, Joana. "Sílvia Rebelo é reforço do Braga". Portal Futebol Feminino Portugal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Sílvia Rebelo joins Benfica - SL Benfica". www.slbenfica.pt. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Sílvia Rebelo é a 13.ª contratação do Benfica para equipa de futebol feminino". SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. ^ Trenton, Scott (1 July 2024). "Sílvia Rebelo ends her career and joins Benfica's structure".
  9. ^ "ITALY VS. PORTUGAL 2–0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PORTUGAL VS. ARMENIA 7–0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ "As eleitas para o Europeu". Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Sílvia Rebelo 'Centenária'". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  13. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Benfica conquista troféu" [Benfica conquer trophy]. FPF (in Portuguese). 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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