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Marta
Marta Vieira da Silva, known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team. Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times.
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sports · Brazilian footballer (born 1986) · association football player · also Marta, Marta (footballer), Marta Vieira da Silva
Born 19 February 1986 · Q228616
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2026· 4 entries
Public attention spiked: 6,894 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.9× the usual 1,163, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Messi has now overtaken her
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Public attention spiked: 3,737 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 1,163, with 1 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 7,410 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.4× the usual 1,163, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
Won: Sudamericano Femenino with Brazil (2025).
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2024· 8 entries
Won: FIFA Marta Award with IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2024).
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Won award: FIFPro World XI (2024).
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Won: NWSL Best XI First Team with IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2024).
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Won: Summer Olympics Silver Medal with Brazil (2024).
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Won: NWSL Championship with Orlando Pride (2024).
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Won: NWSL Shield with Orlando Pride (2024).
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Clinching both the NWSL Shield during the regular season and then the NWSL Championship with a 1–0 victory over Washington Spirit, on 23 November 2024
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The FIFA Marta Award was established to be awarded to the women's association football player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of the calendar year; Marta herself won th
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2023· 3 entries
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Won award: FIFA Best Special Award (2023).
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And donated all royalties from product sales to football-related organizations that promote female leadership in the sport
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2022· 1 entry
And featured her in television commercials
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2021· 2 entries
Won award: FIFPro World XI (2021).
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2019· 2 entries
Won award: FIFPro World XI (2019).
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Was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate
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2018· 4 entries
Won award: IFFHS Women's World Team (2018).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2018).
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Won: Sudamericano Femenino with Brazil (2018).
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Awarded The Best FIFA Women's Player (2018).
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2017· 3 entries
Won award: FIFPro World XI (2017).
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Swedish sports journalist Anja Gatu released a children's book titled Gå på mål, Marta (Get to goal, Marta) that told the story of Marta's childhood
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Played for Orlando Pride (2017).
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded BBC 100 Women (2016).
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Runner-up: The Best FIFA Women's Player – (2016).
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Won award: FIFPro World XI (2016).
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Was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women
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2015· 3 entries
Won: Damallsvenskan with FC Rosengård (2015).
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And they also won the Svenska Supercupen
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Marta became the all-time top scorer of the women's tournament with 15 goals once she scored the second goal in Brazil's debut against South Korea
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2014· 5 entries
Won: Damallsvenskan with FC Rosengård (2014).
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Runner-up: UEFA Women's Champions League with Tyresö FF (2013–14).
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Played for FC Rosengård (2014–2017).
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And in December she signed a three-year contract to stay with the club
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Was a UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up with Tyresö FF
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2013· 1 entry
Appeared in the Sveriges Television documentary series The Other Sport
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2012· 3 entries
Won: Damallsvenskan with Tyresö FF (2012).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker (2012).
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Played for Tyresö FF (2012–2014) — 35 appearances, 24 goals.
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2011· 4 entries
Won award: WPS Golden Boot (2011).
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Won: WPS Championship with Western New York Flash (2011).
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Played for Santos FC (2011–2011) — 12 appearances, 13 goals.
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Played for Western New York Flash (2011–2011) — 14 appearances, 10 goals.
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2010· 9 entries
Won award: Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award (2010).
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Won award: WPS Golden Boot (2010).
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Won: Sudamericano Femenino with Brazil (2010).
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Won: WPS Championship with FC Gold Pride (2010).
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Won award: Sudamericano Femenino Golden Boot (2010).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2010).
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And 2011, and she helped the Orlando Pride win their first National Women's Soccer League championship in 2024
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Played for FC Gold Pride (2010–2010) — 24 appearances, 19 goals.
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Marta was named a United Nations (UN) Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador until 2018 when she was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for women in sports
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2009· 8 entries
Won award: WPS Golden Boot (2009).
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Won award: Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award (2009).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2009).
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Won: Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino with Santos (2009).
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Won: Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino with Santos (2009).
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Played for Los Angeles Sol (2009–2009) — 19 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Santos FC (2009–2009) — 14 appearances, 26 goals.
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Played for Santos FC (2009–2010) — 14 appearances, 26 goals.
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2008· 5 entries
Won: Summer Olympics Silver Medal with Brazil (2008).
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Won: Damallsvenskan with Umeå IK (2008).
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Runner-up: UEFA Women's Cup with Umeå IK (2007–08).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2008).
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Won award: Damallsvenskan Top Scorer (2008).
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2007· 8 entries
Runner-up: FIFA Women's World Cup with Brazil (2007).
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Won: Damallsvenskan with Umeå IK (2007).
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Won: Svenska Cupen with Umeå IK (2007).
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Runner-up: UEFA Women's Cup with Umeå IK (2006–07).
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Won: Pan American Games with Brazil (2007).
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Won award: FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball (2007).
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Won award: FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot (2007).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2007).
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2006· 3 entries
Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women's Player – Winner (6) (2006).
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Won: Damallsvenskan with Umeå IK (2006).
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Umeå was again undefeated in the league, with Marta scoring 21 goals
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2005· 2 entries
Won: Damallsvenskan with Umeå IK (2005).
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Won award: Damallsvenskan Top Scorer (2005).
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2004· 6 entries
Won: UEFA Women's Cup with Umeå IK (2003–04).
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Won award: Damallsvenskan Top Scorer (2004).
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Won: Summer Olympics Silver Medal with Brazil (2004).
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Won award: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Ball (2004).
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Played for Umeå IK (2004–2008) — 103 appearances, 111 goals.
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And won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country
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2003· 2 entries
Won: Pan American Games with Brazil (2003).
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Won: Sudamericano Femenino with Brazil (2003).
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2002· 2 entries
Played for Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (2002–2004) — 38 appearances, 16 goals.
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Played for Brazil women's national football team (2002–2024).
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2000· 1 entry
Played for CR Vasco da Gama (2000–2002) — 16 appearances, 4 goals.
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1986· 1 entry
Born 1986-02-19.
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