Elaine Estrela Moura

Elaine Estrela Moura (November 1, 1982) is a Brazilian footballer and coach. A versatile player that can be used in the defense or midfield, she plays for Swedish club Lindhagen FF and the Brazil women's national football team. She previously played for Tyresö and Umeå IK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan, as well as Saint Louis Athletica in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).

Elaine (R) playing against the Philadelphia Independence.

Elaine

Elaine with Tyresö in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Elaine Estrela Moura
Date of birth	(1982-11-01) November 1, 1982
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfield
Club information
Current team	Lindhagen FF
Number	7
Youth career
Years	Team
2000	Sao Francisco Esporto
2003–2004	Ferroviária
2005–2009	Umeå IK
2010	Saint Louis Athletica	3	(0)
2010–2013	Tyresö FF	55	(8)
2013	→ Älta IF (loan)
2014–2016	Älta IF
2018–	Lindhagen FF
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–	Brazil
Honours Representing  Brazil Olympic Games - Women's Football 2004 Athens Team Competition Pan American Games - Women's Football 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition |}
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2013

She started playing soccer influenced by her brother, and played for Bahia teams until 2000, but never getting any salary. Three years later, she became professional in Ferroviária. After a game between the Brazilian national team and Umeå IK in 2004, she was contracted by Umeå and played for them in Damallsvenskan from 2005 to 2009, where she joined Marta.

In 2010, she moved to the United States and played for Saint Louis Athletica in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). When the club went bust shortly afterwards, she decided to return to Sweden and joined Tyresö FF of Damallsvenskan, where she's been playing since.

Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Elaine collected her fifth Swedish league winner's medal.[1] With competition for places becoming very strong at Tyresö, Elaine moved on loan to nearby Elitettan club Älta IF in July 2013.[2] Ahead of the 2014 season she made her transfer to Älta permanent.[3]