Vitória Yaya

Vitória Yaya
Personal information
Full name Vitória Ferreira Silva[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Suzano, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Corinthians
Youth career
2015–2017 Centro Olímpico
2017–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 São Paulo 47 (4)
2023 Santos 16 (3)
2024– Corinthians 0 (0)
International career
2018 Brazil U17 1 (0)
2019–2022 Brazil U20 19 (2)
2022– Brazil 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:35, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Vitória Ferreira Silva (born 23 January 2002), known as Vitória Yaya or just Yaya, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Corinthians.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Suzano but raised in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, both in the São Paulo state, Yaya joined Centro Olímpico's youth setup at the age of 13; due to her style of play being similar to Yaya Touré, she earned that nickname. In 2017, she moved to São Paulo, after the club established a partnership with Centro Olímpico.[2][3]

São Paulo

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Promoted to the first team for the 2019 season,[2] Yaya made her senior debut on 27 March 2019, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 Série A2 home success over América Mineiro.[4] She was a regular starter during the club's league campaign, as they achieved promotion to the Série A1 as champions.

Santos

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On 8 January 2023, Yaya was announced at Santos.[5] Despite being a regular starter, she left on 20 December.[6]

Corinthians

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On 5 January 2024, it was announced that Yaya signed with Corinthians after her contract ended.[7]

International career

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Yaya represented Brazil at under-17 level in 2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. On 20 August 2019, aged 17, she received her first call-up for the full side, for the year's International Women's Football Tournament;[8] she remained an unused substitute in Brazil's two matches in the competition.

After playing for the under-20 team in the 2020 and 2022 editions of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Yaya made her full international debut on 10 October 2022, replacing Ary Borges late into a 1–0 friendly win over Italy at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.[9]

Senior International Goals

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No. Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 March 2024 Los Angeles, United States  Argentina 1–0 5–1 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Career statistics

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International

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As of 20 January 2023[1]
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2022 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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São Paulo

Brazil U17

Brazil U20

Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Vitória Yaya at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Na Seleção Brasileira Feminina, Yaya conta de sonho que virou realidade" [In the women's national team, Yaya tells about dream which became true] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Do São Paulo para seleção de Marta: Vitória Yaya vive momento especial" [From São Paulo to Marta's national team: Vitória Yaya lives a special moment] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Sem Cristiane, São Paulo vence o América-MG na estreia no Brasileirão Feminino A-2" [Without Cristiane, São Paulo defeat América-MG in the debut of the Brasileirão Feminino A-2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Yaya é reforço para o meio de campo das Sereias da Vila na temporada 2023" [Yaya is an addition for the midfield of the Sereias da Vila in the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Yaya se despede das Sereias e vê ano longe das expectativas" [Yaya bids farewell from the Sereias and sees year far from expectations] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Corinthians feminino oficializa contratação de meia ex-Santos; veja publicação". meutimao.com.br. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Com Marta na lista, Pia Sundhage faz primeira convocação da seleção brasileira feminina" [With Marta on the list, Pia Sundhage makes the first call-up of the women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Remanescente da Sub-20, Yaya estreia com a Seleção Feminina Principal" [A remainder of the under-20s, Yaya debuts with the main Women's National Team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.