Jamila Marreiros

Jamila Marreiros
Personal information
Full name Jamila Soraia Martins Marreiros
Date of birth (1988-05-30) 30 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Lagos, Portugal
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 CF Benfica
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
União de Lagos 0 (0)
2009–2013 Prainsa Zaragoza 71 (0)
2013–2014 RCD Espanyol 26 (0)
2014–2015 A-dos-Francos 0 (0)
2015– CF Benfica 0 (0)
International career‡
2009– Portugal 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2017
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Marreiros.

Jamila Soraia Martins Marreiros (born 30 May 1988) is a Portuguese football goalkeeper who plays for CF Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.

Club career

Marreiros is the daughter of a Portuguese father and Angolan mother. She grew up playing futsal for União de Lagos alongside team-mate Cláudia Neto.[1] After switching to 11-a-side, she later played alongside Neto at Spanish Primera División clubs Prainsa Zaragoza and RCD Espanyol.[2] Both players were allowed to leave Espanyol in June 2014.[3]

She returned to Portugal and played for A-dos-Francos in 2014–15.[4] In season 2015–16 CF Benfica secured their second consecutive League and Cup double and their goalkeeper Marreiros was named Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino Goalkeeper of the Year.[5]

International career

Marreiros was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal national team for UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[2] where she understudied Patrícia Morais.

References

  1. ^ "Jamila Marreiros assina pelo Espanyol" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Carmo, Cátia (19 July 2017). "Jamila Martins: "Vamos lutar para que a diferença de ranking não se note dentro de campo"" (in Portuguese). Delas. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ Miedes, J. M. (19 June 2014). "Jamila y Claudia, primeras bajas" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Campeonato Nacional Feminino A-dos-Francos, 1 x Vilaverdense, 0" (in Portuguese). Jornal das Caldas. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ Viegas, Domingos (10 December 2016). "Jamila Marreiros e Cláudia Neto homenageadas em Lagos" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Algarve. Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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