Suzane Pires

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lira and the second or paternal family name is Pires.

Suzane Pires

Personal information
Full name	Suzane Pires Cardozo[1]
Birth name	Suzane Lira Pires[2]
Date of birth	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32)[3]
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil[3]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team	Santos
Number	8
Youth career
	Juventus-SP
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Southern Connecticut Owls	70	(25)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Boston Breakers	12	(0)
2015	Portuguesa	3	(0)
2016–2017	Santos	17	(0)
2018–2020	Marítimo	0	(0)
2021–2023	Ferroviária	44	(5)
2024–	Santos	15	(0)
International career^‡
2015–	Portugal	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 19 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023

Suzane Pires Cardozo (born Suzane Lira Pires; 17 August 1992), simply known as Suzane,[3] is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos and the Portugal women's national team.

Early life

Suzane was born and raised in São Paulo,[4] but moved to Stuttgart at young age.[1] After representing Juventus-SP as a youth,[1] she was offered a scholarship at the Southern Connecticut State University, playing for the Southern Connecticut Owls.[4]

Club career

Boston Breakers

Suzane has played for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.[5][6][7] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 12 April 2015.[8]

Suzane Pires was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[9]

Portuguesa

Suzane Pires made her league debut against Flamengo on 13 September 2015.[10]

First spell at Santos

In 2016, Suzane joined Santos. She helped the club to win their first-ever Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 in 2017 as a starter, but suffered a knee injury afterwards, and opted to leave the club at the end of the season to follow her husband to Portugal.[1]

Marítimo

On 5 September 2018, after a period without a club, Suzane joined Marítimo.[11]

Ferroviária

On 9 April 2021, she signed for Ferroviária.[12] Suzane Pires made her league debut against Grêmio on 6 June 2021.[13] She scored her first league goal against São José on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 6th minute.[14]

Second spell at Santos

On 9 January 2024, after being a regular starter at AFE Suzane returned to Santos.[15] She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024.[16]

International career

Besides Brazil, Suzane was also eligible to play for Portugal through her paternal grandfather, who was born in Braga.[17][18] She made her senior debut with the latter on 26 November 2015, in a 6–1 win over Montenegro.

On 6 July 2017, Suzane was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, the nation's first ever continental competition.[19] On 5 July 2022, she was included in the 23-women squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, replacing injured Andreia Jacinto.[20]

Personal life

Suzane is married to Brazilian male footballer Gauther Martins Cardozo, with whom she has a son, who is also called Gauther.[21]

Career statistics

International

As of 13 February 2024

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2015	2	0
	2016[22]	13	0
	2017[22]	8	0
	2021[22]	2	0
	2022[22]	3	0
Total		28	0

Honours

Santos

• Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2017
• Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino [pt]: 2024

References

1. "Especial: O que o Santos uniu nem a distância separa" [Special: What Santos has united, not even distance separates]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Jugador: Suzane Pires" [Player: Suzane Pires]. Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. "Suzane". Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
4. "Suzane Pires - 2013 - Women's Soccer". Southern Connecticut Owls. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
5. "Suzane Pires – Midfielder". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
6. Hemming, Nick (13 September 2014). "Breakers Sign Brazilian Forward Suzane Pires". The Bent Musket. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
7. "Suzane Pires". Southern Connecticut State University. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
8. "Portland Thorns vs Boston Breakers - 12 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
9. "Breakers waive Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires". Boston Breakers. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
10. "Flamengo vs Portuguesa - 13 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
11. "Futebolista internacional portuguesa Suzane Pires reforça Marítimo" [Portuguese international footballer Suzane Pires bolsters Marítimo] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
12. "Ferroviária vai ao mercado e contrata meia-atacante da seleção portuguesa" [Ferroviária go to the market and sign attacking midfielder of the Portugal national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
13. "Ferroviária vs Grêmio - 6 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
14. "São José vs Ferroviária - 2 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
15. "Suzane Pires é primeiro reforço das Sereias da Vila para 2024" [Suzane Pires is the first addition of the Sereias da Vila for 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
16. "Santos vs Real Brasília - 15 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
17. "Assim joga Suzane Pires, a brasileira que foi convocada por Portugal" (in Portuguese). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
18. ""Seria bom demais chegar à final e ter o Ronaldo a assistir"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
19. "As eleitas para o Europeu". fpf.pt. 19 June 2017.
20. "Suzane Pires chamada". FPF (in European Portuguese). 5 July 2022.
21. "Suzane Pires garante: "Podem estar certas, dá para ser mãe e voltar a jogar ao mais alto nível"" (in Portuguese). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
22. Suzane Pires at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links

• Suzane Pires at Global Sports Archive
• Boston Breakers player profile