Géssica do Nascimento

Géssica do Nascimento (born 19 March 1991), commonly known as Géssica, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Géssica do Nascimento
Personal information
Full name Géssica do Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991
Place of birth Brotas, Brazil[2]
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ferroviária
Number 3[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Ferroviária 22 (1)
2016–2018 Braga
2018– Ferroviária 30 (2)
National team‡
2015– Brazil[4] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:15, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Géssica joined her first football club Ferroviária in 2009, after she traveled to Araraquara to try out. She eventually became an important central defender and captain of the team.[5]

International career

In May 2015, Brazil coach Vadão called 24-year-old Géssica up to the national team for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Bruna Benites.[6] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, Géssica made substitute appearances in Brazil's group stage wins over South Korea and Costa Rica. After Brazil's second round elimination by Australia, Géssica remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

References
  1. "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "Géssica" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line - CBF, jogo 61" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. "Zagueira deixa a Ferroviária para defender a Seleção" (in Portuguese). Jornal O Imparcial. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. "Géssica e o sonho de chegar à Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.


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