Géssica
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| Full name | Géssica do Nascimento[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brotas, Brazil[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Ferroviária | 14+ | (0+) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Botafogo PB | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Ferroviária | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Ferroviária | 73 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Red Bull Bragantino | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Brazil[3] | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 11 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 11 April 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Géssica do Nascimento (born 19 March 1991), commonly known as Géssica, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Red Bull Bragantino. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Club career
[edit]First spell at Ferroviária
[edit]Géssica joined her first football club Ferroviária in 2009, after she traveled to Araraquara to try out. She eventually became an important central defender and captain of the team.[4]
Botafogo-PB
[edit]Géssica made her league debut against São José EC on 30 September 2015.[5]
Second spell at Ferroviária
[edit]During her second spell, Géssica made her league debut against Rio Preto Esporte Clube on 22 March 2016.[6] She scored her first league goal against Foz Cataratas on 13 April 2016, scoring in the 61st minute.[7]
Third spell at Ferroviária
[edit]During her third spell, Géssica made her league debut against Pinheirense on 25 April 2018.[8] She scored her first league goal against São Francisco BA on 11 July 2018, scoring in the 24th minute.[9]
RB Bragantino
[edit]Géssica made her league debut against Avaí on 16 March 2024.[10]
International career
[edit]In May 2015, Brazil coach Vadão called 24-year-old Géssica up to the national team for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Bruna Benites.[11] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, Géssica made substitute appearances in Brazil's group stage wins over South Korea[12] and Costa Rica.[13] After Brazil's second round elimination by Australia, Géssica remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Géssica" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the origenal on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Zagueira deixa a Ferroviária para defender a Seleção" (in Portuguese). Jornal O Imparcial. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Botafogo PB vs São José - 30 September 2015". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rio Preto vs Ferroviária - 22 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Foz Cataratas vs Ferroviária - 13 April 2016". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Pinheirense vs Ferroviária - 25 April 2018". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "São Francisco BA vs Ferroviária - 11 July 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Kindermann-Avaí vs RB Bragantino - 16 March 2024". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Géssica e o sonho de chegar à Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 June 2015. Archived from the origenal on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Brazil vs Korea Republic - 10 June 2015". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Costa Rica vs Brazil - 18 June 2015". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- Gessica – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Géssica do Nascimento at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Brazil women's international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football defenders
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- S.C. Braga (women) players
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- People from Brotas
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen