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