Ivana Fuso

Ivana Fuso (born 12 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United in the FA WSL. Born in Brazil, she has represented Germany at youth levels.

Ivana Fuso
Personal information
Full name Ivana Fuso
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 13
Youth career
SV Böblingen
2016–2017 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 SC Freiburg II 10 (3)
2017–2019 SC Freiburg 3 (0)
2019–2020 FC Basel 13 (6)
2020– Manchester United 3 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Germany U15 10 (3)
2016–2017 Germany U16 9 (6)
2017–2018 Germany U17 20 (12)
2019– Germany U19 10 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

SC Freiburg

Fuso moved from SV Böblingen to the youth academy of SC Freiburg in the summer of 2016.[1] Initially, Fuso was part of the under-17 squad and competed in the B-Junior Bundesliga South, scoring 16 goals in 17 appearances. From the 2017–18 season, Fuso was elevated to SC Freiburg II in the 2. Bundesliga. She made her SC Freiburg II debut on 24 September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against VfL Sindelfingen. She scored her first goal for the team in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Köln II. On 31 March 2018, Fuso made her SC Freiburg first team debut as a 71st minute substitute for Klara Bühl in a 3–0 away win against Werder Bremen.[2]

FC Basel

On 30 June 2019, Fuso moved to Swiss Nationalliga A team FC Basel.[3]

Manchester United

On 14 July 2020, Fuso signed a two-year contract with an option for a third with English FA WSL club Manchester United.[4] After suffering two separate muscle and ligament tears at the beginning of the season,[5][6] Fuso was named in a matchday squad for the first time on 19 November 2020 but was an unused substitute during the 0–0 League Cup draw with Manchester City.[7] She made her debut on 16 December 2020 as a 76th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Everton in the same competition.[8]

International career

Youth

Fuso has represented Germany at youth level from under-15 up to under-19. She made her national team debut on 28 October 2014 for the under-15 national team in a 13–0 victory over Scotland as a 13-year-old. She scored her first goal on 4 June 2015 for the under-15 team in a 7–0 win against Czech Republic.[9]

In 2018, Fuso was part of the under-17 squads for both the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She captained the side and scored two goals at the Euros as Germany finished runners-up, losing in the final to Spain.[10] The team finished top of their group at the World Cup but was eliminated by Canada at the quarter-final stage.[11]

Fuso appeared twice during 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring in an elite round win over Greece in April 2019,[12] but was not selected for the tournament squad in July. She returned to the squad for 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, scoring 3 goals in 3 appearances during the first qualifying round.[13][14]

Senior

In January 2021, Fuso was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 February 2021.[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 103——103
SC Freiburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 1000—10
2018–19 2000—20
Total 30000030
FC Basel 2019–20 Nationalliga A 13611—147
Manchester United 2020–21 FA WSL 30001040
Career total 29911103110
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes the League Cup

Honours

Club

SC Freiburg

International

References
  1. "SC Freiburg angelt sich zwei Böblinger Talente". FuPa (in German).
  2. "Werder Bremen vs. Freiburg - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Merazguia schließt sich Basel an - Newsansicht - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de.
  4. "Ivana Fuso signs for United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 2020-07-14.
  5. "'It's just a lot of strain' - Stoney criticises Man Utd schedule". www.goal.com.
  6. "#1 über Fußball mit Ivana Fuso by COROX Podcast". Anchor.
  7. "FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup report: Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City (United win 4-3 on penalties)". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  8. "Women's Match Report: Everton 1 United 0". www.manutd.com.
  9. "Ivana Fuso - Spielerinnenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
  10. "Germany-Spain Women's Under-17 Final 2018". UEFA.com.
  11. Press, The Canadian (25 November 2018). "Huitema, Canada make semis at U17 Women's World Cup for first time - TSN.ca". TSN.
  12. "Germany-Greece Women's Under-19 qualifying 2019". UEFA.com.
  13. "Germany-Albania | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com.
  14. "Portugal-Germany | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com.
  15. "Com dois terços do grupo olímpico fechado, Pia convoca seleção feminina para torneio nos EUA". globoesporte (in Portuguese).
  16. "Ivana Fuso soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. "Ivana Fuso oGol". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton).
  18. "2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German).
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