Adriana Parente

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Parente.

Adriana Parente

Personal information
Full name	Adriana Soares Parente
Date of birth	(1980-04-14) 14 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Taguatinga, Federal District,[1] Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Centre back[1]
Team information
Current team	Capital
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Flamengo/Tiradentes
	CFZ do Rio
	Palmeiras
	São Francisco do Conde
2007–2009	CRESSPOM
2010–2012	Energiya Voronezh	29	(3)
2012–2013	São Francisco do Conde
2013	Zorky Krasnogorsk
2014	Capital
2017	CRESSPOM	2	(0)
2018–2019	Minas Icesp	22	(0)
2020	Minas Brasília	2	(0)
2022	Legião	4	(1)
2023–	Capital	4	(0)
International career
2000–2008	Brazil
2008–2016	Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023

Adriana Soares Parente (born 14 April 1980), known as Drika, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Série A3 club Capital CF.[2] She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team.[1]

International career

Drika was called up to train with the senior Brazil women's national football team in 2000 and 2009.[3]

Controversy

From 2008 to 2016, Drika made appearances for Equatorial Guinea despite having no connection with the African nation. She was a member of the squads that won two Africa Women Cup of Nations editions (2008 and 2012).[3][4] On 5 October 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[5]

References

1. "Brasiliense volta à Seleção". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 21 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
2. "Copa do Brasil: São Francisco segue reforçado para disputas das semifinais" (in Portuguese). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. de Magalhães, Camila (30 March 2010). "Estudante da Católica, Adriana Soares embarca nesta sexta para jogar futebol na Rússia". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. Nsue Ada, Antonio. "Guinea Ecuatorial gana su primera Copa de África y acaba con la racha de Nigeria". La Gaceta de Guinea (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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