Geyse

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Geyse
Geyse in 2023
Personal information
Full name Geyse da Silva Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil[2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 23
Youth career
CESMAC
União Desportiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Centro Olímpico 2 (0)
2017 Corinthians 14 (1)
2017–2018 Madrid CFF 11 (2)
2018–2019 Benfica 30 (49)
2020–2022 Madrid CFF 58 (34)
2022–2023 Barcelona 24 (6)
2023– Manchester United 22 (2)
International career‡
2016–2018 Brazil U20 13 (14)
2017– Brazil 56 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024

Geyse da Silva Ferreira (born 27 March 1998), commonly known as Geyse and previously Pretinha,[2] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.

Early life

She was born to Maria Cristina "Cris" Gomes da Silva, a street sweeper and daycare worker who raised Geyse and her five siblings—Aline, Geovanne, Gisele, Alisson, and José Willamys—as a single mother.[3][4][5] Geyse's father, a fisherman, had an abusive relationship with her mother.[5]

Geyse played futsal for two years in Pernambuco.[4] She later played football for União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA), a team based in Maceió.[5] She then moved to Centro Olímpico, where she made very few appearances.

Club career

Corinthians (2017)

Geyse debuted for Corinthians on 12 March 2017, scoring in a 4–0 win over São Francisco.[6] Throughout her single season with Corinthians, she played in 27 matches and scored nine goals.[7]

Madrid CFF (2017–2018)

Geyse made her first move to the Spanish league in 2017 when she signed for the newly promoted Madrid CFF from Corinthians. Geyse made just 11 appearances and scored two goals as Madrid finished 10th place in the league.

Benfica (2018–2019)

In May 2018, it was announced Geyse had signed for newly formed Nacional II Divisão side Benfica.[8] She joined her new team in September 2018, after the conclusion of her national team commitments for Brazil at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her debut for the club on 16 September, scoring five goals in a 28–0 victory over Ponte Frielas. The following match she scored another five goals as Benfica beat Os Vidreiros 19–0.[9] Her personal best return was six goals in a match against Almeirim.[10] Despite scoring 42 goals in 21 league appearances, Geyse finished fourth in the golden boot standings. Benfica teammate and Brazil international Darlene topped the standings with 80 goals.[11] Benfica were crowned champions and earned promotion. Geyse scored a further nine goals in the Taça de Portugal as Benfica won the trophy in their first season.[4][10]

In January 2020, Benfica rescinded their contract with Geyse by mutual agreement.[12]

Second stint at Madrid CFF (2020–2022)

In January 2020, Geyse re-signed for Madrid CFF, which was at the bottom of the Primera División table.[13] She scored five goals from 5 league matches before the 2019–20 league season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[14] On 21 July 2020, Geyse extended her contract with Madrid CFF to the end of 2020–21 season.[15]

The following season, on 21 April 2021, Geyse scored in the quarterfinal of the 2020–21 Copa de la Reina in a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid.[16] Madrid CFF faced eventual treble-winners FC Barcelona in the semifinals, and Geyse played all 90 minutes as they fell in a 4–0 defeat.

On 10 October 2021, Geyse scored four goals in a 5–4 Madrid CFF win against Real Betis.[17][18] In the quarterfinals of the 2021–22 Copa de la Reina, Geyse scored but was sent off with a red card. Madrid ended up losing the match in extra time.[19] Although Madrid CFF finished 13th in the league, Geyse finished her second season at Madrid CFF with a league-high 20 goals. She earned her first Pichichi title, which she split with Barcelona's Asisat Oshoala, who also scored 20 league goals. Geyse became the first South American in the Spanish women's league to achieve top scorers honors.[20]

Barcelona (2022–2023)

Geyse with the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League trophy

In June 2022, Barcelona announced the signing of Geyse with a contract until 2024.[21]

Manchester United (2023–present)

On 18 August 2023, English Women's Super League club Manchester United announced the signing of Geyse.[22]

International career

Youth national teams

In April 2015, 17-year-old Geyse's performances for União Desportiva in their run to the quarterfinal of the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino led her to be called up for Brazil women's national under-20 football team training.[23] She went on to become an important player for Brazil at the 2016 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[24]

At the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship, Geyse scored four goals in the group stages, with a brace in a 2–0 win over Venezuela and another brace in a 3–0 win over Uruguay. In the final stage, she scored once in every match, with one goal in Brazil's match against Colombia, two goals in their match against Venezuela, and five goals in their final match against Paraguay, which ended 8–1.[24] Geyse finished as the tournament's top scorer with 12 total goals in 7 games and was selected as Player of the Tournament. Geyse later competed with Brazil in her second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup competition in August 2018. Brazil finished second in Group B with 1 point, with Geyse registering one goal in a 1–2 loss against North Korea.

Senior national team

Geyse made her debut for the senior Brazil women's national football team in September 2017 as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Chile.[25] She was selected in Brazil's 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, after a prolific season with Benfica at club level.[26] Geyse made two appearances in Brazil's 2019 Women's World Cup tournament, their first group stage match against Jamaica, and their quarterfinal defeat against France.[10]

Geyse scored her first senior national team goal at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Brazil's fourth goal in a 4–1 victory against Argentina.[10] Later in the year, Geyse was called up by Pia Sundhage to represent Brazil at the 2021 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Geyse gifted her mother and siblings a house with the money she earned from football.[5] Geyse has her mother's face tattooed on her left arm.[4][10]

Career statistics

Club summary

As of match played 3 November 2024.[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Centro Olímpico 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Corinthians 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro 14 1 0 0 — — 2[d] 1 16 2
Madrid CFF 2017–18 Primera División 11 2 — — — — 11 2
Benfica 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional II 21 42 8 9 — — — 29 51
2019–20 Campeonato Nacional 9 7 1 1 — — — 10 8
Total 30 49 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 59
Madrid CFF 2019–20 Primera División 5 5 2 0 — — — 7 5
2020–21 26 9 2 1 — — — 28 10
2021–22 27 20 2 2 — — — 29 22
Total 58 34 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 37
Barcelona 2022–23 Primera División 24 6 0 0 — 10 4 2[e] 0 36 10
Manchester United 2023–24 Women's Super League 19 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 — 26 2
2024–25 3 1 0 0 0 0 — — 3 1
Total 22 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 29 3
Career total 161 94 17 13 3 1 11 4 5 0 193 112
  1. ^ Includes the Copa de la Reina, Taça de Portugal and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the FA League Cup
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Campeonato Paulista
  5. ^ Supercopa de España

International summary

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 March 2024
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 10 0
2020 0 0
2021 11 2
2022 16 3
2023 12 1
2024 5 2
Total 56 8

International goals

As of 27 February 2024
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Geyse goal.
List of international goals scored by Geyse
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2021 13 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States  Argentina 4–1 4–1 2021 SheBelieves Cup
2 26 November 2021 21 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  India 5–1 6–1 2021 Torneio Internacional
3 7 April 2022 26 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4 21 July 2022 31 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  Peru 3–0 6–0 2022 Copa América
5 2 September 2022 34 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa 1–0 3–0 Friendly
6 2 July 2023 45 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Chile 4–0 4–0
7 27 February 2024 54 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States  Panama 1–0 5–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
8 5–0

Honours

Benfica

Barcelona

Manchester United

Brazil U20

Brazil

Individual

References

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