Portuguese footballer (born 2001)
Telma Encarnação Full name
Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnação Date of birth
(2001-10-11 ) 11 October 2001 (age 22) Place of birth
Funchal , Madeira , Portugal Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] Position(s)
Forward Current team
Marítimo Number
10
ADRC Os Xavelhas
Marítimo Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2017–
Marítimo
78
(54) 2017
Portugal U16
6
(4) 2017–2018
Portugal U17
13
(16) 2018–2020
Portugal U19
16
(16) 2022–
Portugal U23
2
(3) 2018–
Portugal
28
(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 17 Feb 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:20, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnação (born 11 October 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Marítimo and the Portugal women's national team .
Club career
In May 2018, Encarnação scored in Marítimo 's 6–0 win over Clube Condeixa which secured the club's promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino for the first time.[2] After becoming a key player she agreed a new three-year contract with Marítimo in March 2021, prolonging her stay at the Funchal club she joined as a 13-year-old from ADRC Os Xavelhas in nearby Câmara de Lobos .[3]
International career
On 10 November 2018 Encarnação won her first senior cap for Portugal in a 1–0 friendly win over Wales in Rio Maior . She entered play as a 59th-minute substitute for fellow Madeiran Laura Luís .[4]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 .[5]
International goals
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1.
14 June 2021
Shell Energy Stadium , Houston , United States
Nigeria
2 –2
3–3
Friendly
2.
19 September 2021
Haberfeld Stadium , Rishon LeZion , Israel
Israel
1 –0
4–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.
28 June 2022
Estádio António Coimbra da Mota , Estoril , Portugal
Australia
1 –1
1–1
Friendly
4.
6 September 2022
Estádio do FC Vizela , Vizela , Portugal
Turkey
1 –0
4–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.
11 April 2023
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques , Guimarães , Portugal
Wales
1 –0
1–1
Friendly
6.
27 July 2023
Waikato Stadium , Hamilton , New Zealand
Vietnam
1 –0
2–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
7.
27 February 2024
Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal
South Korea
2 –0
5–1
Friendly
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